Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing
What it does: On the version voted Mar 13, 2025: Allows fair housing testers working for government or qualifying nonprofit civil rights programs to record conversations they take part in to gather evidence of housing discrimination, and limits use of those recordings to enforcing fair housing laws. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Special Orders · Floor Amendment Folden /943126/1
Amends the bill to also make it lawful to intercept an oral communication to obtain evidence of first- or second-degree sexual offenses, first-degree child abuse, sexual solicitation or abuse of a minor, or domestic abuse, with use limited to proving those crimes in criminal proceedings. (AI-written)
The tally
Yes 19 · No 26 · Not voting 2
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 6 | 26 | 2 |
| Republicans | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 6 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Carl JacksonD8Yes
- Cheryl KaganD17Yes
- Dawn GileD33Yes
- Mary-Dulany JamesD34Yes
- Nancy KingD39Yes
- Shaneka HensonD30Yes
The full roll (47)
Yes 19
No 26
- Alonzo WashingtonD22
- Anthony MuseD26
- Antonio HayesD40
- Arthur EllisD28
- Ben BrooksD10
- Ben KramerD19
- Bill FergusonD46
- Brian FeldmanD15
- Charles SydnorD44
- Clarence LamD12
- Cory McCrayD45
- Craig ZuckerD14
- Guy GuzzoneD13
- Jeff WaldstreicherD18
- Jim RosapepeD21
- Joanne BensonD24
- Karen YoungD3
- Katie HesterD9
- Malcolm AugustineD47
- Mary WashingtonD43
- Nick CharlesD25
- Ron WatsonD23
- Sara LoveD16
- Shelly HettlemanD11
- Will SmithD20
- Former memberD
Not voting 2
- Dalya AttarD41
- Pam BeidleD32
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.