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Republican
· Delegate
Ric Metzgar
Represents District 6 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Republicans
89%
on 490 party-line votes · House Republicans median 94%
Cast a vote
90%
Yea or Nay on 1,333 of 1,488 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
0 of 11
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 Ric Metzgar 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 Ric Metzgar 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. Ric Metzgar is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
52 of 490 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB811 · Real Property – New Home Sales – Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service
In plain English Requires developers, builders, brokers, or real estate agents to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service within 30 days after the sale.
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
SB247 · Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit – Conversion to Grant Program
In plain English Converts the Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit into a grant program administered by the Department of Commerce with grants disbursed within 90 days.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 111–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB50 · General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 110–22 · 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
SB439 · Employment Discrimination – Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees – Use of Medical Cannabis
In plain English Prohibits employers from discriminating against fire and rescue employees for medical cannabis use, unless impaired at work, and requires reporting impaired employees to the state board.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 108–23 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB467 · Maryland Child Care Credential Program – Extension of Funding
In plain English Requires the Governor to allocate $5,687,000 annually to the Maryland Child Care Credential Program for fiscal years 2028 through 2030.
Third Reading Passed · 2026-04-13 · Passed 106–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB180 · Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing
In plain English Allows fair housing testers to record oral communications when working for government or nonprofit civil rights organizations, with recordings usable only for enforcing fair housing laws.
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
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)
In plain English Allows counties to adopt local laws prohibiting landlords from ending residential leases or tenancies without good cause.
Floor Amendment 603727/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected · 2026-04-03 · Failed 37–71
SB284 · Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026
In plain English Alters required appropriations, authorizes fund uses, changes revenue distribution, and modifies income tax provisions among other changes.
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
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
32%
Steve JohnsonDemocrat · District 34 · 479 shared contested votes
24%
Matthew SchindlerDemocrat · District 2B · 502 shared contested votes
23%
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 (155 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Ric Metzgar 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.
Introduced11
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Reports 6Health 5Committees and Commissions 4Forms 3General Assembly 3Governor 3
Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in consultation with the Department of Labor to develop an Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program to provide incarcerated individuals at the Baltimore City Correctional Center the opportunity to serve as paid apprentices in an agency or…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-20
State Government – Henrietta Lacks Commission – Establishment (Henrietta Lacks Commission of Maryland Act of 2026)
Establishing the Henrietta Lacks Commission to take certain actions related to the legacy of Henrietta Lacks and the use of HeLa cells, including promotion of education on the life of Henrietta Lacks and HeLa science; and requiring the Commission, beginning in 2027, to report by…
Passed one chamberHearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-03-20
Public Health – Abortion (Heartbeat Bill)
Requiring that an abortion be performed by a physician, rather than a qualified provider; repealing certain provisions of law related to State interference with an abortion, regulations related to abortion, and liability or criminal punishment for qualified providers who perform an abortion; prohibiting a physician…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/19 at 2:30 p.m. · 2026-03-19
Agriculture – Access to Food (Maryland Food Security, Access, and Equity Act)
Establishing the Food Security Coordination Office within the Department of Agriculture; requiring the Department to establish a rural-to-urban produce distribution program to connect local farmers with urban and suburban communities experiencing food insecurity; requiring the Department to establish the Maryland Rural-to-Urban Produce Financing Program to…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) · 2026-03-17
Baltimore County – Homestead Property Tax Credit – Individuals at Least 65 Years Old
Altering the calculation of the homestead property tax credit percentage for a homeowner in Baltimore County who is at least 65 years old; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.
Not out of committeeWithdrawn by Sponsor · 2026-03-09
Anthony McCarthy Task Force to Study Dialysis Outcomes
Establishing the Anthony McCarthy Task Force to Study Dialysis Outcomes; requiring the Task Force to study methods, programs, and approaches that improve dialysis patient outcomes and make legislative recommendation regarding methods to improve patient outcomes while minimizing taxpayer burdens; and requiring the Task Force to…
Not out of committeeFirst Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations · 2026-02-25
Department of Agriculture – Regulation of Dog Breeders
Establishing the Dog Breeder Accountability Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring, on or before July 1, beginning in 2028, a dog breeder to register annually with the Department of Agriculture and, at the time of registration, pay an annual registration fee of $150; requiring,…
Not out of committeeHearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-02-17
State Government – State House Trust – Ten Commandments Monument Display Act
Requiring a certain Ten Commandments Monument to be placed on the grounds of the Maryland State House; requiring the Commission on Artistic Property to oversee the care and maintenance of the monument; and establishing the Commission on the Ten Commandments Monument.
Not out of committeeHearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-28
Baltimore County – Property Tax Credits – Public Safety Officers and Public School System Employees
Requiring the governing body of Baltimore County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on certain dwellings owned by public safety officers or Baltimore County public school employees under certain circumstances.
Not out of committeeHearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. · 2026-01-26
Public Schools – Airway Clearing Device Availability and Use – Policy (Bowen Levy Airway Clearing Device Act)
Requiring each county board of education to establish a policy to obtain at least one airway clearing device per school and to authorize school nurses and other school personnel to use an airway clearing device in certain emergency situations; and requiring the State Department of…
Not out of committeeHearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. · 2026-01-15
County Boards of Education – Volunteer Aides – School Chaplain
Authorizing each county board of education to use a chaplain as a volunteer aide in schools to provide support services to students.
Not out of committeeFirst Reading Ways and Means · 2026-01-14
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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