Delegate Ben Barnes
Born
1975
Contact
Email · ben.barnes@house.maryland.gov
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1
Bills sponsored
this session · 162 all-time
10
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 350 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
17122
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 17122 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.9%
based on 1286 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.1%
based on 1286 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
95.3%
based on 1286 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
162 billsCurrent session 1 bill
Historical 161 bills
- HB 1469 Maggie McIntosh School Arts Fund - Established Signed
- HB 1468 Income Tax - Retirement Income Subtraction Modifications and Senior Credit Signed
- HB 1458 State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program Died
- HB 718 Anne Arundel County - Local Development Council - Delegate Appointments Signed
- HB 1450 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation Plans and Funds - Alterations Signed
- HB 1442 Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Modifications Died
- HB 385 Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Student Housing - Applications and Occupancy Agreements Signed
- HB 405 Maryland Energy Administration - Mechanical Insulation Installation Grant Program Died
- HB 325 State Procurement - Payment Practices Signed
- HB 1397 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act) Signed
- HB 1097 Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Signed
- HB 277 Public Schools - Purple Star Schools Program - Establishment Signed
- HB 937 Abortion Care Access Act Signed
- HB 548 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Montford Point Marines Commemoration Day Died
- HB 698 Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase Died
- HB 661 Health – Food Service Facilities – Beverage Options With Children’s Meals Died
- HB 727 Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) Died
- HB 724 Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Funding Died
- HB 252 Income Tax - Maryland Earned Income Tax Credit Assistance Program for Low-Income Families Signed
- HB 630 Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment Died
- HB 635 Anne Arundel County - Special Taxing Districts - Exemptions Signed
- HB 1486 Motor Fuel Taxes – Tax–Free Period Signed
- HB 594 State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act) Died
- HB 567 Prince George's Financial Services Corporation - Funding Died
- HB 891 Department of Transportation and Spending Affordability Committee – Reports Signed
Co-sponsored
350 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- HB1559 Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement Signed
- HB1445 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act) Introduced
- HB1267 Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act) Signed
- HB0906 Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge Introduced
- HB0884 University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) Introduced
- HB0854 School Construction - Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program - Established Signed
- HB0488 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress Introduced
- HB0465 Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) Introduced
- HB0444 Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition Signed
- HB0386 Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026 Introduced
Historical 340 bills
- HB 371 State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement Died
- HB 1134 Public Schools - Fundamentals of Construction - Elective Course Died
- HB 985 Public High Schools – Science Credit Requirement – Computer Science and Computer Programming Died
- HB 1424 Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Transparency Act of 2019 Died
- HB 695 Transportation Climate Accountability Act of 2019 Died
- HB 913 Correctional Facilities and Police Officers – Procedures – Immigration Status Died
- HB 567 Education - Public and Nonpublic High Schools - Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Instruction Died
- HB 690 Education - Students With Reading Difficulties - Screenings and Interventions Died
- HB 582 Income Tax Credit - Employers - Eligible Internships Died
- HB 669 Environment - Water Quality Certifications (Pipeline and Water Protection Act of 2019) Died
- HB 1417 Public Safety - Task Force on Missing Persons Died
- HB 1202 State Income and Property Tax Credits - Privately Operated Mass Transportation Project Died
- HB 320 2020 Census Complete Count Commission Died
- HB 963 Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Referendum - Sports Wagering Died
- HB 779 Higher Education - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding Died
- HB 864 Duties of a Guardian of the Person - Petition for Visitation Died
- HB 766 Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining Died
- HB 98 State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan Died
- HB 644 Commission on 380 Years of African American History in Maryland Died
- HB 612 Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Colt AR-15 Sporter H-BAR Rifle Died
- HB 581 Juvenile Law - Probation Died
- HB 559 Railroad Companies - Condemnation Authority - Application Died
- HB 363 Evidence - Testimony by Spouse - Violation of Protective Order Died
- HB 765 Transportation - Magnetic Levitation Projects - Requirements Died
- HB 1168 Education - Career and Technical Education Expansion Grant - Established Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Not Voting | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Const) | Not Voting | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair | Not Voting | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair | Not Voting | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Nawrocki /963724/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Long, R. /703123/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Pippy /823729/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Griffith /563421/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Arikan /933322/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Morgan, M. /283424/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| Committee Amendments | Not Voting | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Arikan /623323/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Kipke /163923/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Morgan, M. /423426/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 | Not Voting | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Buckel /133323/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair | Not Voting | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Const) | Not Voting | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) | Not Voting | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | 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) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Fisher /833327/1 | Nay | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| Previous Question | Nay | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Fisher /533723/1 | Nay | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Hornberger /693728/1 | Nay | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Yea | 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 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) | Yea | 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) | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Mangione /993923/1 | Nay | fail | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 30, 2026 |