, 2017
Crime and policing In May 2015, following the beating of a Richard Fletcher, a 61-year-old Dundalk resident who intervened in a fight outside his home, Grammer called for the closure of the Baltimore Community High School, where the perpetrators of the attack attended. The
Baltimore City Board of Education voted to close the school in January 2016. During the 2016 legislative session, Grammer supported legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant to use a
stingray phone tracker, which can locate a cellphone's user within six feet. In 2019, Grammer said he opposed Anton's Law, a bill that would have reformed the Maryland Public Information Act to require transparency in investigations of complaints against law enforcement officers, expressing concerns that it would discourage whistleblowers from coming forward. During the 2021 legislative session, he introduced legislation that would have banned
no-knock warrants. Grammer also opposed the Police Reform and Accountability Act of 2021, saying that it would put police across the state in an "impossible position." During the 2023 legislative session, Grammer introduced legislation that would require a warrant in the use of "persistent
aerial surveillance" to record video or take pictures, and another bill to strengthen the state's ban on
ticket quotas. In February 2023, during a committee hearing on the quota ban bill, Grammer released leaked documents showing
Maryland State Police supervisors discussing a points-based quota system, despite the state's longtime ban on ticket and arrest quotas. Acting Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler acknowledged the documents in March 2023, and said that agency leadership was unaware of the use of the quota system, which he said was "inappropriate and blatantly wrong". During the 2026 legislative session, Grammer introduced a bill to ban no-knock warrants, arrest quotas, and the
use of unmanned aerial vehicles in law enforcement. He sought to add the bill to another bill to prohibit counties from entering into
287(g) program agreements, which was rejected in a 12–118 vote. In April 2026, Grammer opposed a bill that would end the practice of automatically charging minors as adults for certain crimes.
Housing and development During the 2016 legislative session, Grammer supported legislation that would require Baltimore County to give residents advance notice when moving public housing residents from
Baltimore into suburban houses in the county. In February 2019, after the
Maryland Transportation Authority and the
Federal Highway Administration released a set of potential routes a second
Bay Bridge could take, Grammer expressed concern with two routes that would connect the
Delmarva Peninsula to rural areas near Dundalk, which he said would "more than likely destroy the nature of the communities".
Education During the 2015 legislative session, Grammer introduced legislation to prohibit the
Maryland State Department of Education from regulating the sale of coffee in relation to career exploration and development activities. The bill was reintroduced in 2016, during which it passed unanimously and became law. Also in 2016, Grammer introduced legislation that would require a state audit of contracts awarded during the tenure of
Baltimore County Public Schools officer Dallas Dance, who entered into a guilty plea after using his position to steer contracts toward a company that he worked for on the side, which failed to pass. He also introduced a bill requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to post results of its roll call votes online, which passed and became law. During the 2023 legislative session, Grammer introduced a bill that would shield school employees from civil liability in a personal injury or property damage dispute involving a student. The bill failed to pass out of the
Maryland Senate. In April 2023, Grammer sent a letter to State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury accusing the
Maryland State Department of Education of hiding scores from failing scores by altering data files available on the department's website. An investigation conducted by the state inspector general found no evidence of these claims.
Environment During the 2020 legislative session, Grammer proposed amendments to legislation that would remove
black liquor from the state's top renewable energy tier under the renewable energy portfolio standard that would delay the bill's effective date to 2023 and made black liquor a Tier 1 renewable energy source; both amendments were rejected by votes of 40-91 and 41-90. Grammer introduced legislation during the 2022 legislative session that would prevent the
Maryland Department of Natural Resources from dredging in the Man O'War Shoals, a prehistoric oyster reef containing as much as 100 million bushels of buried
bivalve shell. In March 2022, Grammer sent a letter to Governor
Larry Hogan calling for the resignation of
Maryland Secretary of the Environment Ben Grumbles, citing issues with the
Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Gun policy In November 2019, Grammer said he opposed preventing medical marijuana patients from owning guns, which he said would limit their job opportunities and sporting activities. In 2022, Grammer said he opposed a bill that would require gun shops to have increased safety measures, including 24-hour burglary alarm systems and
anti-vehicle barriers, which he said would penalize small business owners. During the 2023 legislative session, Grammer said he opposed legislation that would strengthen state regulations on
concealed carry permits following the
U.S. Supreme Court's decision in
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, which made public possession of guns a protected right under the Second Amendment. He also introduced amendments to the Gun Safety Act of 2023 that would create concealed carry exemptions for railroad police and armored car company employees, which were adopted unanimously.
