Maryland House of Delegates · District 8
Harry Bhandari
Where they sit
Every current delegate, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Harry Bhandari's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Maryland House of Delegates District 8.
Also on the ballot: Nick Allen (Democratic), Kim Ross (Democratic), Brian A. Campbell (Republican), Glen Geelhaar (Republican), Steven J. Riemer (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Harry Bhandari.
Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Harry Bhandari.
Bills
The bills Harry Bhandari sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 34 |
| Passed both chambers | 13 |
| Became law | 13 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 42 of 141 in the House of Delegates (tied with 7 others) · 41 of 102 Democrats (tied with 5 others)
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
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 850 Home Builders - Open House - Sales Representative Disclosure Requirements |
Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 698 State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors – Board Operations and Regulation of Crematories and Reduction Facilities |
Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 694 Income Tax - Addition Modification for Federal Tax-Exempt Income - Study |
Became law passed as SB 163 |
March 24, 2026 |
| HB 996 Public Health - Phenibut Consumer Protection Act (JT Alvey Phenibut Consumer Protection Act) |
Became law | March 23, 2025 |
| HB 1310 Prescription Drug Repository Program - Revisions |
Became law | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 1087 Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols - Drugs to Treat Associated Conditions of Advanced Metastatic Cancer |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 959 (2024) Health Occupations - Certified Dialysis Technicians - Continuing Education Requirement |
Became law | March 19, 2024 |
| HB 755 (2024) State Board of Social Work Examiners - Board Membership and Certified Social Worker Licenses |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 426 (2024) Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 1143 (2024) Emergency Medical Services - Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission - Establishment |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 967 (2023) General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Dashain Day |
Became law | March 30, 2023 |
| HB 633 (2023) Hospital Credentialing - Reappointment Process for Physician Staff - Modification |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| HB 1151 (2023) Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist |
Became law | March 23, 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
7 against the Speaker; 7 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Harry Bhandari voted on each of the 5,565 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- mgaleg.maryland.gov
- harry.bhandari@house.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 303, House Office Building 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3526 - District office
- 7701 Belair Road, Nottingham, MD 21236
410-841-3526
Committees
- Economic Matters
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Maryland General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Maryland General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 11, 2023 to Aug. 4, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections