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Republican
· Delegate
LaToya Nkongolo
Represents District 31 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Republicans
96%
on 481 party-line votes · House Republicans median 94%
Cast a vote
91%
Yea or Nay on 1,356 of 1,488 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
4 of 12
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
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 LaToya Nkongolo 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 LaToya Nkongolo 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. LaToya Nkongolo is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
20 of 481 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB249 · Tobacco Product Licensees – Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 106–30 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1533 · Public Health – Cosmetic Products – Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act – Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals)
In plain English Requires the state to enforce bans on certain cosmetic product ingredients as consumer protection violations and establishes a fund for research on health conditions caused by harmful chemicals in cosmetics.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 101–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB427 · Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances – Extension and Membership
In plain English Extends a task force studying natural psychedelic substances until 2027, adds a historically Black college representative, and requires an updated report by October 2026.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-10 · Passed 104–29 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB500 · Sales and Use Tax – Precious Metal Bullion or Coins – Exemption
In plain English Removes the requirement that precious metal bullion or coin sales occur at the Baltimore Convention Center to qualify for sales tax exemption.
Floor Amendment 173629/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected · 2026-04-09 · Failed 18–111 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB624 · Public Safety – Short-Term Rental Units – Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)
In plain English Requires short-term rental units to post evacuation diagrams and emergency numbers, and to have fire extinguishers and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-08 · Passed 112–17 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB656 · Public Health – Cosmetic Products – Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act – Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals)
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-08 · Passed 101–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB312 · Constitutional Officers – Salaries
In plain English Sets annual salaries for the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Secretary of State.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-08 · Passed 114–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB336 · Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances – Extension and Membership
In plain English Extends a task force studying natural psychedelic substances until 2027, adds a historically Black college representative, and requires an updated report by October 2026.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-02 · Passed 109–24 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB283 · Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
Floor Amendment 593222/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected · 2026-04-01 · Failed 23–97 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB283 · Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
Floor Amendment 983722/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected · 2026-04-01 · Failed 34–102 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
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 793626/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 42–85
HB577 · Criminal Law – Firearm Crimes – Machine Gun Convertible Pistols
Floor Amendment 863721/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected · 2026-04-07 · Failed 45–88
HB774 · Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies – Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-06 · Passed 84–41
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 · 447 shared contested votes
22%
Steve JohnsonDemocrat · District 34 · 457 shared contested votes
15%
Matthew SchindlerDemocrat · District 2B · 497 shared contested votes
13%
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 (132 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills LaToya Nkongolo 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.
Introduced12
Out of committee4
Passed one chamber4
Passed both chambers4
Became law4
Never left committee8
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Notices 4Civil Actions and Procedures 3Liability 3Time 3Crimes and Punishments 3Penalties and Sentences 3
Reduction Facilities and Veterans Service Organizations – Hydrolyzed and Soil Remains – Immunity
In plain English Protects registered reduction operators and veterans service organizations from civil liability when transferring or receiving unclaimed remains of veterans or their dependents for disposition in good faith.
Official synopsis: Providing that a registered reduction operator is not civilly liable for transferring and a veterans service organization is not civilly liable for receiving unclaimed hydrolyzed or soil remains of a veteran or an eligible dependent of a veteran for the purposes of disposition if acting…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 692 · 2026-05-26
Anne Arundel County – Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals – Eligibility
In plain English Expands Anne Arundel County property tax payment deferrals to include certain military reserve members and employees of NOAA and the Public Health Service.
Official synopsis: Expanding eligibility for property tax payment deferrals in Anne Arundel County to include members of certain reserve components and certain members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30,…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 691 · 2026-05-26
Estates – Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
In plain English Requires a person to survive another by at least 120 hours to inherit from them, and establishes procedures for determining death or survival in inheritance cases.
Official synopsis: Conforming the Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act to the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act; providing that a surviving individual who does not survive the death of another individual for at least 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the other individual for purposes relating to the…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 509 · 2026-05-12
Health Insurance – Scalp Cooling Systems – Required Coverage
In plain English Requires health insurers to cover scalp cooling systems used to preserve hair during chemotherapy treatment, effective for policies issued after January 1, 2027.
Official synopsis: Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and managed care organizations that provide coverage for chemotherapy to treat cancer to provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used for the preservation of hair in connection with chemotherapy treatment; and applying the Act to…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 52 · 2026-04-14
Family Law – Final Protective Orders – Duration
Requiring all relief granted under a final protective order to remain effective against a respondent on probation during the period of the respondent's probation.
Not out of committeeHearing 3/12 at 1:30 p.m. · 2026-03-12
Criminal Procedure – Domestic Violence Offenders – Registration
Requiring a person to register as a domestic violence offender with a certain supervising authority if the person is convicted of at least two domestically related crimes; requiring certain information to be included in a registration statement; establishing the term of registration; and requiring the…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/12 at 1:30 p.m. · 2026-03-12
Consumer Protection – Application Store Accountability Act
Establishing requirements for application store providers and developers; creating requirements for age verification and parental consent; prohibiting application store providers and developers from enforcing certain contracts under certain circumstances; prohibiting application store providers and developers from misrepresenting parental consent disclosures; making a violation of the…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-17
Labor and Employment – Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allocate money from the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund to local workforce development boards under certain circumstances; altering certain workforce development programs to require inclusion of local workforce boards; requiring the Department to provide funding to a local workforce…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections) · 2026-02-16
Motor Vehicle Administration – Telephone Queuing System – Establishment
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish a virtual queuing system for telephone callers waiting to speak to a live representative at the Administration; and requiring the virtual queuing system to allow a telephone caller to request a return call instead of remaining on hold…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-13
Income Tax – Angel Investor Tax Credit
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 33% of an investment made in qualified Maryland companies, not to exceed $250,000 except in certain counties; requiring the Department of Commerce to maintain an online portal providing information about the credit and managing applications for…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-12
Child Exploitation Material – Civil and Criminal Actions (Safe Kids Act)
Prohibiting certain conduct relating to child exploitation material; establishing a civil action for a certain violation of the Act; authorizing the Attorney General to enforce certain provisions of the Act; defining "computer-generated image" in certain provisions relating to crimes involving child pornography to include an…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-05
Criminal Law – Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug – Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act)
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully causing another to ingest an abortion-inducing drug when the person knows or believes that the other person is pregnant and without consent, through fraud or coercion, or by force or threat of force.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) · 2026-02-05
“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)
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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