# Steve Arentz

Steve Arentz is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 36
- Serving since: 2013-11-19
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/15b13c83-9ee7-43b6-a32a-f26d76573d54

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15b13c83-9ee7-43b6-a32a-f26d76573d54 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Arentz reported $2,300 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.01), from 108 donors and 1,156 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 95.3% (97.0%). 86 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · On Third Reading (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · On Third Reading (Const) · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · Committee Amendments · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 152 bills: 152 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 0. 22.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 124 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1629: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1629/
- HB 1630: Queen Anne's County - Speed Monitoring System - U.S. Route 301 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1630/
- HB 1614: Maryland Transportation Authority - Lane Use Control Signal Monitoring Systems (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1614/
- HB 1599: Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1599/
- HB 1591: State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition (in committee, 2026-02-15) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1591/
- HB 1495: Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1495/
- HB 1499: Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1499/
- HB 1525: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, EmPOWER Energy Efficiency Programs, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1525/
- HB 1400: Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1400/
- HB 1443: Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas - Regulation and Consumer Protection - Alterations (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1443/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,300 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/arentz01
- X: https://x.com/Steve_Arentz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.arentz.1/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-arentz-03042810/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15b13c83-9ee7-43b6-a32a-f26d76573d54