Carl Anderton
F
56%
Freedom Score
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Session Voting Records
Reports
2023-2024 Sessions
Maryland: House
Score: 42
Protected Classes
Expands the state's nondiscrimination laws by adding "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the list of protected characteristics.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
New Immigrant Commission
Establishes the Commission on New Americans within the state government.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
SNAP Increase and Expansion
Lowers the minimum age for household members to qualify for a state-provided supplemental benefit under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from 62 to 60 years old and increases the amount of this supplemental benefit from $40 to $50.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$2.00
Carbon Capture Program
Establishes the Carbon Capture Opportunity Program within the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA).
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
Annual cost per household: -$0.03
Curbside Voting Expansion
Would have required each local board of elections to designate an outdoor location for curbside voting.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$0.06
Maryland OSHA Penalties Increase
Increases certain civil penalties for violations of the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
'No-Fault Divorce'
Authorizes a family court to grant an "absolute divorce" on the grounds of either a six-month separation between the parties or "irreconcilable differences" based on reasons stated by the complainant.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Medicaid-Covered Sex Mutilation
Requires Medicaid, under the "Trans Health Equity Act," to provide coverage for "gender-affirming treatment" to all "transgender, nonbinary, intersex, two-spirit, and other gender diverse individuals."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
"Hate Crime" Commission
Establishes the Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention to "develop strategies to prevent and respond to hate crime activity" and "evaluate State laws and policies."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
'Right to Abortion' in the Maryland Constitution
Proposes to amend the Maryland Constitution to declare a "fundamental right" to "reproductive freedom," including but not limited to the ability to "prevent, continue, or end one's own pregnancy."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
Dashain Day
Proclaims October 5 annually as Dashain Day, codifying into law a Hindu religious festival in honor of Durga, the Universal Mother Goddess.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Warrantless Arrest for Firearms Purchases
Would allow a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant if the police officer has probable cause to believe that the person is a knowing participant in a "straw purchase" of a "regulated firearm."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
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