Senator Arthur Ellis
Born
1961
Contact
Email · arthur.ellis@senate.maryland.gov
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16
Bills sponsored
this session · 172 all-time
10
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 90 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
5805
Recorded votes
89%
Vote participation
voted in 89% of 5805 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.3%
based on 725 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.7%
based on 725 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
61%
based on 725 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
172 billsCurrent session 16 bills
- SB0951 State Board of Physicians – Anesthesiologist Assistants – Licensing Introduced
- SB0571 Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) Introduced
- SB0570 Public Health - Baby Food Testing - Definition of Baby Food Introduced
- SB0569 Commercial Law - Online Data Privacy - Limits on Data Collection Introduced
- SB0568 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority Introduced
- SB0227 Motor Vehicles – Parking – Disabled Veteran Special Registration Plates Introduced
- SB0158 Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools Introduced
- SB0156 Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight Introduced
- SB0126 Charles County - Summer Academy for Mathematics and Service Pilot Program - Establishment Introduced
- SB0120 Health Insurance - Required Benefits for Dental Preventive Care - Frequency Limitation Interval (Healthy Moms and Family Smiles Act) Introduced
- SB0095 Property and Casualty Insurance - Parametric Insurance - Regulation Introduced
- SB0078 Public Health – Prostate–Specific Antigen Testing (Protect Our Prostate Act) Introduced
- SB0073 Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland) Introduced
- SB0071 Education - Interjurisdictional Safe Pathways Commission - Establishment Introduced
- SB0034 Certified Public Accountants - Licensure - Qualifications Introduced
- SB0019 Maryland Commission on Women's Health Advancement - Establishment Introduced
Historical 156 bills
- SB 541 Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) Signed
- SB 951 Education – Student Athletes – Uniform Modifications for Modesty (Inclusive Athletic Attire Act) Signed
- SB 989 Election Law - Absentee Ballot Envelopes - Party Affiliation Died
- SB 1005 State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia Signed
- SB 5 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day Signed
- SB 108 Charles County Public Library – Imagination Library Program – Funding Died
- SJ 11 Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine Signed
- SB 920 Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations and Study Signed
- SB 686 Department of the Environment - Study on Environmental Impacts of Lead-Based Fuel Use by Aviation Industry Died
- SB 818 Environment – Permit Applications – Environmental Justice Screening Died
- SB 56 Program Open Space - Local Plans and Programs - General Assembly Approval Died
- SB 530 Maryland Fair Scheduling Act Died
- SB 166 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Doula Services - Coverage Signed
- SB 462 Public Schools - Expanded American History - Development of Content Standards and Implementation Died
- SB 726 Transportation – Highway User Revenues – Revenue and Distribution Died
- SB 76 Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles - Cobb Island Died
- SB 1010 Motor Fuel Taxes - Tax-Free Period Signed
- SB 630 Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience Signed
- SB 128 Charles County - Program Open Space - Waldorf Core Zone Died
- SB 116 Public Schools - Inclusive and Diverse English Language Arts - Development of Content Standards and Implementation Died
- SB 136 College of Southern Maryland - Charles County Campus - Transition to Charles County Community College Died
- SB 96 Community Parks and Playgrounds Program - Charles County - Basketball Courts Died
- SB 542 State Finance and Procurement - Grants - Prompt Payment Requirement Died
- SB 163 Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures Vetoed
- SB 228 Maryland Corps Program – Revisions Signed
Co-sponsored
90 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- SB0962 January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles Introduced
- SB0888 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress Introduced
- SB0828 State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) Signed
- SB0764 Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost Introduced
- SB0707 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) Signed
- SB0301 Veterans' Discounts Act Introduced
- SB0243 Uniformed Services Spouses Act Signed
- SB0242 Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act Signed
- SB0233 Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition Signed
- SB0007 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date Signed
Historical 80 bills
- SB 311 End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) Died
- SB 193 State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan Died
- SB 538 Health - Hospital-Based Facilities - Disclosure of Facility Fees Died
- SB 993 Task Force to Study Behavioral and Mental Health in Maryland Died
- SB 556 State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying Died
- SB 996 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Welcome Home Korean War Veterans Day Died
- SB 506 Maryland Department of Health - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services - Needs Assessment Study Died
- SB 397 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Freedom of the Press Day Died
- SB 528 Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Establishment Died
- SB 973 Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Membership and Funding Died
- SB 375 Service Contracts - Work Verification Clause Died
- SB 263 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility and Refundability Died
- SB 442 Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion Died
- SB 373 Election Law - Deadline for Selection of Lieutenant Governor Died
- SB 416 Education - Curriculum - Holocaust and Genocide Unit (Lessons of the Holocaust and Genocide Act) Died
- SB 608 State Procurement - Maryland Food for Maryland Institutions Task Force Died
- SB 491 Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants (Graduate Assistant Collective Bargaining Fairness Act) Died
- SB 341 Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation Died
- SB 329 Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Awards of Certain Fees and Costs and Prohibition Against Retaliation Died
- SB 441 Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements Died
- SB 866 College of Southern Maryland - Local Budget Process - Modifications Died
- SB 548 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources Died
- SB 549 Income Tax Credit - Agency Shop Fees and Union Dues Died
- SB 542 Community Healthy Air Act Died
- SB 1046 Office of Personnel Services and Benefits - Study of Diversity of Employees in State Agencies Died
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 | Yea | 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 | Not Voting | 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 | Not Voting | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Not Voting | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | 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 | Not Voting | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Motion To Special Order by Senator Ready | Not Voting | 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 | Not Voting | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Not Voting | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Not Voting | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Not Voting | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Not Voting | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. (Emerg/Amend) | Not Voting | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) | Not Voting | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Not Voting | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) | Not Voting | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment McKay /353624/1 | Nay | fail | March 23, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Carozza /953323/1 | Not Voting | fail | March 23, 2026 |