Maryland Senate · District 8

Kathy Klausmeier

Democratic Left office Jan. 7, 2025

Votes with the Senate President 82% On 486 contested votes where both voted · 96% on all votes Votes with own party 81% On 447 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 0.9% 22 of 2,505 roll calls

Bills passed 28 65 sponsored · 28 became law Bills that became law 28 of 28 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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The scores

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Votes with the Senate President

82%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Kathy Klausmeier has left office, so isn't marked.

On 486 contested votes where both voted96% on all 2,481 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

81%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Kathy Klausmeier has left office, so isn't marked.

On 447 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Kathy Klausmeier sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Kathy Klausmeier
	Bills
Sponsored	65
Passed both chambers	28
Became law	28
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

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

Bills that passed both chambers: Kathy Klausmeier
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 879 (2024) Shellfish Aquaculture - Harvest Hours	Became law	March 29, 2024
SB 408 (2024) Maryland Department of Health - Reports on Standing Orders and Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs	Became law	March 28, 2024
SB 1010 (2024) Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Individual Storage Permits	Became law	March 28, 2024
SB 790 (2024) Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Employed Individuals With Disabilities	Became law	March 23, 2024
SB 335 (2024) Health Occupations - Private Dental Offices - Infection Control	Became law passed as HB 499	March 22, 2024
SB 791 (2024) Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions	Became law	March 21, 2024
SB 634 (2024) Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Authority	Became law	March 21, 2024
SB 846 (2024) Maryland Department of Labor - Unemployment Insurance - Study on Actively Seeking Work Requirements	Became law	March 18, 2024
SB 843 (2024) Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Hearing Loss	Became law	March 18, 2024
SB 751 (2024) Public Health – Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund – Revisions	Became law	March 18, 2024
SB 633 (2024) Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Liens - Means of Advertising	Became law	March 18, 2024
SB 336 (2024) Insurance - Producer Licensing Requirements - Education and Experience	Became law	March 18, 2024
SB 133 (2024) State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Investigation of Complaints	Became law	March 18, 2024
SB 830 (2024) State Board of Physicians - Performance of X-Ray Duties Without a License	Became law	March 16, 2024
SB 178 (2024) Agriculture – Pollinator Habitat Plan – Requirements for State Highway Administration	Became law	March 16, 2024
SB 996 (2024) Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification Requirements	Became law	March 14, 2024
SB 409 (2024) Health Occupations - Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Reciprocal Licensure Requirements	Became law	March 14, 2024
SB 403 (2024) Hospitals and Related Institutions - Residential Treatment Centers - Accreditation	Became law	March 14, 2024
SB 530 (2023) Insurance – Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund – Assessments	Became law	April 2, 2023
SB 434 (2023) Natural Resources - Restorative Aquaculture Pilot Program	Became law	April 2, 2023
SB 237 (2023) Public Health - Dental Services - Access	Became law passed as HB 290	March 27, 2023
SB 136 (2023) Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods	Became law	March 25, 2023
SB 954 (2023) Opioids - Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund and Overdose Response Program	Became law passed as HB 571	March 24, 2023
SB 672 (2023) Alcoholic Beverages - Use of Alcoholic Beverages for Educational Purposes	Became law	March 23, 2023
SB 435 (2023) Property Tax Credit - Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Definition and Eligibility	Became law	March 23, 2023
SB 581 (2023) Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program	Became law	March 19, 2023
SB 474 (2023) Managed Care Organizations - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement - Information in Written Statement	Became law	March 18, 2023
SB 234 (2023) Health Services Cost Review Commission - Hospital Rates - All-Payer Model Contract	Became law	March 18, 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

