Delegate Melissa Wells
Born
1983
Contact
Email · melissa.wells@house.maryland.gov
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5
Bills sponsored
this session · 161 all-time
35
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 121 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
7066
Recorded votes
94%
Vote participation
voted in 94% of 7066 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.9%
based on 1304 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.1%
based on 1304 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
96.6%
based on 1304 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
161 billsCurrent session 5 bills
- HB1628 Higher Education - Academic Program Approval - Objections Introduced
- HB1619 State Center – Development – Contract, Plan Requirements, and Advisory Group Introduced
- HB1487 Public Health – Baltimore City Mobile Infant and Maternal Health Pilot Program Introduced
- HB1017 Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement Signed
- HB0864 Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) Signed
Historical 156 bills
- HB 1482 State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia Vetoed
- HB 763 Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Membership Signed
- HB 1433 State Highways – Designations – Piscataway Highway Signed
- HB 932 Landlord and Tenant – Right to Redemption of Leased Premises – Form of Payment Signed
- HB 696 Public Utilities - Electric School Bus Pilot Program Signed
- HB 1442 Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Modifications Died
- HB 1398 Property Taxes - Baltimore City Residential Retention Credit - Termination of Sunset Signed
- HB 29 Vehicle Laws - Penalties for Failure to Pay Video Toll and Electronic Tolling Performance Audit Died
- HB 434 Motor Vehicles - Speed Limits - Establishment and Enforcement Signed
- HB 1293 Driver's Licenses - Suspension For Child Support Arrearages - Exception Died
- HB 1377 Childhood Exposure to Violence - Health and Social Impacts - Public Awareness Campaign Workgroup Failed
- HB 1097 Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Signed
- HB 1391 Clean Cars Act of 2022 Signed
- HB 75 Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member Signed
- HB 634 Maryland Center for History and Culture – Annual Appropriation Failed
- HB 937 Abortion Care Access Act Signed
- HB 18 Maryland Paint Stewardship Died
- HB 762 Real Property - Residential Contract of Sale - Buyer Identification Died
- HB 548 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Montford Point Marines Commemoration Day Died
- HB 669 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Doula Services – Coverage Signed
- HB 433 Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Student Members and Task Force to Study Compensation and Student Members Vetoed
- HB 698 Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase Died
- HB 436 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History Rating Policy Died
- HB 642 Baltimore City – Homestead Property Tax Credit – Notice Signed
- HB 551 Real Property - Residential Leases - Notification of Rent Increases Died
Co-sponsored
121 billsCurrent session 35 bills
- HJ0008 Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings Introduced
- HB1575 Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) Introduced
- HB1521 Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth Introduced
- HB1492 Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike Introduced
- HB1480 Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards Introduced
- HB1468 Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans Introduced
- HB1352 State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements Introduced
- HB1309 Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment Introduced
- HB1276 West North Avenue Development Authority - Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Program - Establishment (WNADA Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Act) Signed
- HB1108 Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection Introduced
- HB1070 Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund Introduced
- HB1069 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements Introduced
- HB0959 Natural Resources - Establishment of Gwynns Falls State Park Introduced
- HB0941 Public Health - Public Buildings - Hygiene Products Introduced
- HB0935 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals Introduced
- HB0932 Maryland Transit Administration - Fifth Bus Division Facility - Construction Introduced
- HB0884 University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) Introduced
- HB0849 Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist Signed
- HB0776 Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) Signed
- HB0738 Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment Signed
- HB0706 State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) Introduced
- HB0704 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment Introduced
- HB0689 Candidates for Representative in Congress - Certificate of Candidacy Filing Deadline for the 2026 Election - Alteration Introduced
- HB0641 Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program Introduced
- HB0552 Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment Signed
Historical 86 bills
- HB 133 Public Schools - Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products Died
- HB 139 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program Died
- HB 1143 Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Tenured Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Graduate Student Employees Died
- HB 977 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Expansion Died
- HB 1089 Maryland People's Fund - Establishment Died
- HB 715 Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Requirement to Operate Died
- HB 1178 Department of Housing and Community Development - Social Housing Act of 2019 Died
- HB 451 Fair Housing Opportunities Act of 2019 Died
- HB 779 Higher Education - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding Died
- HB 632 Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Use, Possession, Cultivation, and Sale Died
- HB 736 Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Prohibitions on Former Employees and Commissioners Died
- HB 523 Public Schools - Use of Lead Ammunition in School Programs - Prohibition Died
- HB 141 Commercial Law - Internet Privacy and Net Neutrality Died
- HB 548 Collective Bargaining - Student Athletes Died
- HB 473 Residential Leases - Definition of "Rent" Died
- HB 322 Election Law - References to Absentee Voting in Public Communications - Voting by Mail Died
- HB 413 Public Information Act - Personnel and Investigatory Records - Formal Complaints Against Public Employees Died
- HB 296 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Disclosure of Price and Cost Share for Prescription Drugs Died
- HB 565 Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities Died
- HB 1040 Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity (Overtime Modernization Act of 2019) Died
- HB 1191 Baltimore City - Civil Actions - Liability of Toxic Substance Manufacturers Died
- HB 1234 Procurement - Correctional Facilities - Ex-Offenders Died
- HB 1190 Maryland Stadium Authority’s Pimlico Race Course Study Workgroup Died
- HB 1275 Office of Administrative Hearings - Administrative Law Judges - Special Education Law Training Died
- HB 472 Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Const) | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Nawrocki /963724/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Long, R. /703123/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Pippy /823729/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Griffith /563421/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Arikan /933322/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Morgan, M. /283424/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| Committee Amendments | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Arikan /623323/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Kipke /163923/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Morgan, M. /423426/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Buckel /133323/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Const) | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) | Yea | 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 | Yea | 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 | Not Voting | 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 |