Senator Katie Fry Hester
- District
- 9
- County
- Howard and Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Rules Committee (Chair)
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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Rules Committee (Chair)
- 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.maryland.gov
- Party
- Democrat
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0002 (HB0001) | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0008 (HB0184) | Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0121 | Personal Information - Public Servant Protections | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0141 (HB0145) | Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0183 | Public Safety - Maryland Cyber Reserve - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0299 (HB0128) | County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Policy for Handling and Use in Schools | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0300 (HB0461) | Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| SB0596 (HB0940) | Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0597 | Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0598 (HB0723) | Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions) (SAVINGS Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0599 (HB0429) | On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0600 | Sales and Use Tax - Definition of Retail Sale - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0601 (HB0957) | Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0602 (HB0715) | Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0616 (HB1220) | Business Regulation - Data Broker Registry | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0720 (HB1057) | Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0825 (HB1239) | Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0826 (HB1128) | Income Tax – Angel Investor Tax Credit for Investments in Emergent Technology | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0827 (HB1250) | Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0828 (HB0706) | State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0963 (HB1167) | Maryland Department of Health - Medicaid Management Information System - Mainframe System Replacement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0992 | Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0007 (HB0720) | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0009 (HB0139) | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0161 | Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0167 | Department of Natural Resources - Licenses, Permits, Registrations, and Public Profiles - Notation of Veteran Status | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0204 (HB0057) | Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0243 (HB0721) | Uniformed Services Spouses Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0263 (HB0102) | Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0270 (HB0674) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0301 (HB1594) | Veterans' Discounts Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0328 | Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Public Safety Officer or Judicial Officer - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0344 (HB0734) | Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0473 (HB0829) | Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0509 | Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0563 (HB0615) | Health Facilities - Confidentiality of Medical Records - Crisis Pregnancy Clinics | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0579 (HB1602) | Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0627 (HB0770) | Korean American Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0630 (HB1244) | Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) and Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0632 | State Government - State Elected Officials - Protection of Personal Information | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0697 | Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign Nationals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0707 (HB1014) | Mental Health Law - Definition of Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others and Reports on Emergency Evaluation Petitions (Right to Treatment) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0719 (HB0925) | Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| SB0787 (HB1585) | Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Project Management | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0840 | Maryland Stadium Authority - Electricity Generating Facilities - Site Planning | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0850 | Electric and Gas Companies - Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Demand Response Programs - Alterations (Utility Affordability and Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0891 (HB1118) | Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Mental Health Conditions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0892 (HB1121) | Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0928 (HB0525) | County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0962 | January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0387 (HB0895) | Food Retailers and Third-Party Food Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0114 (HB0009) | 3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0858 (HB1369) | Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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- 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
- 2026 Chair, Rules Committee
- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2026 Chair, Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment (Member, 2023)
- 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
- Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Southern Regional Education Board, 2024-; Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network, 2024-; Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Privacy, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2023-; Maryland Cybersecurity Council, 2022-; Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, 2022-; Maryland Food System Resiliency Council, 2021-; Adaptive Reuse of Historic Properties Steering Committee, 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; Ellicott City and Western Howard County Democratic Club; Volunteer, Wisp Ski Patrol; Indivisible Howard County.
- Biographical Information
- Cornell University, B.Sc. Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 1997; Arthur D. Little, Senior Analyst, 1998-2001; SustainAbility, 2001-2009 (Manager, Research and Advocacy 2008-09; Senior Advisor, 2001-04; Manager, engaging stakeholders, 2005-07; working sabbatical, 2008); The Partnering Initiative, Director, Americas Region. 2015- (senior associate, 2009-13; director, business partnership action, 2013-15); Certified Maryland Emergency Medical Responder; Registered yoga teacher, The Yoga Center of Columbia, 2013; Married; two daughters.
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