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Democratic
· Delegate
Lesley Lopez
Represents District 39 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 546 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,477 of 1,488 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
3 of 17
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 Lesley Lopez 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 Lesley Lopez 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. Lesley Lopez is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 546 party-line votes.
SB420 · Public Institutions of Higher Education – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Plan and Reporting
In plain English Requires public colleges to adopt plans supporting pregnant and parenting students and report demographic data to the state by September 2027.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 103–33 · most Democrats 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
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 · 528 shared contested votes
55%
Kevin HornbergerRepublican · District 35B · 556 shared contested votes
34%
Jim HinebaughRepublican · District 1A · 494 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 (11 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Lesley Lopez 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.
Introduced17
Out of committee7
Passed one chamber7
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Never left committee10
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 3 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Reports 7Public Health 7Notices 7Health, Department of 5Civil Actions 5Health Occupations 5
Hospitals – Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions – Procedures
In plain English Requires hospitals to screen emergency patients for pregnancy-related emergencies and allow pregnancy termination when necessary to treat such emergencies.
Official synopsis: Requiring a hospital to conduct screening on a patient presenting at an emergency department of the hospital to determine whether the patient has an emergency pregnancy-related medical condition; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the treatment and transfer of a patient who has an emergency…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 789 · 2026-05-26
Health Occupations – Pharmacists – Vaccination Orders
In plain English Allows pharmacists to order certain vaccinations for people at least 3 years old without administering them.
Official synopsis: Authorizing a pharmacist to order certain vaccinations for individuals who are at least 3 years old without having to also administer the vaccination.
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 270 · 2026-04-28
Nursing Facilities – Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
In plain English Requires nursing facilities to provide advance notice and obtain confirmations before involuntarily transferring or discharging residents.
Official synopsis: Prohibiting certain facilities from involuntarily transferring or discharging a resident to certain housing or before receiving certain confirmations; altering the information required to be included in a certain notice or new notice; requiring that a certain notice or new notice be provided to certain residents…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 24 · 2026-04-14
Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council and the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs – Recommendations for Elopement Response Devices
Authorizing the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council and the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs to recommend the use of elopement response as safety tools for certain individuals who are at risk of elopement; defining "elopement" as behavior in which an…
Passed one chamberFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance · 2026-04-13
State Assistance for the Elderly – Study on Calculation of Income
Requiring the Department of Aging, in consultation with the Department of Disabilities, the Department of Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of Human Services, to conduct a study on the calculation of income for certain housing assistance programs and medical…
Passed one chamberHearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-25
Public Health – Office of the Chief Medical Examiner – Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban)
Prohibiting, for a certain period of time, the Chief Medical Examiner, deputy chief medical examiners, assistant medical examiners, and pathologists authorized by the Chief Medical Examiner from using a hydrostatic lung test, also known as a lung float test, if performing a certain perinatal autopsy;…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-23
State Government – Procedures – Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects
Requiring each unit in the Executive Branch of State government responsible for issuing a permit related to housing construction to adopt procedures to streamline certain permitting processes for housing projects; requiring the State Housing Ombudsman, to the extent feasible, to ensure consistency between certain permitting…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-20
Maryland Enforcement Limits and Transparency (MELT) Act
Prohibiting a person from voluntarily assisting in immigration enforcement under certain circumstances and requiring a person who assists immigration enforcement to make and maintain certain records; authorizing a person injured by a violation of the Act to bring a certain civil suit; authorizing the Attorney…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-03-11
Civil Actions – Coerced Debt – Debtor Protections
Providing that a debtor may provide certain notice to a creditor and request that the creditor cease debt collection activity relating to a coerced debt; authorizing a debtor, after providing a creditor with certain notice, to bring an action against the creditor seeking certain relief;…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-03-11
Public Health and Health Insurance – Access to Abortion Care – Reporting Requirements
Requiring that the annual report on the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program include certain recommendations; and requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to collect certain data on certain segregated accounts established under the federal Affordable Care Act and certain federal regulations from certain insurers, nonprofit health…
Not out of committeeHearing canceled · 2026-03-10
Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention – Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials
Altering the powers of the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention to include the creation of certain resources, tools, and educational materials related to firearms; and authorizing the Center to consult with State and local agencies and third-party organizations in carrying out those powers.
Not out of committeeWithdrawn by Sponsor · 2026-02-23
Labor and Employment – Civic and Related Activities – Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act)
Authorizing an employer to require an applicant to disclose the applicant's engagement in certain actions only if the disclosure is related to certain job requirements; prohibiting an employer from taking certain adverse action against an employee if the employee engages in certain activity; and providing…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-20
Financial Institutions – Definition of Student Financing Companies – Alteration
Altering the definition of "student financing company" to exclude an institution of postsecondary education for purposes of certain registration and reporting requirements.
Not out of committeeWithdrawn by Sponsor · 2026-02-17
Public Health – Pregnancy Loss – Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act)
Prohibiting individuals who experienced a pregnancy loss from being subject to investigation, civil liability, or criminal prosecution except under certain circumstances; establishing a private right of action for a violation of a certain prohibition against investigations of pregnancy loss; providing that an incidence of pregnancy…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) · 2026-02-16
Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Provider Agencies – Wages and Leave for Personal Care Aides
Requiring provider agencies to pay at least $17 per hour to personal care aides and to provide a certain notice regarding the wage to personal care aides; and requiring provider agencies to provide personal care aides with a certain minimum amount of earned sick and…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-13
“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)
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