Maryland House of Delegates · District 43B
Cathi Forbes
Where they sit
Every current delegate, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Cathi Forbes's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Cathi Forbes is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Maryland House of Delegates District 43B)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Cathi Forbes.
Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Cathi Forbes.
Bills
The bills Cathi Forbes sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 43 |
| Passed both chambers | 35 |
| Became law | 35 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 3 of 141 in the House of Delegates · 3 of 102 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted. Bills a committee, a county delegation, or the Speaker or Senate President on the Governor's behalf introduced aren't credited to anyone.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1139 State Retirement and Pension System - Administration and Clarification |
Became law | March 21, 2026 |
| HB 789 Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots |
Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 678 Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications |
Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 399 State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension |
Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 1138 State Retirement and Pension System – Cost–of–Living Adjustments – Clarification |
Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 851 Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status |
Became law | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 388 Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees |
Became law | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 1468 Cyber Maryland Program – Revisions |
Became law passed as SB 867 |
March 23, 2025 |
| HB 886 State Retirement and Pension System – Deferred Vested Former Members – Return to Service |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 584 State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 323 Domestic Partnership and Marriage - Required Information |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 261 Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 1072 State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 1034 State Retirement and Pension System – Alterations and Clarifications |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 1033 State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitations - Maximum Average Final Compensation |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 1029 Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 1028 Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Division - Compensation and Staffing |
Became law | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1486 (2024) Economic Development – Cyber Maryland Fund and Program – Alterations |
Became law passed as SB 816 |
March 23, 2024 |
| HB 966 (2024) Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Reemployment as Sheriff |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 630 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Service Credit |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 1004 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Average Final Compensation - Compensation Adjustments |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 336 (2024) Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Materials for Individualized Education Program, Individualized Family Service Plan, and 504 Plan… |
Became law | March 13, 2024 |
| HB 629 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Consumer Price Index - Definition |
Became law | March 12, 2024 |
| HB 625 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Responsibilities and Duties |
Became law | March 12, 2024 |
| HB 415 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Clarification and Technical Correction |
Became law | March 12, 2024 |
| HB 84 (2023) Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program - Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account - Funding |
Became law passed as SB 53 |
April 3, 2023 |
| HB 1290 (2023) Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform |
Became law passed as SB 959 |
April 2, 2023 |
| HB 1189 (2023) Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program |
Became law passed as SB 801 |
March 27, 2023 |
| HB 248 (2023) Baltimore County - Class B-ECF/DS (Education Conference Facility/Dining Service) License - Towson University |
Became law | March 26, 2023 |
| HB 803 (2023) State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees |
Became law | March 24, 2023 |
| HB 541 (2023) State Retirement and Pension System - Earnable Compensation, Nonvested Former Members, and Immediate Vesting |
Became law | March 24, 2023 |
| HB 53 (2023) Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| HB 804 (2023) State Retirement and Pension System - Amortization of Unfunded Liabilities and Surpluses |
Became law | March 21, 2023 |
| HB 601 (2023) State Police Retirement System, Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System, and Judges’ Retirement System – Surviving Spouse Benefit – Same–Sex Spouses |
Became law | March 21, 2023 |
| HB 527 (2023) Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Transfer of Membership – Modifications |
Became law | March 21, 2023 |
Budget projects
Maryland's budget bill doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Maryland legislators.
Contested votes where they split
1 against the Speaker; 1 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2026 | SB 284: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How Cathi Forbes voted on each of the 5,565 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- mgaleg.maryland.gov
- catherine.forbes@house.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 304, House Office Building 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3487
Committees
- Special Joint Committee on Pensions Chair
- Appropriations
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Maryland General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Maryland General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 11, 2023 to Aug. 4, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections