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Jheanelle Wilkins
Democratic · Delegate

Jheanelle Wilkins

Represents District 20 in the House of Delegates.

Votes with Democrats
100%
on 537 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 1,441 of 1,488 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
5 of 9
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 3
Roll calls on record
1,488
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 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 Jheanelle Wilkins 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 Jheanelle Wilkins 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. Jheanelle Wilkins is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

0 of 537 party-line votes.

They voted with most Democrats on every party-line vote this session.

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)
Nay
Floor Amendment 603727/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected · 2026-04-03 · Failed 37–71
SB284 · Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026
Nay
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.
Nay
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.
Nay
Floor Amendment 483221/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 41–83
HB577 · Criminal Law – Firearm Crimes – Machine Gun Convertible Pistols
Nay
Floor Amendment 863721/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected · 2026-04-07 · Failed 45–88
Republicans 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.

Stuart SchmidtRepublican · District 33B · 519 shared contested votes
54%
Kevin HornbergerRepublican · District 35B · 548 shared contested votes
34%
Jim HinebaughRepublican · District 1A · 484 shared contested votes
21%
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 (47 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2026-01: 9 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 105 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 647 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 706 roll calls, 45 without a Yea or Nay2026-08: 21 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or NayJan 2026Aug 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Jheanelle Wilkins 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.

Introduced9
Out of committee7
Passed one chamber7
Passed both chambers5
Became law5
Never left committee2

For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 3 bills that became law this session.

What their bills are about
Counties 4Committees and Commissions 4Time 4Registration 3Reports 3Notices 3
Safe and Healthy Homes for All Act
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs in consultation with the Attorney General to develop a plan to identify certain severe health and safety risk properties in the State and take related actions; requiring the Department to submit…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 632 · 2026-05-26
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.
Official synopsis: Requiring the student attendance policy of each county board of education to include a provision allowing an excused or discretionary absence for a public school student participating in civil engagement activities; and clarifying that civic engagement includes testifying virtually or in person at a hearing…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 630 · 2026-05-26
Election Law – Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities – Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Requiring by January 1, 2028, the State Board of Elections and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to jointly develop and implement certain procedures and a certain electronic transmission process for the restoration of voter registration for individuals released from incarceration at a…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 428 · 2026-05-12
Sales and Use Tax – Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use – Alterations
In plain English Allows buyers to issue certificates for multiple locations when purchasing certain digital products and services for sales tax purposes.
Official synopsis: Authorizing, for purposes of certain laws governing the sales and use tax, a buyer to issue a certain certificate indicating multiple points of use of certain digital codes, digital products, and taxable services under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations; providing for the application…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 198 · 2026-04-28
Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures
In plain English Creates a task force to study county and municipal government revenue structures and report findings by December 1, 2026.
Official synopsis: Establishing a Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures to study and evaluate the revenue structure of the county and municipal governments within the State; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 17 · 2026-04-14
Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies – Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Authorizing a county to adopt, by local law or ordinance, provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease during the lease period or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for a local law…
Passed one chamberReferred Rules · 2026-04-07
Public High Schools – Post College and Career Readiness Pathways – Alterations
Authorizing a county board of education to develop and establish income eligibility guidelines and procedures for payment of costs for a post college and career readiness (post-CCR) pathway, except under certain circumstances; extending the time period to 2030 during which the State Board and the…
Passed one chamberReferred Education, Energy, and the Environment · 2026-03-19
Election Law – Incarcerated Individuals – Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act)
Requiring the State Board of Elections to provide a toll-free voter hotline for incarcerated individuals to receive information about voting, request election-related materials, and report voting rights violations; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-02-06
Earned Income Tax Credit – Individuals Without Qualifying Children – Eligibility
Expanding eligibility for the Maryland earned income tax credit for individuals without qualifying children by altering the income thresholds at which the credit phases out; providing that, after the 2025 tax year, the income threshold and phase-out amounts are adjusted annually for inflation; and applying…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-27

