Steve Hershey

MD Senate District 36 Former

Republican Maryland since Oct 1, 2013

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 10 Environment & Energy 8 Healthcare 7 Economy & Taxes 6 Transportation & Infrastructure 4 Criminal Justice & Policing 3 Education 3 Elections & Voting 3 Agriculture 2 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Housing 2 Technology & Privacy 2 Gun Policy 1 Labor & Employment 1 Other 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MD Senate District 36 Maryland	Republican	Oct 1, 2013	Oct 1, 2013	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,105 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
SB 243 — Uniformed Services Spouses Act	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 472 — Baltimore County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 336 — Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension and Membership	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 182 — Adult Protective Services - Modifications	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 480 — Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Recreation Oversight Board - Establishment	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 426 — Public Information Act - Divorce Records	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 131 — Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 123 — Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Membership	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 461 — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program - Study	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 81 — Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 68 — Driver’s Licenses – Driver Skills Examination – Motorcycle Safety Awareness (D. Torch Road Safety Act)	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 298 — Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 394 — Public Health - Expedited Partner Therapy - Bacterial Vaginosis and Licensed Certified Midwives	Not voting	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 109 — Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 403 — Sales and Use Tax - Elementary or Secondary School Book Fairs - Exemption	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 91 — State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 99 — Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 450 — Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Commercial Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 280 — Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 218 — State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare	Nay	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 257 — Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 306 — Education - Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Membership	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 77 — State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions - Exemptions	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 194 — Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 225 — Environment - Interjurisdictional Watersheds - Flood Management	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,105 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (33 as lead sponsor)