Maryland SenateSB 848
Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment
Passed 29–15Party-line
What it does: Creates a state program of grants for organizations providing abortion care to people without sufficient resources, funded by moving excess money from insurers' segregated abortion-coverage accounts, with $2 million allocated by October 1, 2025. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Third Reading (SB) Calendar No.49 · On Third Reading
The tally
Yes 29 · No 15 · Not voting 3
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 29 | 2 | 3 |
| Republicans | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Ron WatsonD23No
- Former memberDNo
The full roll (47)
Yes 29
- Alonzo WashingtonD22
- Antonio HayesD40
- Arthur EllisD28
- Ben BrooksD10
- Ben KramerD19
- Bill FergusonD46
- Brian FeldmanD15
- Carl JacksonD8
- Charles SydnorD44
- Cheryl KaganD17
- Clarence LamD12
- Cory McCrayD45
- Craig ZuckerD14
- Dalya AttarD41
- Dawn GileD33
- Guy GuzzoneD13
- Jeff WaldstreicherD18
- Jim RosapepeD21
- Karen YoungD3
- Katie HesterD9
- Malcolm AugustineD47
- Mary WashingtonD43
- Nancy KingD39
- Nick CharlesD25
- Pam BeidleD32
- Sara LoveD16
- Shaneka HensonD30
- Shelly HettlemanD11
- Will SmithD20
No 15
- Bill FoldenR4
- Bryan SimonaireR31
- Chris WestR42
- J.B. JenningsR7
- Jack BaileyR29
- Jason GallionR35
- Johnny MautzR37
- Johnny SallingR6
- Justin ReadyR5
- Mary Beth CarozzaR38
- Mike McKayR1
- Paul CordermanR2
- Ron WatsonD23
- Steve HersheyR36
- Former memberD
Not voting 3
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.