Members - Delegate Steven J. Arentz

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Legislation

Session:

Delegate Steven J. Arentz

District

County

Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline

Committee Assignment(s)

Economic Matters Committee

Annapolis Info

308 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3543 | 301-858-3543
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3543
Fax 410-841-3098

Interim Info

308 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3543 | 301-858-3543
Fax 410-841-3098

Contact

steven.arentz@house.state.md.us

Party

Republican

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0225 (SB0605) Title Queen Anne's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0323 /CH0533 (SB0855/CH0534) Title Queen Anne’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Repeal of Place of Worship Prohibition Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0349 /CH0535 (SB0854/CH0536) Title Queen Anne's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Unannounced Visits by Inspectors Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0644 Title Queen Anne's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Applications - Exceptions Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0645 Title Criminal Law - Disruption of Highway Usage - Prohibition Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1114 Title Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Yard Waste – Disposal on Highways Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1117 Title Pedestrians - Kent Island Drawbridge - Fishing Prohibition Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1140 Title Election Law - Voter Registration List - Right to Nondisclosure of Personal Information Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1305 Title Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage - Alterations Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0391 /CH0610 (SB0716/CH0611) Title Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0225 (SB0605)	Queen Anne's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Environment and Transportation 2/03/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0323 /CH0533 (SB0855/CH0534)	Queen Anne’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Repeal of Place of Worship Prohibition	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 533	Economic Matters 2/19/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0349 /CH0535 (SB0854/CH0536)	Queen Anne's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Unannounced Visits by Inspectors	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 535	Economic Matters 2/19/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0644	Queen Anne's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Applications - Exceptions	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.	Economic Matters 2/19/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB0645	Criminal Law - Disruption of Highway Usage - Prohibition	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m.	Judiciary 3/02/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB1114	Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law – Yard Waste – Disposal on Highways	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.	Environment and Transportation 2/25/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings 4/01/2021 - 1:00 PM
HB1117	Pedestrians - Kent Island Drawbridge - Fishing Prohibition	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.	Environment and Transportation 2/25/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings 4/01/2021 - 1:00 PM
HB1140	Election Law - Voter Registration List - Right to Nondisclosure of Personal Information	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 1:30 p.m.	Ways and Means 3/09/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB1305	Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage - Alterations	Primary	1	2	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Environment and Transportation 3/02/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB0391 /CH0610 (SB0716/CH0611)	Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610	Environment and Transportation 1/15/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	Senate Initiative	House Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding

Tenure: Appointed November 8, 2013, and sworn in on November 19, 2013

Current Assignments

2017 Deputy Minority Whip

2015 Economic Matters Committee

2015 Alcoholic Beverages Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2015 Workers' Compensation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2019 Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2019 Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee

2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee

2014 Chair, Queen Anne's County Delegation

2019 Chair, Eastern Shore Delegation (Member, 2014)

Past House Service: Appropriations Committee, 2014; Consumer Protection and Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Joint Audit Committee, 2015-2019.

Public Service: Bainbridge Development Advisory Board, 2013-; County Commissioner, Queen Anne's County, 2010-2013; Upper Shore Regional Council, 2010-2013; Fort George G. Meade Regional Growth Management Committee, 2010-2013; Queen Anne's County Economic Development Commission (former Chair), 2007-2010; Queen Anne's County Chamber of Commerce (former Chair), 2005-2006.

Biographical Information: Born in Hollywood, California, April 17, 1951; Allegheny Community College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Control Data Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Newbury Junior College, Brookline, Massachusetts; Owner and operator of Hemingway's Restaurant, Stevensville, MD, 1996-2010; Realtor, Long & Foster, 2003 -; Married; two children.