Maryland House of Delegates · District 21
Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Where they sit
Every current delegate, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Joseline Peña-Melnyk'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 21.
Also on the ballot: Ben Barnes (Democratic), Mary Lehman (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Leads the chamber, so this score doesn't apply.
Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Joseline Peña-Melnyk.
Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Joseline Peña-Melnyk.
Bills
The bills Joseline Peña-Melnyk sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 33 |
| Passed both chambers | 24 |
| Became law | 24 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 13 of 141 in the House of Delegates (tied with 1 other) · 13 of 102 Democrats (tied with 1 other)
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 1365 Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care |
Became law | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 1364 Public Health - Mammograms - Arterial Calcification Notice |
Became law | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 1082 Health Insurance - Individual Market Stabilization - Establishment of the State-Based Health Insurance Subsidies Program |
Became law | March 23, 2025 |
| HB 783 Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training |
Became law | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 962 Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays |
Became law | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 1322 Natural Resources - Vessels - Carbon Monoxide Warning Labels (Matthew's Law) |
Became law | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 1380 Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards |
Became law | March 16, 2025 |
| HB 939 Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 869 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 848 Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 825 Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board - Membership - Alteration |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 776 Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 436 Vehicle Laws - Medical Exemption for Enhanced Tinted Windows - Time Limitation |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 1045 Health Insurance, Family Planning Services, and Confidentiality of Medical Records - Consumer Protections - Updates |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| HB 995 Workgroup to Study the Rise in Adverse Decisions in the State Health Care System - Establishment |
Became law | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1230 (2024) Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act |
Became law | March 19, 2024 |
| HB 953 (2024) Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Amount of Annual Subsidies |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 887 (2024) Maryland Department of Health - Health Commissions and Maryland Insurance Administration - Study |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 1498 (2024) State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Aiding or Abetting Unauthorized Practice - Prohibition |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 1497 (2024) State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Scope of Practice, Reinstatements, and Examinations by Health Care Providers |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 1333 (2024) Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity and Commission on Public Health - Revisions |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| HB 874 (2024) State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers |
Became law | March 14, 2024 |
| HB 977 (2023) Maryland Department of Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner |
Became law | March 24, 2023 |
| HB 1149 (2023) Medicaid Waiver Programs - Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) |
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
Leads the chamber; these are contested votes where most of their party voted the other way.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2024 | HB 398: Prince George's County - Taxes on Telecommunications Services - Use of Revenue PG 406-24 Third Reading |
Nay | Yea | Yea (split) |
| March 12, 2024 | HB 396: Prince George's County - Sales and Use Tax on Energy and Fuel - Use of Revenue PG 407-24 Third Reading |
Nay | Yea | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Joseline Peña-Melnyk 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
- joseline.pena.melnyk@house.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room H-101, State House 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3800 - District office
- P.O. Box 1251, College Park, MD 20741
Committees
- Legislative Policy Chair
- Federal Action Oversight
- Spending Affordability
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