Sheila Ruth

MD House District 44B

Democratic Maryland since Jan 31, 2020

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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 33 Environment & Energy 22 Criminal Justice & Policing 19 Civil Rights & Liberties 14 Healthcare 14 Labor & Employment 14 Social Services & Welfare 14 Education 13 Economy & Taxes 11 Elections & Voting 10 Housing 10 Transportation & Infrastructure 8 Agriculture 7 Other 5 Technology & Privacy 5 Immigration 4 Defense & Military 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Gun Policy 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MD House District 44B current Maryland	Democratic	Jan 31, 2020	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,462 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1326 — Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 939 — Certificates of Birth - Filing - Time Period	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 552 — Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 281 — Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 895 — Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act)	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 130 — Task Force to Study Deed Fraud	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1017 — Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1001 — Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - Revisions	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 811 — Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places ( Village Multigenerational Third Places Act)	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1367 — Commission on Re-Imagining Health Care in Maryland	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 791 — Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)	Nay	Mar 28, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 315 — Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1076 — Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 613 — Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring…	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1448 — Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 864 — Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 548 — Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 963 — Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 260 — Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 571 — Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 501 — Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 828 — State Board of Education - Membership - Employee of a County Board of Education	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 270 — Military Family Inclusion Act	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 624 — Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026)	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1151 — Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services	Yea	Mar 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,462 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (112 as lead sponsor)