“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. 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)
Passed · 96-38
Yea
HB2101 · 2026-08-04
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 – Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 90-34
Yea
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Favorable with Amendments 923921/1 Adopted)
Passed · 99-36
Yea
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 403926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected)
Failed · 37-98
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 823729/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected)
Failed · 36-95
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 183623/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected)
Failed · 35-96
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 423426/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected)
Failed · 36-95
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 633228/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected)
Failed · 35-94
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 163923/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected)
Failed · 35-95
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 563421/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected)
Failed · 33-95
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 703123/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected)
Failed · 34-97
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Decision of the Chair upheld)
Passed · 96-36
Yea
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 623323/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected)
Failed · 32-96
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 423321/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected)
Failed · 34-97
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Decision of the Chair upheld)
Passed · 93-37
Yea
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 933322/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected)
Failed · 1-129
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 963724/1 (Delegate Nawrocki) Rejected)
Failed · 33-97
Nay
HB2100 · 2026-08-03
Election Districts – General Assembly and Representatives in Congress (Floor Amendment 283424/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected)
Failed · 33-96
Nay
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)
Passed · 98-34
Yea
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)
Passed · 99-35
Yea
HB862 · 2026-08-03
Railroads – Required Crew for Movement of Freight (Overridden)
Passed · 99-30
Yea
SB204 · 2026-04-13
Public Schools – Maryland Civic Excellence Program – Established (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 137-0
Yea
HB107 · 2026-04-13
Motor Vehicles – Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program – Establishment (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 99-31
Yea
HB1118 · 2026-04-13
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations – Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 132-2
Yea
SB360 · 2026-04-13
Criminal Law – Emergency Response Animal – Prohibited Actions Against (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 136-0
Yea
SB18 · 2026-04-13
State Board of Social Work Examiners – Provisional License to Practice Social Work – Established (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 105-29
Yea
SB111 · 2026-04-13
Vehicle Laws – Out-of-State Vehicles – Improper Registration (Third Reading Passed with Amendments)
Passed · 117-20
Yea
SB335 · 2026-04-13
Landlord and Tenant – Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 101-34
Yea
SB242 · 2026-04-13
Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 135-0
Yea
SB366 · 2026-04-13
Motor Vehicles – Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program – Establishment (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 99-33
Yea
SB187 · 2026-04-13
Correctional Services – Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services – Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 101-36
Yea
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)
Failed · 34-101
Nay
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)
Passed · 97-36
Yea
SB16 · 2026-04-13
Child Support – Earnings Withholdings Limits (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 135-0
Yea
SB820 · 2026-04-13
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission – Unauthorized Consumable Products – Enforcement and Seizure (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 134-2
Yea
HB13 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 130-1
Yea
HB653 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income – Amount (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 135-0
Yea
SB597 · 2026-04-13
Higher Education – Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 129-2
Yea
HB1057 · 2026-04-13
Education – Artificial Intelligence – Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 124-11
Yea
HB44 · 2026-04-13
Election Law – Petitions and Ballot Questions – Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 134-0
Yea
SB461 · 2026-04-13
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Heat and Eat Program – Study (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 135-1
Yea
SB625 · 2026-04-13
Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects – Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 110-25
Yea
SB807 · 2026-04-13
Alcoholic Beverages – Class 8 Farm Brewery Licenses (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 135-0
Yea
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)
Passed · 131-2
Yea
SB148 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 136-0
Yea
HB1532 · 2026-04-13
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 105-27
Yea
SB420 · 2026-04-13
Public Institutions of Higher Education – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Plan and Reporting (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 103-33
Yea
HB1297 · 2026-04-13
Income Tax – Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit – Alterations (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 127-8
Yea
SB389 · 2026-04-13
Land Use – Transit-Oriented Development – Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 102-34
Yea
SB898 · 2026-04-13
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Behavior Technicians – Reimbursement (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 136-0
Yea
SB852 · 2026-04-13
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Barbershop and Beauty Salon License (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 138-0
Yea
SB431 · 2026-04-13
Fish and Wildlife – Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds – Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 108-26
Yea
SB388 · 2026-04-13
Economic Development – Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 125-10
Yea
HB564 · 2026-04-13
Pet Cremation and Burial Services – Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act) (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 132-2
Yea
SB720 · 2026-04-13
Education – Artificial Intelligence – Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 129-8
Yea
SB739 · 2026-04-13
Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management – Study (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 102-36
Yea
SB893 · 2026-04-13
Business Regulation – Rounding Cash Transactions – Authorization (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 124-12
Yea
SB459 · 2026-04-13
Procurement – Advertising – Maryland News Organizations (Local News for Maryland Communities Act of 2026) (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 129-7
Yea
SB1 · 2026-04-13
Public Safety – Law Enforcement Officers – Face Coverings and Identification (Third Reading Passed)
Passed · 100-37
Yea
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)
Passed · 101-34
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1488 total roll-call votes this session).
Voting data provided by LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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