# Dylan Behler

Dylan Behler is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 30A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 30A
- Serving since: 2025-02-06
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5a00e3a7-f7ac-4f41-b180-1cf821a4c241

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5a00e3a7-f7ac-4f41-b180-1cf821a4c241 (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

65% of the 155 bills Behler sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Maryland House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.04), from 286 donors and 292 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,769 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.9% (97.0%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 yea · 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 yea · Committee Amendments · 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. 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 155 bills: 155 reached committee, 101 passed one chamber, 72 passed both, 72 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 24 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 1621: Wastewater Treatment Plants - Discharges - Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1621/
- 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 1532: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1532/
- HB 1560: Forest Conservation - Incentives - Pilot Program and Fund (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1560/
- HB 1522: Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1522/
- HB 1463: Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Constituent Services Liaison - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1463/
- HB 1517: Land Use - Qualified Project - Retaliatory Downzoning (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1517/
- HB 1492: Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1492/
- HB 1508: State Highways - Highway Work Permits - Notice (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1508/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5a00e3a7-f7ac-4f41-b180-1cf821a4c241