87 against the Senate President; 86 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Kathy Klausmeier
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President	Most of their party
April 8, 2024	SB 1056: Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2024	HB 947: Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2024	HB 947: Civil Actions - Public Nuisances - Firearm Industry Members (Gun Industry Accountability Act of 2024) Motion to Suspend the Rules	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2024	SB 1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2024	SB 1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2024	HB 864: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 6, 2024	HB 538: Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 5, 2024	SB 905: Public Safety - Extreme Risk Protective Orders - Review of Court Records Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 5, 2024	SB 11: Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Maryland Judiciary - Information Technology - Partial Expungement Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 5, 2024	HB 693: Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 4, 2024	HB 814: Juvenile Law - Reform Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 3, 2024	HB 1168: Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 3, 2024	HB 864: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 3, 2024	SB 1028: Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 29, 2024	HB 571: Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 29, 2024	HB 497: Hunting - Nonresident Sika Deer Stamp - Fee Alteration Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 1056: Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 538: Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 123: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 905: Public Safety - Extreme Risk Protective Orders - Review of Court Records Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 11: Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Maryland Judiciary - Information Technology - Partial Expungement Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 123: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 123: Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 1056: Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 1056: Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 1056: Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 784: Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 902: Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 118: Drunk Driving Offenses - Expungement and the Ignition Interlock System Program Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2024	SB 57: Evidence - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Fair Housing Testing Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 15, 2024	SB 784: Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 15, 2024	SB 784: Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act Motion to Make a Special Order	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 15, 2024	SB 784: Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 15, 2024	SB 57: Evidence - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Fair Housing Testing Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 14, 2024	SB 485: Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 14, 2024	SB 34: Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 8, 2024	SB 1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 1: Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 29, 2024	SB 744: Juvenile Law - Reform Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 15, 2024	SB 325: Maryland Paint Stewardship Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 15, 2024	SB 325: Maryland Paint Stewardship Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 10, 2023	HB 6: Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 10, 2023	HB 135: Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2023	HB 1071: Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2023	HB 1071: Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 10, 2023	HB 1071: Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 10, 2023	HB 1071: Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 10, 2023	HB 1071: Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 10, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2023	HB 824: Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Possession and Permits to Carry, Wear, and Transport a Handgun Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2023	HB 824: Wear, and Transport a Handgun Motion to Make a Special Order	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 7, 2023	HB 824: Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Possession and Permits to Carry, Wear, and Transport a Handgun (Amend) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 7, 2023	HB 824: Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Possession and Permits to Carry, Wear, and Transport a Handgun (Amend) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 7, 2023	HB 824: Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Possession and Permits to Carry, Wear, and Transport a Handgun (Amend) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 7, 2023	SB 858: Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2023	SB 37: Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Waiting Periods (REDEEM Act of 2023) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 5, 2023	HB 406: Hunting - Snares, Traps, and Other Similar Devices - Identification Requirement Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 4, 2023	SB 505: Criminal Procedure - Expungement and Shielding - Probation Before Judgment for Driving While Impaired or Under the Influence Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2023	HB 131: Criminal Law - Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice - Repeal Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 30, 2023	SB 516: Cannabis Reform Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 30, 2023	SB 516: Cannabis Reform Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 20, 2023	SB 617: Maryland Transit Administration - Fare Price Requirements - Alterations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 20, 2023	SB 552: Family Prosperity Act of 2023 Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 16, 2023	SB 748: Vehicle Laws - Military Vehicles - Registration and Operation Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	—
March 16, 2023	SB 97: Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 16, 2023	SB 555: Fair Wage Act of 2023 Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 16, 2023	SB 610: Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 15, 2023	SB 858: Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2023	SB 798: Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 1: Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 9, 2023	SB 290: Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Authority to Prosecute Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 7, 2023	SB 290: Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Authority to Prosecute Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 7, 2023	SB 290: Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Authority to Prosecute Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 21, 2023	SB 54: Criminal Law - Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice - Repeal Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2023	SB 54: Criminal Law - Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice - Repeal Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)

Every roll call

How Kathy Klausmeier voted on each of the 2,505 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Kathy Klausmeier
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate President	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the Maryland General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 11, 2023 to Aug. 4, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections