Legislation
Senator Stephen S. Hershey, Jr.
- District
- 36
- County
- Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Executive Nominations Committee
Finance Committee
Rules Committee
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Executive Nominations Committee
- Annapolis Info
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423 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3639
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3639
Fax 410-841-3762
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423 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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423 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3639
Fax 410-841-3762
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423 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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steve.hershey@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Republican
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0110 (HB0365) | School Construction - Local Cost-Share - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/18 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0510 (HB0487) | Corporations and Associations - Electric Cooperatives - Nonescheat Capital Credits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| SB0594 /CH0778 (HB0986/CH0777) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Required Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 778 |
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| SB0595 (HB0879) | Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements and Prohibitions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - House Refuses to Recede |
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| SB0782 | Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index Adjustment - Suspension by Board of Public Works | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1062 (HB1432) | Education – Prekindergarten and Withholding of County Board Funding (Blueprint Accountability and Flexibility Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB1063 (HB1247) | Environment - Advanced Clean Cars II Program - Application and Enforcement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1113 | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Event Ticket Sales | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB1168 (HB0293) | State Boat Act – Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels – Identification and Removal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB1169 /CH0199 (HB0697/CH0198) | Real Estate Brokers - Commercial Transactions - Buyer's Rights | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 199 |
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| SB1170 (HB0940) | Local Government – Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0028 (HB0316) | Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/25 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0039 (HB0304) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0044 (HB0310) | Safe Communities Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0052 (HB0319) | Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0156 /CH0005 (HB0375/CH0004) | Port of Baltimore - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 5 |
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| SB0326 (HB1248) | Juvenile Law - Questioning of a Juvenile - Crime of Violence or Crime Involving a Firearm | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0381 (HB0047) | Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness In Girls' Sports Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0396 (HB0320) | Criminal Procedure - Stops and Searches - Cannabis Odor and Admission of Evidence (Drug-Free Roadways Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 10:30 a.m. |
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| SB0438 (HB0553) | Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0552 (HB0791) | Operating Budget - Funding - Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0614 /CH0823 (HB0865/CH0822) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 823 |
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| SB0615 /CH0805 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Maryland Veterans Suicide Prevention Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 805 |
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| SB0626 (HB0726) | Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0692 | Cybersecurity - Workgroup to Study Data Security - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0697 /CH0745 (HB1504) | Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 745 |
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| SB0714 /CH0910 (HB1476/CH0909) | State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Appointment of Members | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 910 |
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| SB0748 (HB0803) | Income Tax - Alteration of Brackets and Rates (Economic Prosperity Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0772 | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0795 /CH1049 (HB0464/CH1048) | Health Occupations - Practice Audiology - Definition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 1049 |
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| SB0819 | Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0841 (HB1025) | Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirements (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0842 (HB1469) | Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0925 (HB1223) | Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Reinstatement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0926 (HB1260) | State Government – Permits, Licenses, and Certificates – Reimbursement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB1073 (HB1202) | Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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| SB0453 /CH0704 (HB0576/CH0703) | Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 704 |
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| SB0472 /CH0413 (HB0581/CH0412) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0473 /CH0711 (HB0582/CH0710) | Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 711 |
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| SB0474 /CH0411 (HB0579) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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| SB0476 /CH0014 (HB0584/CH0013) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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| SB0477 /CH0008 (HB0580/CH0007) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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| SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | Senate Initiative | House Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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| Benedictine School for Exceptional Children | Introduced | Caroline | $3,000,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | ||||
| Goldsboro Town Hall and Train Station | Introduced | Caroline | $200,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 | ||||
| Heritage Center | Introduced | Caroline | $300,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | ||||
| Martin's House and Barn - Family Homeless Shelter and Food Pantry | Introduced | Caroline | $350,000 | $100,000 | $175,000 | $275,000 | |||
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Caroline | $110,000 | $0 | ||||
| Historic Howard Hotel Building | Introduced | Cecil | $800,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kent County High School Tennis Courts | Introduced | Kent | $412,000 | $100,000 | $206,000 | $306,000 | |||
| Lelia Hynson Pavilion | Introduced | Kent | $322,186 | $0 | |||||
| Millington Senior Village | Introduced | Kent | $650,000 | $0 | |||||
| Operation THRIVING ACRES | Introduced | Kent | $150,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | ||||
| Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center - Lakeside Educational Pavilion | Introduced | Queen Anne's | $250,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $250,000 | ||
| Maryland Road Upgrade, Widening and Drainage Improvements | Introduced | Queen Anne's | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
| Tuckahoe Equestrian Center | Introduced | Queen Anne's | $150,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
- Tenure
- Appointed to the Senate September 18, 2013. Sworn in October 1, 2013. First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2014. First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2010. Member of the House 2011-2013.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Minority Leader
- 2015 Finance Committee
- 2023 Rules Committee
- 2023 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2023 Spending Affordability Committee
- 2023 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2015 Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics
- 2014 Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology
- 2023 Commission on Transportation and Infrastructure Needs
- 2014 Maryland Veterans Caucus (House Member 2012-2013)
- Past Senate Service
- Minority Whip, 2015-2020; Legislative Policy Committee, 2015-2020; Executive Nominations Committee, 2015-2020; Health Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2015-2019; Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR), 2019-2023; Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2013-2014; Rules Committee, 2016-2021; Special Joint Legislative Committee to Select the State Treasurer, 2023; Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2014-2023; Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee, 2014; Joint Committee on Access To Mental Health Services, 2014; Joint Covid-19 Response Workgroup, 2020; Maryland Clean Energy Center Task Force, 2016-2017; Marijuana Legalization Work Group, 2019.
- Past House Service 2011-2014
- Deputy Minority Whip, 2013; Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2014; Banking, Economic Development, Science, and Technology Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2014; Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2014; Chair, Queen Anne’s County House Delegation, 2011-2014.
- Public Service
- Alternate Member, Southern States Energy Board, 2019-; Strategic Energy Investment Advisory Board, 2016-; Oyster Advisory Commission, 2016-; Workgroup on Rural Health Care Delivery, 2016-2017; Maryland Clean Energy Center Task Force, 2016-2017; Maryland Economic Development and Business Climate Commission, 2015-2016; Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc., Board of Directors, 2015-2018; Board of Directors, Upper Shore Regional Council (member, 2011), 2014-; Maryland Offshore Wind Business Development Advisory Committee, 2013-; Bainbridge Development Advisory Board, 2011-; Mid-Shore Regional Council, 2011-; Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2011-; Economic Development Commission, Queen Anne's County, 2002-2006; Chair, Queen Anne's County Tricentennial Celebration Committee, 2004.
- Memberships
- President, Queen Anne's County Republican Club, 2002-2004.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Washington, DC, May 2, 1964; Bowie High School, 1982; James Madison University; Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., B.C.E., Civil Engineering, 1987; George Washington University, M.B.A., 2002; Vice President, Trammell Crow Company, 1999-2003; Assistant Secretary, Maryland Department of Planning, 2003-04; Assistant Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, 2004-06; Vice President, James Lang LaSalle (commercial real estate), 2006-; Youth Football Coach, 2006-09; Member, Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, Centreville; Married.
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