Maryland · Current officeholder
Steve Arentz
Republican Maryland House, District 36
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Sponsored legislation
157 bills in the current data (157 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 842 | Property Tax Credit - Surviving Spouse of Military Service Member | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 677 | Reduction Facilities and Veterans Service Organizations - Hydrolyzed and Soil Remains - Immunity | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 623 | Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 591 | Wicomico County - Highway Pedestrian Safety Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 500 | Sales and Use Tax - Precious Metal Bullion or Coins - Exemption | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 721 | Uniformed Services Spouses Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 569 | Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1599 | Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1120 | Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 980 | Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 972 | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 535 | Food Establishments - Cottage Food Businesses - Maximum Annual Revenue | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 395 | Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 1400 | Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 947 | Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 720 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 393 | Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 1630 | Queen Anne's County - Speed Monitoring System - U.S. Route 301 | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1614 | Maryland Transportation Authority - Lane Use Control Signal Monitoring Systems | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1439 | Real Property - Partition of Property - Liens and Purchase Price Adjustments | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 844 | Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 952 | Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 1459 | Public Safety - Stationary Energy Storage Systems | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 1375 | Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 976 | Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 361 | Queen Anne’s County – Circuit Court Judgeships | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1500 | State Agencies - Adoption of Regulations - Required | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1499 | Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1481 | Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1079 | Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1515 | Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1495 | Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| HS 1 | State Agencies - Misconduct Related to Federal Funding - Legislative Investigating Committee | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 974 | Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1349 | Public Service Commission - Implementation Plan to Convert Formerly Operational Fossil Fuel Generating Stations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1443 | Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas - Regulation and Consumer Protection - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 988 | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Repeal | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 967 | Electric Companies – Environmental Surcharges or Fees – Prohibition on Collection | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 958 | Natural Gas – Connection and Line Extension – Discounts and Payment Plans | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1629 | Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 459 | State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Schools - Enforcement Procedures - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 449 | Juvenile Justice Restoration Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 609 | State Transfer Tax - Land Preservation Special Fund - Revenue Allocation | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1538 | Land Use - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions (Maryland Generational Housing Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1510 | Unemployment Insurance - Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Enforcement | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1486 | Workers' Compensation - Average Weekly Wage - Multiple Employers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1404 | Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1318 | Department of Human Services - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Error Reduction | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1179 | Consumer Protection - Application Store Accountability Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1555 | Education - Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Oversight Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1484 | Child Sex Offenders - Plea Agreements and Places for Children | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1482 | Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Revisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1437 | Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1396 | Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1591 | State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 15, 2026 |
| HB 1525 | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, EmPOWER Energy Efficiency Programs, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 1496 | Vehicle Laws – Causing Serious Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 1391 | Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Testing and Inspection - Grounds for Failure | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 1295 | Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 1283 | Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls - Collection | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 1212 | Workgroup on Seafood Marketing | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 964 | Secure the Vote Act of 2026 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 970 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Nuclear Energy and Renaming | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 576 | State Archives - Record Services - Fees | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 462 | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 454 | Election Law - Voter Registration Eligibility - U.S. Citizenship Verification (SAVE Our Elections Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 924 | Child Exploitation Material - Civil and Criminal Actions (Safe Kids Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 885 | Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 863 | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2026 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 857 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income - Individuals Under the Age of 55 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 830 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 790 | State Transfer Tax - Exemption for First-Time Home Buyers - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 761 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 632 | Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 455 | Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 726 | Maryland Transportation Authority - Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge - Naming | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 690 | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 644 | Property Tax - Exemption for Dwellings of Surviving Spouses of Disabled Veterans - Application | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 656 | Income, Sales and Use, and Property Taxes - Revocation of Exempt Status for Nonprofit Organizations for Supporting Terrorist Organizations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 544 | Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 527 | Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 508 | Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Not Administratively Charged, Unfounded, and Exonerated Complaints | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 475 | Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 463 | First Degree Murder - Diminution Credits - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 521 | Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Bill Surcharge - Repeal | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 460 | Solar Energy - Construction of Generating Stations in Priority Preservation Areas and Study | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 482 | Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 25, 2026 |
| HB 894 | Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Bats | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 893 | Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Administrative Penalties | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 857 | Natural Resources - Pursuing Wounded Deer After Legal Hunting Hours and Using a Light - Authorization | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 809 | Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training Programs | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 1236 | Queen Anne's County - Municipalities - Speed Limits | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 1191 | Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 887 | Accountants - Licensed Out-of-State Practice Privileges - Qualifications | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 775 | Correctional Services - Death of Incarcerated Individual - Notification | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 698 | Local Government - Development Impact Fees, Surcharges, and Excise Taxes - Reporting | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 1200 | Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 892 | Natural Resources - Canada Geese - Bag Limits | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 1558 | Election Law - State Elected Officials - Fundraising Activities During General Assembly Session | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 889 | Fisheries - Striped Bass or Rockfish - Juvenile Survey | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 1437 | Catastrophic Health Emergency - Immunity for Health Care Providers - Repeal | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1374 | Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1455 | Workers' Compensation - Average Weekly Wage - Multiple Employers | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 982 | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 975 | Queen Anne's County - Circuit Court Judgeships | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 653 | Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Crime Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 403 | Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Offenders Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 760 | Counties and Municipalities - Approval of Projects Denied by Maryland Historical Trust - Authorization | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1271 | Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Wait Time | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1215 | Common Ownership Communities - Time to Attain Reserve Funding Level - Extension | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1451 | Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2025 |
| HB 1260 | State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels - Identification and Removal | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2025 |
| HB 1357 | Public Health - Reproductive Health Care Data - Report | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 989 | On-Farm Home Processing License - Revenue Limit - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 733 | Elections for County Boards of Education - Party Designation or Affiliation - Certificates of Candidacy and Ballots | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 81 | Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 734 | Real Time for Violent Crime Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 727 | Motor Vehicles - Driving Records - Disclosure of Medical Diagnosis (Safeguarding American Families Everywhere Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 732 | Public Schools - Career Ladder - Teacher Classroom Teaching Time | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 725 | Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 903 | Courts - Global Warming and Climate Change - Prohibited Actions (Ratepayer Protection Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 885 | Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 652 | Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 622 | Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 156 | Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1356 | Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Bail | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 773 | Public Middle and High Schools - Student Discipline (Right to Teach Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1415 | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1414 | Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion (Safe Solutions Now Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1396 | Property Rights Protection Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1345 | Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1329 | Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1249 | Natural Resources - Blue Catfish - Population Control | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1235 | Queen Anne's County - Licensed Cannabis Dispensary and Processor Locations - Distance Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1184 | Port of Deposit State Historical Park - Size and Scope | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1180 | Education - Primary and Secondary Schools - Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1132 | Public Schools - Student Fights - School Investigation and Discipline | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1015 | Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1182 | Corporations and Associations - Methodist Church Trust Requirement - Repeal | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1101 | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 1024 | Agriculture - Catastrophic Damage Caused by Deer | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 91 | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 735 | Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 67 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1008 | Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 976 | State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| HB 736 | School Construction - Local Cost-Share - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 31, 2025 |
| HB 1005 | Income Tax - Tips or Gratuities - Subtraction Modification (No Income Taxes on Tips Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 31, 2025 |
| HB 800 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income - Individuals Under the Age of 55 | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 792 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 766 | Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 742 | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Eminent Domain | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 739 | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Local Approval | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 695 | Repair the Transportation Trust Fund Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 462 | Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| HB 548 | Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat (Defend the Guard) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2025 |
| HB 137 | Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 9, 2025 |