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Ben Barnes
MD House District 21
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD House District 21 current
Maryland |
Democratic | Jan 10, 2007 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,462 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1326 — Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 939 — Certificates of Birth - Filing - Time Period | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 552 — Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 281 — Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 895 — Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 130 — Task Force to Study Deed Fraud | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1017 — Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1001 — Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - Revisions | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 811 — Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places ( Village Multigenerational Third Places Act) | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1367 — Commission on Re-Imagining Health Care in Maryland | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 791 — Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) | Nay | Mar 28, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 315 — Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1076 — Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 613 — Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring… | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1448 — Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 864 — Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 548 — Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 963 — Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 260 — Campaign Financing - Campaign Finance Reporting Deadline and Fair Campaign Financing Fund Distributions | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 571 — Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 501 — Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 828 — State Board of Education - Membership - Employee of a County Board of Education | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 270 — Military Family Inclusion Act | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 624 — Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1151 — Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services | Yea | Mar 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (11 as lead sponsor)
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HB 1592
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Education - Regional Resource Centers and County Libraries - Funding
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HB 444
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Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition
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HB 884
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act)
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HB 854
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School Construction - Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program - Established
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HB 906
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Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge
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HB 1445
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland…
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HB 465
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Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act)
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HB 488
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Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
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HB 1559
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Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement
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HB 386
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Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026
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