Senator Nick Charles
Born
1982
Contact
Email · nick.charles@senate.maryland.gov
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16
Bills sponsored
this session · 208 all-time
23
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 117 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
6691
Recorded votes
88%
Vote participation
voted in 88% of 6691 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.8%
based on 928 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.2%
based on 928 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
78.1%
based on 928 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
208 billsCurrent session 16 bills
- SB0965 Motor Vehicles - Out-of-State Drivers - Automated Enforcement (Out-of-State Driver Accountability Act) Introduced
- SB0945 Admissions and Amusement Tax and Sales and Use Tax - University of Maryland, College Park Athletic Competitions and Game Day Surcharge Introduced
- SB0944 Correctional Services - Reentry Readiness Program Introduced
- SB0943 State Procurement - Competitive Sealed Bids and Proposals - In-State Evaluation Preference (Buy Maryland, Buy Local Act) Introduced
- SB0552 Economic Development - Prince George's County Suitland Development Authority - Established Introduced
- SB0551 Health Insurance - Ovarian Cancer Prevention With Salpingectomy - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing Passed
- SB0550 Health Care Decisions Act - Surrogate Decision Making - Mental Disorders Introduced
- SB0549 Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities - Participation of Family Members or Other Individuals Introduced
- SB0548 Family Law - Child Support - Determination of Custody and Agreements Between Parents Introduced
- SB0547 Recipients of State and Local Government Funding - Reporting (Buy Maryland Reporting Requirements) Introduced
- SB0353 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions Introduced
- SB0352 Motor Vehicles - Special Registration Plates - Old Line Plates (Old Line License Plate Program Act of 2026) Introduced
- SB0208 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval Introduced
- SB0110 Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law) Introduced
- SB0086 General Assembly - Office Space, Services, and Equipment Introduced
- SB0068 Driver’s Licenses – Driver Skills Examination – Motorcycle Safety Awareness (D. Torch Road Safety Act) Signed
Historical 192 bills
- HB 1468 Income Tax - Retirement Income Subtraction Modifications and Senior Credit Signed
- HB 282 Sales and Use Tax - Diapers and Other Baby Products - Exemption Signed
- HB 468 Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions Signed
- HB 775 Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Establishment Signed
- HB 136 Education - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Seizure Action Plans (Brynleigh's Act) Vetoed
- HB 850 Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education - Discrimination Signed
- HB 364 Sales and Use Tax - Medical Devices - Exemption Signed
- HB 325 State Procurement - Payment Practices Signed
- HB 358 Maryland Condominium Act - Amendments to the Declaration - Interest in Common Elements Died
- HB 1335 Perinatal Care - Drug and Alcohol Testing and Screening - Consent Died
- HB 76 Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Exemption From Property Taxes Signed
- HB 1403 Maryland Department of Health - Waiver Programs - Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) Vetoed
- HB 1397 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act) Signed
- HB 1293 Driver's Licenses - Suspension For Child Support Arrearages - Exception Died
- HB 1251 Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial in State Veterans' Cemeteries - Spouses and Dependents Died
- HB 521 Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Shielding of Court Records Signed
- HB 1097 Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Signed
- HB 975 Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff - Program Establishment and Funding Died
- HB 277 Public Schools - Purple Star Schools Program - Establishment Signed
- HB 890 Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size Died
- HB 548 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Montford Point Marines Commemoration Day Died
- HB 723 State Finance and Procurement - Procedures and Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers Signed
- HB 778 Transportation - Investment Program - MARC Rail Service (Maryland Regional Rail Transformation Act) Signed
- HB 822 Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Dismissal of Charges Died
- HB 698 Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase Died
Co-sponsored
117 billsCurrent session 23 bills
- SB0962 January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles Introduced
- SB0928 County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) Introduced
- SB0921 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies Introduced
- SB0920 Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act) Signed
- SB0863 Prince George's County Special Education Service Delivery, Transparency, and Accountability Act Introduced
- SB0858 Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment Signed
- SB0776 Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment Signed
- SB0745 Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026) Signed
- SB0661 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence Introduced
- SB0651 Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment Signed
- SB0516 Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting Signed
- SB0475 Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act) Signed
- SB0464 Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland Introduced
- SB0389 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) Introduced
- SB0388 Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act Signed
- SB0387 Food Retailers and Third-Party Food Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) Introduced
- SB0386 Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) Introduced
- SB0360 Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions Against Signed
- SB0335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting Signed
- SB0198 Prince George's Community College - Aerospace and Aviation Systems Technology Programs - Feasibility Study Signed
- SB0082 Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease of Real Property - Penalty Signed
- SB0008 Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations Signed
- SB0007 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date Signed
Historical 94 bills
- HB 1424 Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Transparency Act of 2019 Died
- HB 717 Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force Died
- HB 1006 State Mental Health Facilities - Staffing Committee and Plan 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 995 State Government - President Barack Obama Statue - Placement and Commission Died
- HB 644 Commission on 380 Years of African American History in Maryland Died
- HB 246 General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Environmental Impact Statements Died
- HB 892 Health Information - Commercial Sale Died
- HB 837 Health Insurance - Payments to Noncontracting Specialists and Noncontracting Nonphysician Specialists Died
- HB 305 State Procurement - Maryland Food for Maryland Institutions Task Force Died
- HB 1009 Home- and Community-Based Services Waivers - Alterations (Laurie's Law) Died
- HB 391 Vehicle Laws - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Hours of Operation on U.S. Route 50 Died
- HB 1062 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Freedom of the Press Day Died
- HB 675 Operation of Uninsured Motor Vehicle - Criminal Penalties Died
- HB 807 State Board of Dental Examiners - Appointment of Members Died
- HB 313 State Income and Property Tax Credits - Purple Line Construction Zone Died
- HB 372 Evidence - Chain of Custody of DNA Died
- HB 1108 State Budget Died
- HB 1388 Long-Term Care Insurance - Annual Notice Vetoed
- HB 1266 National Capital Strategic Economic Development Program - Established Died
- HB 604 Workers’ Compensation – Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer – Eligibility (Firefighter Jesse McCullough’s Cancer Protection Law) Signed
- HB 25 Public Health - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Revisions Signed
- HB 145 Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights Signed
- HB 648 Interstate Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Signed
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor Amendment Salling /763427/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Motion to limit debate | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| Suspended Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Hershey /213220/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Ready /393120/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Gallion /473622/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment West /943226/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Simonaire /713626/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Motion to limit debate | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| HB 503 HB 591 HB 668 | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Love /5937221/1448 | Nay | fail | March 27, 2026 |
| Motion to Limit Debate | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Del. Palakovich Carr, Feldmark, Roberson | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| Motion to limit debate | Not Voting | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| Conference Committee Report - Adoption | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| Favorable with 3 amendments /513122/1 | Nay | fail | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 593 HB 634 HB 750 HB 752 HB 904 HB 996 | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Motion To Special Order by Senator Ready | Nay | fail | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Const/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 65 HB 282 HB 596 HB 677 HB 732 HB 855 HB 951 | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. (Emerg/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment McKay /353624/1 | Not Voting | fail | March 23, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Carozza /953323/1 | Nay | fail | March 23, 2026 |