Maryland House of Delegates · District 38A

Charles Otto

Republican Left office Oct. 17, 2025

Votes with the Speaker 15% On 1,194 contested votes where both voted · 72% on all votes Votes with own party 89% On 1,141 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 9% 349 of 4,051 roll calls · 146 of them excused

Bills passed 12 17 sponsored · 12 became law Bills that became law 12 of 12 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

15%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Charles Otto has left office, so isn't marked.

On 1,194 contested votes where both voted72% on all 3,613 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

89%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Charles Otto has left office, so isn't marked.

On 1,141 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Charles Otto sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Charles Otto
	Bills
Sponsored	17
Passed both chambers	12
Became law	12
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted. Bills a committee, a county delegation, or the Speaker or Senate President on the Governor's behalf introduced aren't credited to anyone.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Charles Otto
Bill	Result	Final action
HB 775 Correctional Services - Death of Incarcerated Individual - Notification	Became law	March 21, 2025
HB 1238 Somerset County - Alcoholic Beverages - Liquor Tasting License	Became law	March 17, 2025
HB 791 Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax	Became law	March 16, 2025
HB 844 Somerset County - Salaries of Local Officials - Increase	Became law	March 15, 2025
HB 967 Somerset County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization	Became law	March 12, 2025
HB 975 (2024) Somerset County – Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services	Became law	March 23, 2024
HB 977 (2024) Somerset County – Sale of Property – Revells Neck Road	Became law	March 19, 2024
HB 976 (2024) Somerset County - Fire Companies - Appropriations	Became law	March 19, 2024
HB 466 (2023) Worcester County - Natural Resources - Hunting	Became law	March 23, 2023
HB 465 (2023) Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years	Became law	March 21, 2023
HB 240 (2023) Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Special Death Benefits - Applicability	Became law	March 21, 2023
HB 163 (2023) Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Crisfield Police Department	Became law	March 21, 2023

Budget projects

Maryland's budget bill doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Maryland legislators.

