Senator Katie Fry Hester
- District
- 9
- County
- Howard and Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
- Annapolis Info
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304 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3671
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3671
Fax 410-841-3395
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304 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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304 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3671
Fax 410-841-3395
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304 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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katiefry.hester@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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| Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) | Title | Sponsorship Type | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0037 (HB0121) | Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | Primary | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| SB0117 (HB0131) | Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Septic System Upgrade Program | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0134 (HB0042) | Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0149 (HB0128) | Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports | Primary | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0177 (HB0056) | Procurement - State Department of Education - Control Authority - Local Food Purchasing | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 1/22 at 11:30 a.m. |
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| SB0360 | Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Criminal Offense | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0361 (HB0525) | Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0362 | Forged Digital Likenesses - Distribution - Prohibition | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0563 (HB0650) | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act) | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0564 (HB0865) | Catastrophic Event Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0655 (HB0966) | Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0691 (HB0333) | Cybersecurity - Healthcare Ecosystem | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) and Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0704 (HB0981) | State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology - Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0705 (HB0738) | Department of Information Technology - Reporting Guidelines | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0867 (HB1468) | Cyber Maryland Program - Revisions | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0871 (HB1062) | Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| SB0903 | Data Centers - Fast Track Pass for Co-Location and Sales and Use Tax | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0904 (HB1089) | Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025) | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0905 (HB1425) | Criminal Law – Identity Fraud – Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0906 (HB1391) | Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Task Force | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0907 (HB1309) | Cybersecurity - Standards, Compliance, and Audits - Alterations | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0908 (HB1225) | Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act) | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0909 (HB1037) | Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0936 | Consumer Protection - High-Risk Artificial Intelligence - Developer and Deployer Requirements | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1040 | Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025) | Primary | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0008 (HB0072) | Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0073 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0130 | Education - Student Personal Electronic Device Use Policy - Required | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0165 | Korean American Day | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0278 (HB0691) | Tax Relief and State Personnel Equality for Service Members Act | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| SB0294 (HB0376) | Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0318 (HB0643) | Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0342 | Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0357 (HB0424) | Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0369 (HB0593) | Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0378 (HB0415) | State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0382 (HB0031) | Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Powered Wheelchairs | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0473 | Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0480 (HB1417) | Department of General Services - Clean Energy Procurement Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0481 (HB0989) | On-Farm Home Processing License - Revenue Limit - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0487 | Procurement - Major Information Technology Development Projects | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| SB0490 (HB0696) | State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0491 (HB0699) | General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0549 (HB0629) | Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0551 | Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0609 (HB0817) | Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0659 (HB0332) | Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0783 (HB1132) | Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0901 | Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| SB0923 (HB1483) | Public Schools - High School Sports Officiating Services - Procurement Requirements | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| Legislative Bond Initiatives |
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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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| American Legion Post No, 171 | Introduced | Montgomery | $385,000 | $0 | |||||
| St. Anne's Episcopal Church | Introduced | Montgomery | $76,300 | $0 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Deputy Majority Whip
- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2023 Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2025 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
- 2019 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology
- 2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past Senate Service
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Alcohol Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2019-2020; Senate Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Protocol, 2020-2023; Workgroup to Study Shelter and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homelss Minors, 2019-2020.
- Public Service
- Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network, 2024-; Energy Resilience and Efficiency Working Group, 2023-; Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, 2022-; Maryland Food System Resiliency Council, 2021-; Adaptive Reuse of Historic Properties Study, 2019-2020; Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2019-; Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2019-; Phosphorus Management Tool Transiion Advisory Committee, 2019-2022; Rural Maryland Council, 2019-.
- Memberships
- Glen Mar United Methodist Church; Ellicott City and Western Howard County Democratic Club; Maryland First Responders; Wisp Ski Patrol; Mobilize HoCo Schools.
- Biographical Information
- Cornell University, B.S. Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 1997; Arthur D. Little, Senior Analyst, 1998-2001; SustainAbility, Manager, Engaging Stakeholders, 2004-2007; SustainAbility, Manager Research and Advocacy, 2001-2009; The Partnering Initiative, Director, Americas Region. 2009-present; Married; two children.
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