Delegate Ric Metzgar
Born
1953
Contact
Email · ric.metzgar@house.maryland.gov
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11
Bills sponsored
this session · 137 all-time
25
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 397 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 21 all-time
9635
Recorded votes
96%
Vote participation
voted in 96% of 9635 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.9%
based on 1210 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.1%
based on 1210 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
89.6%
based on 1210 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
137 billsCurrent session 11 bills
- HB1632 Anthony McCarthy Task Force to Study Dialysis Outcomes Introduced
- HB1626 Agriculture - Access to Food (Maryland Food Security, Access, and Equity Act) Introduced
- HB1551 Department of Agriculture - Regulation of Dog Breeders Introduced
- HB1546 Baltimore County - Homestead Property Tax Credit - Individuals at Least 65 Years Old Introduced
- HB0194 Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program Introduced
- HB0166 State Government - Henrietta Lacks Commission - Establishment (Henrietta Lacks Commission of Maryland Act of 2026) Introduced
- HB0127 Baltimore County - Property Tax Credits - Public Safety Officers and Public School System Employees Introduced
- HB0117 Public Schools - Airway Clearing Device Availability and Use - Policy (Bowen Levy Airway Clearing Device Act) Introduced
- HB0067 State Government - State House Trust - Ten Commandments Monument Display Act Introduced
- HB0049 Public Health - Abortion (Heartbeat Bill) Introduced
- HB0024 County Boards of Education - Volunteer Aides - School Chaplain Introduced
Historical 126 bills
- 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 422 Working Marylanders Tax Relief Act of 2022 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 1213 Human Services - Commission on Fatherhood (Fatherhood Protection Act) Died
- HB 892 State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retirees Died
- HB 826 Baltimore County - Board of Education - Curriculum Publication Failed
- HB 733 Gaming – Video Lottery Operation License – Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Died
- HB 735 Public Health – Abortion Died
- HB 828 Baltimore County Board of Education - Legal Counsel and Chief Budget Analyst Failed
- HB 412 State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy – Plea Agreements and Annual Report (The Judicial Transparency Act of 2022) Died
- HB 660 Commission to Study the Division of Rehabilitation Services (Student Job Training Reformation Act) Signed
- HB 407 Health Occupations - Health Care Staffing Shortage Emergency - Declaration and Licensing and Practice Requirements (Health Care Heroes Act of 2022) Died
- HB 411 Public Safety – Local Law Enforcement Coordination Council and Coordinator and State Aid for Police Protection Fund Died
- HB 547 Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) Died
- HB 347 Baltimore County - County Superintendent - Election and Recall Procedures and Compensation Failed
- HB 738 Property Tax - Credit for Longtime Residents to Offset Property Tax Rate Increase Died
- HB 420 Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2022 Died
- HB 410 Transportation – Highway User Revenue – Distribution Died
- HB 1186 Property Tax Credit - Elderly Individuals and Veterans Tax Credit - Amount and Duration Signed
Co-sponsored
397 billsCurrent session 25 bills
- HS0001 State Agencies - Misconduct Related to Federal Funding - Legislative Investigating Committee Introduced
- HB1559 Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement Signed
- HB1552 Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - Established Introduced
- HB1295 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles Introduced
- HB1079 Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations Introduced
- HB1041 Youth Camps - Structures in Flood Hazard Areas - Prohibition 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
- HB0974 Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies 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
- HB0911 Horse Racing - Laurel Park - Arabian Breed Racing Authorization Signed
- HB0720 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date Signed
- HB0690 Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2026) Introduced
- HB0632 Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption Introduced
- HB0628 Human Services - Foster Care Transition Grant Program - Establishment Introduced
- HB0482 Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) Introduced
- HB0475 Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act) Introduced
- HB0463 First Degree Murder - Diminution Credits - Prohibition Introduced
- HB0462 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity Introduced
- HB0449 Juvenile Justice Restoration Act Introduced
- HB0393 Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage Signed
Historical 372 bills
- HB 386 Admissions and Amusement Tax - Limitations on Municipal Corporations - Agricultural Tourism Died
- HB 975 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Died
- HB 908 Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Notice of Restrictions Died
- HB 153 Building Opportunity Act of 2019 Died
- HB 149 Retirement Tax Fairness Act of 2019 Died
- HB 943 Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - Subsequent Offenders - Mandatory Ignition Interlock Died
- HB 441 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Members Died
- HB 978 Abortions - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Keep Our Hearts Beating Act) Died
- HB 690 Education - Students With Reading Difficulties - Screenings and Interventions 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 1369 Task Force to Evaluate Existing School Civic Literacy Programs Died
- HB 864 Duties of a Guardian of the Person - Petition for Visitation Died
- HB 98 State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan 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 536 Education - Public Charter Schools - Virtual Learning Programs Died
- HB 45 Accountability in Education Act of 2019 Died
- HB 561 Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Psychological Abuse 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 309 Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland 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
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 | Not Voting | 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 | Not Voting | 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) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | 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) | Not Voting | 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 | Nay | 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 |