D Maryland House of Delegates · District 21 On the 2026 ballot

Del. Ben Barnes

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Session

Total votes

13,141

all sessions

Attendance

98%

290 missed

Lower than 78% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

11,909

voted in favor

Nay

942

voted against

Absent

290

missed votes

Total cast

13,141

across all sessions

Crossed party

28

votes against own party

This page

13,141

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 774

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)

Absent

Failed

37–71

Mar 18, 2026

SB 437

Criminal Law – Theft and Fraud Crimes – Valuation and Forgery of Gift Cards

Absent

Passed

120–0

Mar 18, 2026

SB 715

Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program

Absent

Passed

120–0

Mar 18, 2026

HB 299

Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement

Absent

Failed

34–89

Mar 18, 2026

SB 277

Estates and Trusts - Venue for Administrative and Judicial Probate and Application of Inheritance Tax

Absent

Passed

119–0

Mar 18, 2026

HB 45

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)

Absent

Failed

35–89

Mar 18, 2026

SB 82

Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease of Real Property - Penalty

Absent

Passed

119–0

Mar 18, 2026

HB 299

Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement

Absent

Failed

33–86

Mar 18, 2026

SB 397

Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Appointment of Majors

Absent

Passed

120–0

Mar 18, 2026

SB 745

Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)

Absent

Passed

119–0

Mar 18, 2026