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A Busy Week and District Night
The first week of March definitely came in like a lion and hopefully it will leave like a lamb. As bills are passing from each house to the other, we are preparing for crossover with only 32 days to go in Session. Throughout this last month we will hold new hearings on bills that have passed over from the House in order to see if they will pass on to the Governor’s desk for signage. It should prove to be busy but all of us are up for our duties.

Monday, March 3rd, 2025,No final floor votes taken. Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, SB 264 Plant Disease Control – Nurseries – Inspection, Certification, and Licensing FeesIncreasing the inspection fee that a

Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey issued the following statement in reaction to Maryland Democrats’ proposal of a new 2.5% business to business tax to close the budget deficit.

Monday, February 24th, 2025, No final floor votes taken. Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, No final floor votes taken. Wednesday, February 26th, 2025, SB 533 Public Safety – Police Accountability –

As February comes to a close and we enter March we have begun the second half of the 2025 Session. Bills will be crossing from the Senate to House and vice versa. We continue to work hard to properly represent all of our constituents and work out the kinks in the budget.

We are writing to address an issue that is affecting our constituents who are residents of the Bel Air, Glen Oaks, and Rawlings communities in Allegany County.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is scheduled to host an informational meeting on March 13 in Frostburg to take public feedback related to the potential Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link (MARL) power transmission line project being planned by NextEra Energy that could stretch through Western Maryland.

Many residents across Western Maryland and beyond have expressed interest in the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link (MARL) Project, a proposed 105-mile transmission line designed to enhance energy reliability in our region.

Monday, February 17th, 2025, No final floor votes taken. Tuesday, February 18th, 2025, SB 92 Peace Orders and Criminal Harassment – Intentional Visual Surveillance Authorizing a certain person to petition

Dear Senator McKay and Delegate Buckel: On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, the Board of Public Works will be considering a request from the Department of Natural Resources to grant $205,000 of Program