Contested votes where they split

1,009 against the Speaker; 143 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Charles Otto
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 7, 2025	HB 1222: Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 579: Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 1473: State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 666: Maryland Community Action Agencies - Funding Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 517: Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 586: Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 93: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 894: Office of Social Equity - Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund - Modifications Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 511: Public Senior Hghr Ed Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Stdnts - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act) Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	SB 373: State Personnel - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Processes Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 250: Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1424: Catastrophic Event Accnt, Fed Govt Shutdown Empl Asstnce Ln Fnd, & Powers of the Attrny Gnrl - Alterations (Protect Our Fed Wrkrs Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 842: Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 880: Governor's Office for Children - Boys and Girls Clubs of Maryland - Grant Funding Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	SB 789: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 603: University of Maryland, College Park Campus - TerpsEXCEED Program - Funding Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 154: Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 96: Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	SB 979: Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax - Collection by Comptroller and Alterations Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	SB 979: Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax - Collection by Comptroller and Alterations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2025	SB 930: Environment - Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program - Establishment Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 685: Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 425: Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 338: Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 181: Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 295: Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 149: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 767: Calvert County Sheriff - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Collective Bargaining Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 231: State Government - Public Employee Relations Act - Alterations Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 676: Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 327: Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 820: Municipalities - Enforcement of Ordinances and Resolutions Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 572: Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 504: Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 265: Environment - Reservoir Augmentation Permit - Establishment Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	SB 120: Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 854: Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 219: Uninsured Employers' Fund - Assessments and Special Monitor Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 215: Cannabis Reform - Revisions Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 600: Baltimore City - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization of Pilot Program Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1503: State Personnel - Paid Family and Medical Leave Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 634: Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 128: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 767: Real Prprty - Lndlrd and Tnnt - Prcdrs for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tnnt Holding Over (Tnnt Possessions Rcvry Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 49: Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1104: Md Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 431: Civil Actions - Consumer Contracts - Limitations Periods Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1046: Mechanical Repair Contracts - Technical Service Bulletins Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1020: Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 861: Transportation Network Companies - Weekly Fare and Earnings Summary and Operator Data Reporting Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1078: Prince George's County - Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters - Mandated Appropriation Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 717: Natural Resources - Public Lands - Acquisition, Staffing, Operations, and Funding Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 489: Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings Final Passage (Concurrence)	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 1173: Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - High-Risk Highways MC 17-25 Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1123: Correctional Services - Medical and Elder Parole Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1516: Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 1018: Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 15: Corporations and Assns - Limited Worker Cooperative Assns - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Assn Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 1344: Department of General Services - Assessment of State-Owned Facilities - Child Care Centers Final Passage (Concurrence)	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 774: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 599: State Personnel - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Processes Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 502: Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 913: Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 83 Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 716: Housing and Community Development - Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program Eligibility - Alterations Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 974: Health Insurance - Preventive Services - Enforcement Authority Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 424: Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 292: Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Assns - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 350: Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 350: Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026) Motion to Make a Special Order	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2025	SB 295: Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 93: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 357: Prescription Drug Affordability Brd - Authority and Stakeholder Cncl Mbrshp (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 856: Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 856: Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2025	SB 856: Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2025	SB 901: Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 901: Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2025	SB 708: Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content - Required Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 399: Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 399: Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2025	SB 144: Corporations and Assns - Limited Worker Cooperative Assns - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Assn Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 867: Cyber Maryland Program - Revisions Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 365: Department of Commerce - Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Established Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 601: Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2025	SB 451: Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 127: State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 252: Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Repeal Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	SB 49: Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 541: Department of Commerce - Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Established Third Reading (Emergency Bill)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	HB 1378: Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	SB 828: Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	SB 828: Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 5, 2025	HB 161: Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	HB 983: Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	HB 426: Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits Final Passage (Concurrence)	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 5, 2025	SB 937: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctre, Plannng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnce Prgrms (Nxt Gnrtn Enrgy Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	SB 937: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctre, Plannng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnce Prgrms (Nxt Gnrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 5, 2025	SB 931: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	SB 909: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	SB 909: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 5, 2025	HB 1037: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	HB 1036: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emissions Reductions, Rt Rgltn, Cost Rcvry, Infrastructure, Plnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, Enrgy Asstnce Prgrms (Nxt Gn En Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 5, 2025	HB 718: Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Established Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 4, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctr, Plnnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnc Prgrms (Nxt Genrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctr, Plnnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnc Prgrms (Nxt Genrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctr, Plnnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnc Prgrms (Nxt Genrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctr, Plnnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnc Prgrms (Nxt Genrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctr, Plnnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnc Prgrms (Nxt Genrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctr, Plnnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnc Prgrms (Nxt Genrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctr, Plnnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnc Prgrms (Nxt Genrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1035: Elc & Gs - Emssns Rdctns, Rt Rgltn, Cst Rcvry, Infrstrctr, Plnnng, Rnwbl Enrgy Prtfl Stndrd, & Enrgy Asstnc Prgrms (Nxt Genrtn Enrgy Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1037: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1037: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1037: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1037: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1036: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1036: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1036: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1036: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 1036: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	SB 828: Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	SB 828: Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 3, 2025	HB 541: Department of Commerce - Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Established Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 3, 2025	SB 896: Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	HB 208: Consumer Protection - False Advertising - Digital Goods Final Passage (Concurrence)	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 3, 2025	HB 193: Uninsured Employers' Fund - Additional Assessment on Awards and Settlements - Amount Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	HB 107: Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	HB 506: Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	HB 325: Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study Final Passage (Concurrence)	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 3, 2025	HB 853: Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	SB 181: Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	SB 598: Property Tax - Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Valuation of Property Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 3, 2025	SB 293: County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	SB 257: Election Law - Notice to Permanent Absentee Voters Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	HB 1468: Cyber Maryland Program - Revisions Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 3, 2025	HB 1378: Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	HB 201: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	SB 68: Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 587: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 587: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 2, 2025	SB 587: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 2, 2025	SB 587: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 2, 2025	SB 248: Department of Service and Civic Innovation - Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Revisions Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 695: Labor and Employment - Uninsured Employers' Fund Board - Membership and Reserves Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 267: Election Law - Petitions for the Formation of a New Political Party - Process Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 2, 2025	SB 356: Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 125: Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 566: Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 432: Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	HB 1152: Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act) Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	HB 349: Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 210 PG 306-25 Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	HB 182: Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	HB 25: Environment - Reservoir Augmentation Permit - Establishment Final Passage (Concurrence)	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 2, 2025	HB 991: State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports Final Passage (Concurrence)	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2025	HB 1465: Transportation-Related Tolls - Installment Payment Plans Final Passage (Concurrence)	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 1, 2025	SB 680: Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education Requirements - Alterations Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 664: Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 664: Business Regulation - Enforcement for Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Study Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 1, 2025	SB 522: Home Builders - New Home Sales - Notice of Appliance Warranty Registration Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 63: Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, & Homeowners Assns - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 431: Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 214: Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 41: Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board - Membership - Alteration Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	HB 1348: Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigating Services - Regulation and Prohibition Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 606: Residential Real Property - Tenants' Right of First Refusal Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 436: Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 238: Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2025	SB 674: Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 72: Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 1, 2025	SB 5: Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Repeal Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 587: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 1, 2025	SB 587: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 1, 2025	HB 1348: Consumer Protection - Solicitation Following a Disaster - Prohibition Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 1, 2025	HB 1348: Consumer Protection - Solicitation Following a Disaster - Prohibition Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 1, 2025	HB 503: Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 1, 2025	HB 503: Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 31, 2025	SB 848: Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 60: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 495: Opioid Restitution Fund - Authorized Uses Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 390: Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statements and Certificates of Violations Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 249: Pesticide and Pest Control - Revisions to Pesticide Applicator's Law and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 31, 2025	SB 210: Maryland Transportation Authority - Tolls, Fees, and Other Charges - Temporary Adjustments Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 121: Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 258: Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 684: Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 31, 2025	SB 156: Workgroup on Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Establishment Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 338: Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 266: Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	HB 978: Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 28, 2025	HB 858: Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 28, 2025	HB 102: Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Revisions Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	Introduction: Introduction of House Bill Proposed House Bill No. 1557 BY: Delegate Feldmark Program to Protect Individuals Unemployed or Furloughed Due to Federal Actions… Introduction of a Bill	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	HB 352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	HB 350: Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026) Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2025	HB 352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 25, 2025	HB 352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea

These are the 200 most recent of 1,133. The voting record below lists them all.

Every roll call

How Charles Otto voted on each of the 4,051 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Charles Otto
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	Yeas–nays
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Source: the Maryland General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 11, 2023 to Aug. 4, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections