Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist
Born
1975
Contact
Email · jeff.ghrist@house.maryland.gov
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3
Bills sponsored
this session · 126 all-time
33
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 216 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 27 all-time
9635
Recorded votes
92%
Vote participation
voted in 92% of 9635 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.3%
based on 1076 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.7%
based on 1076 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
79.7%
based on 1076 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
126 billsCurrent session 3 bills
Historical 123 bills
- HB 546 Pedestrians - Kent Island Drawbridge - Fishing Prohibition Signed
- HB 421 Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners – Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth – Authorization Died
- HB 416 State Government - Quasi-Governmental Units - Oversight and Governance Died
- HB 419 State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity Died
- HB 409 Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Fees for Electronic Filings Died
- HB 423 Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2022) Died
- HB 417 Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment Earnings Limitation - COVID-19 Exemption Signed
- HB 415 Operating Budget - Funding - Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students Died
- HB 1282 Property Tax - Agricultural Accessory Use Improvements - Study and Report Died
- HB 592 Deer Management Permit - Hunting on State Land Leased by Permit Holder - Authorization Signed
- HB 1136 Public Ethics – Former Employees and Officials – Employment Restriction Died
- HB 1122 Public Schools - Home School Students - Extracurricular Activities (Right to Play Act of 2022) Died
- HB 1256 Education - Discriminatory Concepts in Instruction - Prohibition (Ending Discrimination in Public Education Act of 2022) Died
- HB 1135 Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits by Financial Institutions Failed
- HB 1201 Water Pollution - Oyster Repletion Supplemental Environmental Projects Signed
- 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 613 Public Schools - Appropriations for School Safety Expenditures - Increase Died
- HB 562 Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Farm Equipment Died
- HB 844 Real Property Tax Rates - Notification to Real Property Taxpayers Died
- HB 848 Education - Public Charter Schools - Virtual Learning Programs Died
- HB 776 Emergency Medical System Plan - Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services - Law Enforcement Canines Failed
- HB 825 Task Force to Evaluate Existing School Civic Literacy Programs Died
- HB 704 Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Eligibility - Net Worth Died
Co-sponsored
216 billsCurrent session 33 bills
- HS0001 State Agencies - Misconduct Related to Federal Funding - Legislative Investigating Committee Introduced
- HB1599 Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established Signed
- HB1591 State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition Introduced
- HB1559 Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement Signed
- HB1535 Natural Resources - Recreational Fishing - Mobile Reporting Application Introduced
- HB1459 Public Safety - Stationary Energy Storage Systems Introduced
- HB1400 Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card Signed
- HB1395 Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties Signed
- HB1388 Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program Introduced
- HB1212 Workgroup on Seafood Marketing Introduced
- HB1079 Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations Introduced
- HB0988 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Repeal Introduced
- HB0980 Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law) Signed
- HB0972 Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act) Signed
- HB0967 Electric Companies – Environmental Surcharges or Fees – Prohibition on Collection Introduced
- HB0964 Secure the Vote Act of 2026 Introduced
- HB0958 Natural Gas – Connection and Line Extension – Discounts and Payment Plans Introduced
- HB0825 Brain Health - Guidelines, Grant Fund, and Commemorative Month (Tahjai's Law) Introduced
- HB0632 Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption Introduced
- HB0613 Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring System Signed
- HB0576 State Archives - Record Services - Fees Introduced
- HB0569 Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion Signed
- HB0544 Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition Introduced
- HB0535 Food Establishments - Cottage Food Businesses - Maximum Annual Revenue Signed
- HB0475 Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act) Introduced
Historical 183 bills
- HB 975 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Died
- HB 405 Natural Resources - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Mandatory Funding and Repeal of Termination Date Died
- HB 978 Abortions - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Keep Our Hearts Beating Act) Died
- HB 1020 Wireless Facilities - Permitting and Siting 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 736 Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Prohibitions on Former Employees and Commissioners Died
- HB 45 Accountability in Education Act of 2019 Died
- HB 722 Criminal Law - Theft of a Firearm Died
- HB 598 Calculation of Taxable Income - Itemized Deductions - Property Taxes Died
- HB 1168 Education - Career and Technical Education Expansion Grant - Established Died
- HB 631 High School Graduation Requirements - Student Service - Fire-Fighting Training and Volunteer Hours Died
- HB 1097 Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing - Requirements Died
- HB 783 Task Force to Study Behavioral and Mental Health in Maryland Died
- HB 858 Personal Property Tax - Exemption for Business Personal Property Died
- HB 463 Congressional Districts - Standards (Anti-Gerrymandering of Maryland's Congressional Districts) Died
- HB 46 Small Business Relief Tax Credit - Expansion Died
- HB 1227 Public Utilities - Wind and Solar Generating Stations - Local Zoning and Land Use Died
- HB 902 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - College Savings Plan Contributions Died
- HB 43 Elections - Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment - Commission and Process Died
- HB 44 Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Died
- HB 1214 Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property (Stand Your Ground Act) Died
- HB 854 Income Tax Rates - Reductions Died
- HB 1335 Kent County Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2019 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 | Not Voting | 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 | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Fisher /833327/1 | Not Voting | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| Previous Question | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Fisher /533723/1 | Not Voting | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Not Voting | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Hornberger /693728/1 | Not Voting | 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) | Nay | 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) | 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 |