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Republican
· Delegate
Bob Long
Represents District 6 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Republicans
94%
on 506 party-line votes · House Republicans median 94%
Cast a vote
92%
Yea or Nay on 1,368 of 1,488 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
0 of 19
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
1,488
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Bob Long votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Bob Long sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Bob Long is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
32 of 506 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB811 · Real Property – New Home Sales – Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service
Third Reading Passed with Amendments · 2026-04-13 · Passed 100–32 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB286 · Public Safety – Elevator Inspection Certificates – Searchable Database
In plain English Requires the state to post a searchable online database of active elevator inspection certificates organized by street address, city, and county.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 113–21 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB255 · Voting Rights Act of 2026 – Counties and Municipal Corporations
In plain English Prohibits election methods for county and municipal governments that impair protected groups' ability to elect candidates of their choice or influence election outcomes.
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Stein) Adopted · 2026-04-13 · Passed 90–37 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB141 · Election Law – Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes
In plain English Requires the state elections administrator to respond to credible reports of election misinformation or deepfakes by publicly correcting false information, and prohibits knowingly creating or spreading deepfakes with materially false election information.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 85–38 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB575 · Public Schools – Student Attendance – Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement
In plain English Requires school districts to allow excused or discretionary absences for students participating in civic engagement activities including testifying at legislative hearings, meeting with legislators, or contributing to policy development.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 114–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB180 · Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing
Third Reading Passed with Amendments · 2026-04-13 · Passed 113–19 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB159 · Emergency Medical Services – Vehicles and Ambulances – Required Supplies
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 118–19 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB657 · Maryland Higher Education Commission – Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program – Established
In plain English Creates a grant program to help individuals become real estate appraisers in historically redlined neighborhoods and underrepresented communities.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 110–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1532 · Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
In plain English Transfers the electric universal service program to the Office of Home Energy Programs, establishes a green energy loan program for nonprofits, and alters solar permitting procedures, among other changes.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 105–27 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB625 · Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects – Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies
In plain English Requires the Department of the Environment to develop and adopt regulations for permitting carbon dioxide capture and storage projects using biochar or wood vault technologies by January 1, 2028.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 110–25 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB774 · Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies – Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Floor Amendment 603727/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected · 2026-04-03 · Failed 37–71
SB284 · Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026
Floor Amendment 823321/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected · 2026-03-25 · Failed 45–86
SB627 · Korean American Day
In plain English Requires the Governor to proclaim January 13 as Korean American Day annually and urge educational and cultural organizations to observe it with appropriate programs and activities.
Floor Amendment 993923/1 (Delegate Mangione) Rejected · 2026-04-13 · Failed 42–84
SB791 · Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure – Immigration Enforcement – Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
In plain English Prohibits local correctional facilities and law enforcement from taking certain immigration enforcement actions, with specified exceptions.
Floor Amendment 483221/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 41–83
HB577 · Criminal Law – Firearm Crimes – Machine Gun Convertible Pistols
Floor Amendment 863721/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected · 2026-04-07 · Failed 45–88
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Sheree Sample-HughesDemocrat · District 37A · 462 shared contested votes
26%
Steve JohnsonDemocrat · District 34 · 482 shared contested votes
19%
Matthew SchindlerDemocrat · District 2B · 515 shared contested votes
17%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (120 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Bob Long was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced19
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee19
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Baltimore County 6Local Government Mandates 6Assessments and Taxation, Department of 5Exemptions 5Property Tax 5Residential Property 5
State Procurement – Preferences – Francis Scott Key Bridge Reconstruction
Establishing a certain procurement preference in the purchase of supplies or services for State contracts related to the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge for vendors from the 6th legislative district.
Not out of committeeHearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. · 2026-03-11
Natural Resources – Fishing Without a License – Enforcement
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to suspend for certain periods of time the commercial or recreational fishing privileges of certain persons charged with fishing without a license under certain circumstances; authorizing a person whose fishing privileges are suspended under the Act to apply for…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-05
Vehicle Laws – Vehicle Registration Fees – Sixth Legislative District
Reducing vehicle registration fees for certain Class A, D, and E motor vehicles owned by a resident of and registered to an address in the Sixth Legislative District until a replacement bridge for the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge opens to general vehicular traffic.
