Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Democratic Maryland House of Delegates · District 21 · Maryland
-0.327Left–right score (within House of Delegates)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#1 of 138Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
100.0%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
1298Roll calls (3 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
joseline.pena.melnyk@house.maryland.gov · mgaleg.maryland.gov/…/pena · mgaleg.maryland.gov/…/frmMain.aspx?pid=sponpag · msa.maryland.gov/…/msa14629.html · Open States ID 366c0122-84a8-460e-bc98-93d4ca5f0176
Capitol: Room H-101, State House 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 410-841-3800 · District-Mail: P.O. Box 1251, College Park, MD 20741
Where they sit in the Maryland House of Delegates
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Maryland House of Delegates have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Joseline Peña-Melnyk. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Joseline Peña-Melnyk.
Committees
- Federal Action Oversight
- Legislative Policy (chair)
- Spending Affordability
Recent votes (latest 60 of 1298 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | HB 769 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established | Absent | Pass 112–22 |
| 2026-03-30 | HB 1118 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions | Absent | Pass 132–2 |
| 2025-03-26 | SB 666 On Third Reading Maryland Community Action Agencies - Funding | Yea | Pass 109–30 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 826 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs - Repeal of Interdepartmental Advisory Committee and Establishment of the Governor's Subcabinet on Socioeconomic Procurement Participation | Yea | Pass 132–7 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 500 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Procurement Reform Act of 2025 | Yea | Pass 118–19 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 865 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Catastrophic Event Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund | Yea | Pass 140–0 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 1121 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Child Care Scholarship Program - Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Program - Establishment | Yea | Pass 137–1 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 478 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Hagerstown Community College Police Force - Jurisdiction | Yea | Pass 138–0 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 579 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations | Yea | Pass 124–14 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 1473 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities | Yea | Pass 104–35 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 517 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration | Yea | Pass 105–33 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 860 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure | Yea | Pass 137–0 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 1222 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) | Yea | Pass 101–38 |
| 2025-03-26 | SB 376 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting | Yea | Pass 139–0 |
| 2025-03-26 | HB 1475 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act) | Yea | Pass 133–7 |
| 2025-03-26 | SB 773 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost-Sharing Contribution - Requirements | Yea | Pass 137–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 46 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process | Yea | Pass 138–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 400 On Third Reading (Amend) Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) | Yea | Pass 139–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | HB 586 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation | Yea | Pass 110–29 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 358 On Third Reading Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library - Funding and Budget Submission | Yea | Pass 139–1 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 250 On Third Reading Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation | Yea | Pass 96–44 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 89 On Third Reading Department of the Environment - Notation of Veteran Status | Yea | Pass 139–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 979 On Third Reading Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax - Collection by Comptroller and Alterations | Yea | Pass 119–20 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 96 On Third Reading Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | Yea | Pass 108–31 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 360 On Third Reading (Amend) Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action | Yea | Pass 140–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 789 On Third Reading Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations | Yea | Pass 106–33 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 338 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 | Yea | Pass 101–38 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 359 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse Receded) Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations | Yea | Pass 136–2 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 842 On Third Reading (Amend) Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements | Yea | Pass 105–33 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 373 On Third Reading State Personnel - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Processes | Yea | Pass 106–34 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 608 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions | Yea | Pass 128–11 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 646 On Third Reading Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols | Yea | Pass 137–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 333 On Third Reading Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer | Yea | Pass 133–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 696 On Third Reading Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays | Yea | Pass 139–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 833 On Third Reading Department of Human Services - Study on Private Treatment Foster Care Homes | Yea | Pass 137–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 80 On Third Reading (Emerg) Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties | Yea | Pass 139–1 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 894 On Third Reading Office of Social Equity - Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Modifications | Yea | Pass 101–38 |
| 2025-03-25 | HB 782 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools | Yea | Pass 139–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 655 On Third Reading (Amend) Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment | Yea | Pass 134–5 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 271 On Third Reading Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employees of an Office of a Sheriff | Yea | Pass 140–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 968 On Third Reading Howard County - Patuxent River Wildland - Use of Mechanical or Motorized Equipment Ho. Co. 5-25 | Yea | Pass 138–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 645 On Third Reading Election Law - Gubernatorial Primary Election - Date | Yea | Pass 130–3 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 930 On Third Reading Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment | Yea | Pass 104–34 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 869 SB 869 SB 910 Dorchester County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Fees | Yea | Pass 138–2 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 168 On Third Reading Confined Aquatic Disposal Cells - Construction - Moratorium | Yea | Pass 139–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 154 On Third Reading Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund | Yea | Pass 99–40 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 425 On Third Reading Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations | Yea | Pass 98–33 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 758 On Third Reading Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Elections, Financial Statements, and Enforcement | Yea | Pass 137–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 871 On Third Reading Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments | Yea | Pass 140–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 51 On Third Reading Accountants - Licensed Out-of-State Practice Privileges - Qualifications | Yea | Pass 140–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 597 On Third Reading Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions | Yea | Pass 140–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 705 On Third Reading Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight | Yea | Pass 140–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 571 On Third Reading Anne Arundel County - Class A (Off-Sale) and Class D (Off-Sale) Licenses - Population Ratio Quota | Yea | Pass 139–1 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 599 On Third Reading Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding | Yea | Pass 122–16 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 880 On Third Reading Governor's Office for Children - Boys and Girls Clubs of Maryland - Grant Funding | Yea | Pass 119–19 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 980 On Third Reading Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants | Yea | Pass 137–1 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 979 FLA Del. Hutchinson /813124/1 Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax - Collection by Comptroller and Alterations | Nay | Fail 37–100 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 93 On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse Receded) Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application | Yea | Pass 104–36 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 858 On Third Reading State Public Transit Service and Stations - Exclusion for Assault and Bodily Injury | Yea | Pass 138–0 |
| 2025-03-25 | SB 181 On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | Yea | Pass 104–36 |