Maryland House of Delegates · District 17

Julie Palakovich Carr

Democratic

Where they sit

Every current delegate, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Palakovich Carr
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Julie Palakovich Carr'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

Maryland House of Delegates7thpercentile
More liberal than 92% of the Maryland House of Delegates.
Most liberalMost conservative
11th most liberal of 140

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Maryland House of Delegates District 17.

Also on the ballot: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), Joe Vogel (Democratic)

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Votes with the Speaker
100%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Julie Palakovich Carr.

On 1,868 contested votes where both voted99% on all 5,437 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
100%
Democrats Republicans 45%100%

Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Julie Palakovich Carr.

On 1,784 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 140 in the House of Delegates (tied with 31 others)No one in the House of Delegates votes with their party more often

Bills

The bills Julie Palakovich Carr sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Julie Palakovich Carr
Bills
Sponsored70
Passed both chambers33
Became law33
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 5 of 141 in the House of Delegates (tied with 1 other) · 5 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

Bills that passed both chambers: Julie Palakovich Carr
BillResultFinal action
HB 1297
Income Tax - Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit - Alterations
Became law
passed as SB 805
April 2, 2026
HB 1321
Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations
Became law March 27, 2026
HB 358
Sales and Use Tax - Elementary or Secondary School Book Fairs - Exemption
Became law March 26, 2026
HB 357
Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements
Became law March 25, 2026
HB 578
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings
Became law March 21, 2026
HB 561
Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding
Became law March 21, 2026
HB 363
Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization
Became law March 21, 2026
HB 735
Earned Income Tax Credit - Assistance Program Implementation Delay and Study
Became law March 19, 2026
HB 906
Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act)
Became law
passed as SB 633
March 24, 2025
HB 1020
Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)
Became law March 19, 2025
HB 415
State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment
Became law March 17, 2025
HB 585
Property Tax - Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Valuation of Property
Became law March 15, 2025
HB 420
Education and Health - Emergency Use Epinephrine - Alterations
Became law March 15, 2025
HB 389
Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers
Became law March 15, 2025
HB 249
Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services
Became law March 15, 2025
HB 18
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program - Inspection and Extension
Became law March 15, 2025
HB 600 (2024)
Education - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund - Alterations
Became law
passed as SB 500
March 28, 2024
HB 1195 (2024)
Child Care Providers - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Indemnity (Elijah's Law)
Became law March 26, 2024
HB 696 (2024)
Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report
Became law
passed as SB 579
March 24, 2024
HB 344 (2024)
Transportation - Vision Zero - Implementation
Became law
passed as SB 345
March 23, 2024
HB 345 (2024)
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - Definitions, Petitions, and Regulations
Became law March 22, 2024
HB 283 (2024)
Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Identifying Suitable Property
Became law March 19, 2024
HB 262 (2024)
Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Information in Consumer Credit Reports
Became law March 18, 2024
HB 261 (2024)
Unemployment Insurance - Benefits - Election Judges
Became law March 18, 2024
HB 212 (2024)
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Pilot Program
Became law March 18, 2024
HB 760 (2024)
Office of Legislative Audits - Local School Systems - Report
Became law March 13, 2024
HB 291 (2024)
County Boards of Education - Bid Advertisement Threshold and Electronic Posting of Hearing Notices and Bid Advertisements
Became law March 13, 2024
HB 284 (2024)
Education - Provision of Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline Telephone Number - Alteration
Became law March 13, 2024
HB 192 (2023)
Currency - Campaign Finance Prohibitions - Disclosures by Financial Institutions
Became law March 24, 2023
HB 188 (2023)
Natural Resources - Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership
Became law March 24, 2023
HB 78 (2023)
Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines
Became law March 21, 2023
HB 215 (2023)
Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition
Became law March 21, 2023
HB 140 (2023)
Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods
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

No contested vote against the leader of the chamber or most of their party.

Every roll call

How Julie Palakovich Carr voted on each of the 5,565 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Julie Palakovich Carr
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–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
Email
julie.palakovichcarr@house.maryland.gov
Capitol office
Room 202, Lowe House Office Building 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3037

Committees

  • Audit and Evaluation
  • Ways and Means

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