2025 MD Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Maryland General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state delegates and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
SB361 prohibits influencing or attempting to influence a voter’s decision to cast a vote for a candidate or ballot issue with “synthetic media,” defined as an image, audio, or video created or altered using artificial intelligence to falsely depict a person with “false intent.” It exempts news media, satire, or parody, and protects internet or broadcast service providers from liability. Violations are punishable by a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment of up to 5 years, or both.
The Maryland State Senate passed SB361 on April 7, 2025, by a vote of 39 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation imposes restrictions on speech in violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It infringes on individual liberty by restricting free expression and enabling selective enforcement against political speech, expanding government overreach in regulating digital content creation and dissemination.
SB683 renames the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund, expanding it to provide no-interest loans to residents who are federal employees unpaid due to a government shutdown, or former federal employees terminated due to closures, relocations, layoffs, or facing financial hardship. It establishes the Expedited Hiring Program to prioritize former federal employees for state positions, authorizes the Attorney General to pursue legal actions to protect affected residents.
The Maryland State Senate passed SB683 on April 7, 2025, by a vote of 35 to 11. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation expands government authority creating preferential programs for specific groups violating equal-protection principles. It prioritizes certain residents over others, diverting taxpayer resources to financial and employment assistance, expanding bureaucratic overreach in state hiring processes.
HB991 extends the Minority Business Enterprise Program’s termination date to July 1, 2026, applying to public-private partnerships, offshore wind projects, video lottery terminals, and sports wagering licensees, while postponing deadlines for reports evaluating "compliance with federal and constitutional" requirements, and mandating "race and gender-neutral” approaches to support minority and women-owned businesses.
The Maryland State Senate passed HB991 on April 2, 2025, by a vote of 47 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation expands government authority and perpetuates race and gender-based discrimination, violating equal protection principles. This legislation prioritizes certain groups over others, and mandates discriminatory practices in state procurement processes.
HB930 establishes the Public Health Abortion Grant Program to provide state budget appropriation funds for authorized health care practitioners, and eligible organizations, to provide access to abortion services for uninsured, “underinsured”, or “at-risk” individuals.
The Maryland State Senate passed HB930 on April 2, 2025, by a vote of 31 to 15. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation creates a state-funded program to subsidize abortion services. Maryland should act to ban abortion, which violates the unalienable right to life endowed by God to every person. States have a duty to protect this most sacred right, as guaranteed by both the 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
SB587 establishes the Maryland Reparations Commission to study and recommend benefits for descendants of individuals enslaved in Maryland or impacted by inequitable government policies from 1877 to 1965, such as housing segregation and redlining. The commission, composed of legislative members, state officials, and representatives from various organizations, will examine reparations models, eligibility criteria, and funding sources. The Maryland State Senate passed SB587 on March 14, 2025 by a vote of 32 to 13. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation expands government authority beyond its proper constitutional bounds, creating a commission to study and recommend reparations for “historical inequities.” Such measures promote race-based policies that favor certain groups, undermining individual liberty and equal protection under the law.
SB444 requires federal firearms licensees or law enforcement agencies operating gun buyback programs to destroy all firearms, ensuring they are permanently inoperable and unrepairable, with the intent to reduce the number of firearms owned in a community. It requires law enforcement to check if a firearm is stolen or crime-related before destruction, prohibits non-compliant buyback programs, and revokes a firearm dealer's license for violations, with non-compliance a classified as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $10,000.
The Maryland State Senate passed SB444 on February 28, 2025, by a vote of 33 to 12. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation infringes on the constitutionally protected rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. It also undermines individual liberty by funding and promoting state-sponsored firearm reduction programs, discouraging lawful firearm ownership, and expanding bureaucratic overreach in regulating private property.
