Delegate Steven J. Arentz
Born
1951
Contact
Email · steven.arentz@house.maryland.gov
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10
Bills sponsored
this session · 165 all-time
77
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 318 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
9635
Recorded votes
97%
Vote participation
voted in 97% of 9635 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.8%
based on 1285 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.2%
based on 1285 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
95.2%
based on 1285 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
165 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- HB1630 Queen Anne's County - Speed Monitoring System - U.S. Route 301 Introduced
- HB1614 Maryland Transportation Authority - Lane Use Control Signal Monitoring Systems Introduced
- HB1591 State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition Introduced
- HB1486 Workers' Compensation - Average Weekly Wage - Multiple Employers Introduced
- HB1484 Child Sex Offenders - Plea Agreements and Places for Children Introduced
- HB1482 Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Revisions Introduced
- HB1443 Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas - Regulation and Consumer Protection - Alterations Introduced
- HB0569 Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion Signed
- HB0535 Food Establishments - Cottage Food Businesses - Maximum Annual Revenue Signed
- HB0361 Queen Anne’s County – Circuit Court Judgeships Introduced
Historical 155 bills
- HB 546 Pedestrians - Kent Island Drawbridge - Fishing Prohibition Signed
- HB 1454 Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance Violations - Penalties Died
- HB 343 Residential Rental Properties and Mobile Home Parks - Security Deposits - Rate of Interest Died
- HB 592 Deer Management Permit - Hunting on State Land Leased by Permit Holder - Authorization Signed
- HB 1220 General Assembly - Use of Force - Required Training Program Died
- HB 1256 Education - Discriminatory Concepts in Instruction - Prohibition (Ending Discrimination in Public Education Act of 2022) Died
- HB 1191 Cost of Living Assistance Act of 2022 Died
- HB 1311 Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses (Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Lockbox Act of 2022) Died
- HB 1189 Public Health - Vaccines Administered Under Emergency Use Authorization - Reporting of Adverse Events Died
- HB 1207 Public Safety - Body-Worn Cameras - Costs and Expenses Died
- HB 556 Caroline County, Dorchester County, and Queen Anne's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting Signed
- HB 892 State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retirees Died
- HB 144 Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index Adjustment - Repeal Died
- HB 844 Real Property Tax Rates - Notification to Real Property Taxpayers Died
- HB 673 Land Use - Agritourism - Definition Died
- HB 704 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Eligibility - Net Worth Died
- HB 1283 Election Law - Municipal Corporations - Voter Qualifications Died
- HB 633 Education - Accountability and Implementation Board - Membership Died
- HB 985 Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum Died
- HB 1240 Education - Low-Density Calculation - Mandated Funding Died
- HJ 6 United States Constitution – Amendments Convention – Limitations on Federal Power Died
- HB 1230 Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act of 2022 Died
- HB 1310 Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Revocation Died
- HB 1465 Kent County - Archery Hunting - Safety Zone Died
- HB 1267 State or Local Elected Officials and Governmental Entities - Face Covering Requirements - Prohibition Died
Co-sponsored
318 billsCurrent session 77 bills
- HS0001 State Agencies - Misconduct Related to Federal Funding - Legislative Investigating Committee Introduced
- HB1629 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards Introduced
- HB1599 Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established Signed
- HB1555 Education - Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Oversight Requirements Introduced
- HB1538 Land Use - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions (Maryland Generational Housing Act of 2026) Introduced
- HB1525 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, EmPOWER Energy Efficiency Programs, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Introduced
- HB1515 Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation Introduced
- HB1510 Unemployment Insurance - Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Enforcement Introduced
- HB1500 State Agencies - Adoption of Regulations - Required Introduced
- HB1499 Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits Introduced
- HB1496 Vehicle Laws – Causing Serious Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual Introduced
- HB1495 Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates Introduced
- HB1481 Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations Introduced
- HB1459 Public Safety - Stationary Energy Storage Systems Introduced
- HB1439 Real Property - Partition of Property - Liens and Purchase Price Adjustments Introduced
- HB1437 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums Introduced
- HB1404 Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission Introduced
- HB1400 Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card Signed
- HB1396 Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment Introduced
- HB1391 Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Testing and Inspection - Grounds for Failure Introduced
- HB1375 Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment Introduced
- HB1349 Public Service Commission - Implementation Plan to Convert Formerly Operational Fossil Fuel Generating Stations Introduced
- HB1318 Department of Human Services - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Error Reduction Introduced
- HB1295 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles Introduced
- HB1283 Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls - Collection Introduced
Historical 241 bills
- HB 386 Admissions and Amusement Tax - Limitations on Municipal Corporations - Agricultural Tourism Died
- HB 1023 Criminal Procedure - Maryland Violent Offender Registry Died
- HB 534 Public Schools - State Aid for School Construction - Eligible Costs Died
- HB 975 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Died
- HB 933 Abortion - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat Died
- HB 405 Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding and Repeal of Termination Date Died
- HB 153 Building Opportunity Act of 2019 Died
- HB 149 Retirement Tax Fairness Act of 2019 Died
- HB 1185 Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - Prohibitions and Requirements Died
- HB 978 Abortions - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Keep Our Hearts Beating Act) Died
- HB 1020 Wireless Facilities - Permitting and Siting Died
- HB 917 Motor Vehicles - Motorcycles - Overtaking and Passing Vehicles Died
- HB 894 Criminal Law - Felony Second Degree Assault - Emergency Medical Care Workers Died
- HB 1213 Family Law - Guardianship and Adoption - Age of Consent and Revocation of Consent Died
- HB 1310 Real Property – Fiber Deployment – Broadband Services Died
- HB 348 Natural Resources - Oyster Planting - Substrate Material Died
- HB 781 Public Safety - Handgun Permit - Church or Religious Organization Property (Parishioner Protection Act of 2019) Died
- HB 609 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums Died
- HB 45 Accountability in Education Act of 2019 Died
- HB 158 State Personnel Recruitment Modernization Act of 2019 Died
- HB 369 Admissions and Amusement Tax - Limitations on Municipal Corporations - Drive-In Movies and Roller Skating Rinks Died
- HB 236 Crimes - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or Felony - Penalties (The Repeat Firearms Offender Act of 2019) Died
- HB 232 Transparency Act of 2019 Died
- HB 598 Calculation of Taxable Income - Itemized Deductions - Property Taxes Died
- HB 234 Criminal Law - Crime of Violence - Human Trafficking Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Nay | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Const) | Nay | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair | Nay | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair | Nay | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Nawrocki /963724/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Long, R. /703123/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Pippy /823729/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Griffith /563421/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Arikan /933322/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Morgan, M. /283424/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| Committee Amendments | Nay | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Arikan /623323/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Kipke /163923/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Morgan, M. /423426/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 | Yea | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Buckel /133323/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair | Nay | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Const) | Nay | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) | Nay | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Nay | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Nay | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Fisher /833327/1 | Yea | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| Previous Question | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Fisher /533723/1 | Yea | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Nay | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Hornberger /693728/1 | Yea | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Nay | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Const) | Nay | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Mangione /993923/1 | Yea | fail | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | pass | March 30, 2026 |