Maryland Senate · District 27
Michael Jackson
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Michael Jackson has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. 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
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current member, by party. Michael Jackson has left office, so isn't marked.
Each tick is a current member, by party. Michael Jackson has left office, so isn't marked.
Bills
The bills Michael Jackson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 86 |
| Passed both chambers | 40 |
| Became law | 40 |
| 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
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 425 Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 271 Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employees of an Office of a Sheriff |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 269 Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Revisions |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 862 State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees - Repeal |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 810 Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Division - Compensation and Staffing |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 768 Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 767 Calvert County Sheriff - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Collective Bargaining |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 7 Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) |
Became law passed as HB 1 |
March 24, 2025 |
| SB 693 State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitations - Maximum Average Final Compensation |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 692 State Retirement and Pension System - Alterations and Clarifications |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 612 State Retirement and Pension System - Deferred Vested Former Members - Return to Service |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 457 State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 273 Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Military Protection Orders |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| SB 491 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Service Credit |
Became law | March 28, 2024 |
| SB 1125 (2024) Maryland Transit Administration - Locally Operated Transit Systems - Mandatory Funding |
Became law passed as HB 950 |
March 27, 2024 |
| SB 114 (2024) Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools |
Became law | March 24, 2024 |
| SB 13 (2024) Public Health - Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund and Commission |
Became law | March 22, 2024 |
| SB 1124 (2024) Calvert County - Ethics - Conflict of Interest and Commissioner Expulsion |
Became law passed as HB 834 |
March 22, 2024 |
| SB 320 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Clarification and Technical Correction |
Became law | March 21, 2024 |
| SB 14 (2024) Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits |
Became law | March 21, 2024 |
| SB 880 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Average Final Compensation - Compensation Adjustments |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| SB 706 (2024) Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Reemployment as Sheriff |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| SB 536 (2024) Environment - Nuclear Power Plants - Emergency Preparedness (Radiation and Emergency Preparedness and Protection Act) |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| SB 534 (2024) Electronic Transactions Protection Act - Repeal |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| SB 490 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Consumer Price Index - Definition |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| SB 489 (2024) State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Responsibilities and Duties |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| SB 707 (2024) Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force |
Became law | March 16, 2024 |
| SB 321 (2024) Property Tax - Credit for Hotel or Residential Development Projects |
Became law | March 16, 2024 |
| SB 136 (2024) Family Law - Marriage Ceremony - Designation of Deputy Clerk |
Became law | March 16, 2024 |
| SB 834 (2023) State Retirement and Pension System - Administrative Fees |
Became law | April 3, 2023 |
| SB 641 (2023) Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System – City of Bowie Police Department – Transfers and Purchases of Service |
Became law | April 2, 2023 |
| SB 263 (2023) Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment |
Became law | March 27, 2023 |
| SB 191 (2023) Prince George's County - Office of the Sheriff - Deputy Sheriffs and Labor Organizations |
Became law | March 27, 2023 |
| SB 139 (2023) State Police Retirement System and Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Deferred Retirement Option Program - Alterations |
Became law | March 27, 2023 |
| SB 741 (2023) Public Safety - Refrigerants - Limitations on Use |
Became law | March 25, 2023 |
| SB 274 (2023) State Retirement and Pension System - Earnable Compensation, Nonvested Former Members, and Immediate Vesting |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| SB 115 (2023) Juvenile Court – Concurrent Jurisdiction – Juvenile Offenses on Military Installations |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| SB 466 (2023) State Retirement and Pension System - Amortization of Unfunded Liabilities and Surpluses |
Became law | March 22, 2023 |
| SB 369 (2023) Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Transfer of Membership - Modifications |
Became law | March 22, 2023 |
| SB 368 (2023) Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Emergency Medical Technicians |
Became law | March 22, 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
20 against the Senate President; 20 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Michael Jackson voted on each of the 3,608 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| 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