Not out of committeeHearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-13
Large Load Customers – Data Centers and Rate Schedule Requirements
Applying certain rate schedule requirements for large load customers to certain data centers; and modifying, from September 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027, the date by which certain electric companies must submit to the Public Service Commission for approval certain rate schedules for large load…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-12
Elections – In-Person Voting – Proof of Identity
Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid non-government-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement, or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-02-06
Baltimore County – Residential Real Property – Moratorium on Assessment Increases and Review of Assessment Practices and Methodology
Prohibiting, for a taxable year beginning after June 30, 2026, but before July 1, 2028, an increase of the assessed value of residential real property in Baltimore County except under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to retain an independent third…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-05
State Transfer Tax – Exemption for First-Time Home Buyers – Alterations
Altering the exemption from the State transfer tax for instruments of writing that transfer improved residential real property to certain first-time home buyers.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-05
Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Signature Requirements and Verification
Prohibiting a local board of elections from removing an absentee ballot from a return envelope or ballot/return envelope or counting the ballot unless the return envelope or ballot/return envelope is signed by the voter and a witness and the local board verify the voter's signature;…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-05
Maryland Transportation Authority – Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge – Naming
Requiring that, on completion of a new bridge to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Maryland Transportation Authority shall name the new bridge the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-04
Education – Student Behavior – Parent and Guardian Notice and Required Counseling (Parent and Guardian Accountability Act)
Establishing that it is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a student in a public school to fail to seek and participate in counseling with the parent's or guardian's child after receiving a certain notice of violent and disruptive behavior; and requiring a public…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-04
Property Tax – Homestead Property Tax Credit – First-Time Homebuyer
Establishing the taxable assessment to be used for the calculation of the homestead property tax credit for first-time homebuyers in the State.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-03
Tax Exemptions – Individuals Detained or Taken Hostage Abroad
Exempting from taxation the income of a certain individual detained or taken hostage abroad during the taxable year and the spouse of that individual; and exempting from property tax certain property that is owned by an individual detained or taken hostage abroad or the spouse…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-02
Income, Sales and Use, and Property Taxes – Revocation of Exempt Status for Nonprofit Organizations for Supporting Terrorist Organizations
Requiring, as practicable, the Comptroller and the Director of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to jointly determine on a regular basis whether a certain nonprofit organization in the State has been found to be a certain terrorist-supporting organization; requiring that the Comptroller and…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-02
Baltimore County – Transfer Tax – Exemption for First-Time Home Buyers
Exempting instruments of writing that transfer improved residential real property to certain first-time home buyers from the Baltimore County transfer tax.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-29
Baltimore County – Homestead Property Tax Credit Percentage
Requiring the homestead property tax credit percentage in Baltimore County to be 100%.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-29
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB2100 · 2026-08-04
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Third Reading Passed)
HB2101 · 2026-08-04
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 – Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Third Reading Passed)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Favorable with Amendments 923921/1 Adopted)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 403926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 823729/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 183623/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 423426/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 633228/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 163923/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 563421/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 703123/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Decision of the Chair upheld)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 623323/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 423321/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Decision of the Chair upheld)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 933322/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 963724/1 (Delegate Nawrocki) Rejected)
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 283424/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected)
HB2101 · 2026-08-03
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 – Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Moon) Adopted)
HB2101 · 2026-08-03
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 – Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Decision of the Chair upheld)
HB862 · 2026-08-03
Railroads – Required Crew for Movement of Freight (Overridden)
SB204 · 2026-04-13
Public Schools – Maryland Civic Excellence Program – Established (Third Reading Passed)
HB107 · 2026-04-13
Motor Vehicles – Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program – Establishment (Third Reading Passed)
HB1118 · 2026-04-13
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations – Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions (Third Reading Passed)
SB360 · 2026-04-13
Criminal Law – Emergency Response Animal – Prohibited Actions Against (Third Reading Passed)
SB18 · 2026-04-13
State Board of Social Work Examiners – Provisional License to Practice Social Work – Established (Third Reading Passed)
SB111 · 2026-04-13
Vehicle Laws – Out-of-State Vehicles – Improper Registration (Third Reading Passed with Amendments)
SB335 · 2026-04-13
Landlord and Tenant – Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting (Third Reading Passed)
SB242 · 2026-04-13
Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act (Third Reading Passed)
SB366 · 2026-04-13
Motor Vehicles – Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program – Establishment (Third Reading Passed)
SB187 · 2026-04-13
Correctional Services – Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services – Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB937 · 2026-04-13
Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases – Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) (Floor Amendment 223521/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected)
SB937 · 2026-04-13
Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases – Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) (Third Reading Passed with Amendments)
SB16 · 2026-04-13
Child Support – Earnings Withholdings Limits (Third Reading Passed)
SB820 · 2026-04-13
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission – Unauthorized Consumable Products – Enforcement and Seizure (Third Reading Passed)
HB13 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (Third Reading Passed)
HB653 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income – Amount (Third Reading Passed)
SB597 · 2026-04-13
Higher Education – Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership (Third Reading Passed)
HB1057 · 2026-04-13
Education – Artificial Intelligence – Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (Third Reading Passed)
HB44 · 2026-04-13
Election Law – Petitions and Ballot Questions – Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures (Third Reading Passed)
SB461 · 2026-04-13
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Heat and Eat Program – Study (Third Reading Passed)
SB625 · 2026-04-13
Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects – Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies (Third Reading Passed)
SB807 · 2026-04-13
Alcoholic Beverages – Class 8 Farm Brewery Licenses (Third Reading Passed)
SB777 · 2026-04-13
Labor and Employment – Workforce Development – Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB148 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (Third Reading Passed)
HB1532 · 2026-04-13
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (Third Reading Passed)
SB420 · 2026-04-13
Public Institutions of Higher Education – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Plan and Reporting (Third Reading Passed)
HB1297 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit – Alterations (Third Reading Passed)
SB389 · 2026-04-13
Land Use – Transit-Oriented Development – Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB898 · 2026-04-13
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Behavior Technicians – Reimbursement (Third Reading Passed)
SB852 · 2026-04-13
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Barbershop and Beauty Salon License (Third Reading Passed)
SB431 · 2026-04-13
Fish and Wildlife – Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds – Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings (Third Reading Passed)
SB388 · 2026-04-13
Economic Development – Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act (Third Reading Passed)
HB564 · 2026-04-13
Pet Cremation and Burial Services – Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB720 · 2026-04-13
Education – Artificial Intelligence – Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (Third Reading Passed)
SB739 · 2026-04-13
Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management – Study (Third Reading Passed)
SB893 · 2026-04-13
Business Regulation – Rounding Cash Transactions – Authorization (Third Reading Passed)
SB459 · 2026-04-13
Procurement – Advertising – Maryland News Organizations (Local News for Maryland Communities Act of 2026) (Third Reading Passed)
SB1 · 2026-04-13
Public Safety – Law Enforcement Officers – Face Coverings and Identification (Third Reading Passed)
HB1533 · 2026-04-13
Public Health – Cosmetic Products – Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act – Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals) (Third Reading Passed)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1488 total roll-call votes this session).
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