Delegate Jay A. Jacobs
Born
1953
Contact
Email · jay.jacobs@house.maryland.gov
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6
Bills sponsored
this session · 178 all-time
52
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 270 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
9635
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 9635 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.6%
based on 1348 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.4%
based on 1348 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.9%
based on 1348 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
178 billsCurrent session 6 bills
- HB1599 Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established 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
Historical 172 bills
- HB 546 Pedestrians - Kent Island Drawbridge - Fishing Prohibition Signed
- HB 799 State and Local Government - COVID-19 - Vaccination by Choice Act Died
- HB 421 Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners – Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth – Authorization Died
- HB 408 Statewide Targeted Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2022 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 1133 Oysters – Tributary–Scale Sanctuaries Died
- HB 1311 Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses (Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Lockbox Act of 2022) Died
- HB 1149 Department of Natural Resources - Shrimp Fishery Regulations - Clarification Signed
- HB 1156 Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Established Died
- 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 75 Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member Signed
- HB 892 State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retirees Died
- HB 613 Public Schools - Appropriations for School Safety Expenditures - Increase Died
- HB 844 Real Property Tax Rates - Notification to Real Property Taxpayers Died
- HB 673 Land Use - Agritourism - Definition Died
- HB 735 Public Health – Abortion Died
Co-sponsored
270 billsCurrent session 52 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
- HB1591 State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition Introduced
- HB1518 Property Tax Assessments - 5-Year Assessment Cycle Introduced
- HB1508 State Highways - Highway Work Permits - Notice Introduced
- HB1504 Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction (The Honorable Anne Healey Pedestrian Safety Act of 2026) Signed
- HB1500 State Agencies - Adoption of Regulations - Required Introduced
- HB1437 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums Introduced
- HB1396 Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment Introduced
- HB1391 Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Testing and Inspection - Grounds for Failure Introduced
- HB1390 Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence Introduced
- HB1375 Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment Introduced
- HB1256 Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit 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
- HB0976 Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act) Introduced
- HB0972 Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act) Signed
- HB0970 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Nuclear Energy and Renaming Introduced
- HB0967 Electric Companies – Environmental Surcharges or Fees – Prohibition on Collection Introduced
- HB0964 Secure the Vote Act of 2026 Introduced
- HB0947 Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations Signed
- HB0863 Gun Theft Felony Act of 2026 Introduced
- HB0833 Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment Signed
Historical 218 bills
- HB 371 State Board of Education - Financial Literacy Curriculum - Graduation Requirement Died
- HB 386 Admissions and Amusement Tax - Limitations on Municipal Corporations - Agricultural Tourism 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 930 Hospitals – Changes in Status – Notification and Approval 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 978 Abortions - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Keep Our Hearts Beating Act) 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 1310 Real Property – Fiber Deployment – Broadband Services Died
- HB 1146 Criminal Procedure - Forfeiture of Firearms - Sale to Dealer Died
- HB 609 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums Died
- HB 541 Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications Died
- HB 536 Education - Public Charter Schools - Virtual Learning Programs Died
- HB 45 Accountability in Education Act of 2019 Died
- HB 158 State Personnel Recruitment Modernization Act of 2019 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
- HB 631 High School Graduation Requirements - Student Service - Fire-Fighting Training and Volunteer Hours Died
- HB 792 Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions 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 | Not Voting | 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 | Nay | 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) | Nay | 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 |