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Democratic
· Delegate
Matthew Schindler
Represents District 2B in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Democrats
93%
on 532 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,470 of 1,488 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
2 of 13
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 Matthew Schindler 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 Matthew Schindler 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. Matthew Schindler is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
39 of 532 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB623 · Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)
In plain English Creates a new alcoholic beverages license for premium cigar lounges at tobacconist businesses and restricts tobacconist licenses near health care or child care facilities.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 96–37 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 113321/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 37–89 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 213729/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 40–83 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 233223/1 (Delegate Beauchamp) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 40–84 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 363526/1 (Delegate McComas) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 38–85 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 183527/1 (Delegate T. Morgan) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 38–86 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 863525/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 39–86 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 773921/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected · 2026-04-11 · Failed 40–85 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 · 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
In plain English Prohibits manufacturing, selling, purchasing, or transferring machine gun convertible pistols starting January 1, 2027, with certain exceptions.
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 · 516 shared contested votes
62%
Kevin HornbergerRepublican · District 35B · 542 shared contested votes
41%
Seth HowardRepublican · District 30B · 521 shared contested votes
28%
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 (18 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Matthew Schindler 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.
Introduced13
Out of committee5
Passed one chamber5
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee8
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 3 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Municipal Corporations 4Penalties and Sentences 3Municipalities 3Law Enforcement 3Public Employees 3Local Government – Generally 3
Higher Education – Student Financial Assistance – Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)
In plain English Exempts spouses and dependent children of deceased state or local public safety employees from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at Maryland public colleges.
Official synopsis: Exempting spouses and financially dependent children of State or local public safety employees who die as a result of or in the course of performance of duties from paying out-of-state or out-of-county tuition at a public institution of higher education in the State; and altering…
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 798 · 2026-05-26
Economic Development – Tax Increment Financing – Noncontiguous Areas
Authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to designate certain noncontiguous blighted areas as development districts.
Became lawApproved by the Governor – Chapter 536 · 2026-05-12
Correctional Services – Incarcerated Individuals – Identification Cards, Driver's Licenses, and Birth Certificates
Providing that certain provisions about identification documents apply only to certain incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to determine whether an incarcerated individual is in possession of certain documentation on taking custody of the individual; providing that a managing official of a State correctional…
Passed one chamberHearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-24
State and Local Government – Real Property – Confederate Naming Prohibited
Prohibiting a State entity or a political subdivision of the State from assigning a Confederate name to real property owned by the State or political subdivision; and defining "Confederate name" as any name that commemorates or references any aspect of the states in rebellion, operating…
Passed one chamberHearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-24
Municipalities – Enforcement Officers – Body-Worn Cameras
Including a certain municipal enforcement officer in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for purposes of a certain exception to prohibitions against wiretapping and electronic surveillance relating to the use of body-worn cameras; authorizing a municipality to adopt an ordinance or a resolution authorizing an…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-24
Correctional Services – Immigration Detention Facilities – Original Design and Construction
Prohibiting a person from operating an immigration detention facility at a building, structure, or facility that was not originally designed and constructed for the purpose of housing or detaining individuals.
Not out of committeeHearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-03-11
Collective Bargaining – Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act
Establishing collective bargaining rights for public local employees; applying the Maryland Public Employee Relations Act to county and municipal government employers and their employees; providing that a public employee may be deemed a certain management employee for purposes of establishing collective bargaining rights; establishing impasse…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-19
Family Law – Child Neglect Definition – Alteration
Altering the definition of child neglect to include the failure or refusal to provide to a child the education required by law.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-05
Criminal Law – Threats Against State or Local Official – Penalties
Increasing the penalties for a violation of the prohibition against making certain threats against a State official, a local official, a deputy State's Attorney, an assistant State's Attorney, or an assistant Public Defender.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-30
Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names – Establishment
Establishing the Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names to develop and implement a framework to identify real property owned by the State or a political subdivision that bears a Confederate name; and requiring the Commission to make recommendations regarding the…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-28
General Assembly – Employment and Leave Protection for Members
Prohibiting an employer from depriving of employment or taking certain other actions against an employee who is a member of the General Assembly and who loses employment time to performing responsibilities as a member of the General Assembly; and establishing a penalty of a fine…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-28
Municipalities – Annexed Land – Land Use and Density
Altering the restrictions on a municipality, for a period following an annexation of land, to authorize the development of certain annexed land for certain land uses or certain densities without obtaining the express approval of the county in which the municipality is located; and altering…
Not out of committeeHearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-01-26
Environment – Beverage Containers Connected With Plastic Rings – Restriction on Sale
Prohibiting a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale beverage containers that are connected to other beverage containers with a plastic ring connector unless the plastic ring connector is made of a biodegradable material.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-19
“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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