Healthcare During the 2023 legislative session, Grammer introduced legislation that would required Maryland's pension system adopt a low-cost strategy. The bill died in committee. In 2024, he introduced a bill that would allow state employees that retired before 2011 to continue receiving pension benefits provided by the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program instead of shifting to
Medicare Part D. During the 2026 legislative session, Grammer opposed a bill that would require private health insurers to provide coverage for
scalp cooling for cancer patients, which he said would raise health insurance costs and that the scalp cooling method only fixes a cosmetic issue.
Immigration During the 2017 legislative session, Grammer opposed a bill that would have made Maryland a
sanctuary state. The legislature initially passed the bill in both chambers, but failed to override the governor's veto. In April 2017, he opposed an executive order signed by Baltimore County executive
Kevin Kamenetz that formalized police policy on undocumented immigrants in Baltimore County. In November 2025, Grammer opposed a bill to ban
287(g) program agreements in Maryland, saying that restricting the program could put communities at risk. During debate on the bill during the 2026 legislative session, he unsuccessfully sought to add two amendments to the bill, including one that would require local authorities to inform
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at least 48 hours before a person detained is released. In February 2026, he criticized Republican members of the Baltimore County Council for voting for a bill to prohibit private detention centers from operating in the county, saying that the councilmembers had "voted with Governor
Wes Moore tin continuing this open borders immigration policy". He also defended the proposed detention centers, saying that they would facilitate a peaceful transfer of immigrants lacking permanent legal status.
Marijuana Grammer is a member of the House Cannabis Referendum and Legalization Work Group and the Marijuana Legalization Work Group. During the 2020 legislative session, Grammer supported the "Connor's Courage Act", which would allow
medical marijuana to be administered at schools.
National politics In April 2023, following the
indictment of former President
Donald Trump for his alleged role in the
Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal, Grammer questioned whether
hush money payments made to
Stormy Daniels merited a criminal prosecution. He signed onto a letter condemning the jury's guilty verdict in the trial in May 2024, calling the ruling a "political prosecution from a kangaroo court and left-leaning prosecutor" that is turning the U.S. justice system into a "third world parody of law and order".
Social issues During the 2019 legislative session, Grammer introduced legislation that would require judges and magistrates to be named in Maryland Judiciary Case Search results. The bill died in committee. In 2021, Grammer was one of nine state delegates to vote against a bill establishing the framework for the state's sports betting industry following the passage of
2020 Maryland Question 2, calling the bill's licensing provisions "too limited". In 2022, Grammer said he opposed a bill that would ban threats against public health officials and hospital workers, saying that he felt that there was a "low bar" for what constituted a "threat" under the bill. During the 2024 legislative session, Grammer introduced a bill that would require Maryland to submit abortion-related data to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of 2024, Maryland is one of four states that do not submit such data to the CDC. He reintroduced the bill again during the 2025 legislative session. In December 2025, Grammer opposed overriding Governor
Wes Moore's veto of a bill to study
reparations to victims of slavery or their descendants in Maryland, calling the commission a distraction from "the real problems" affecting Maryland residents, such as traffic problems and taxes for retirees and seniors. During the 2026 legislative session, Grammer opposed a bill that would allow unaffiliated voters to change their party affiliation at the polls to vote in
partisan primary elections, expressing concerns that the bill would lead to
special interests targeting unaffiliated voters to support a certain candidate, potentially harming campaigns with fewer financial resources. He also opposed a bill that prohibits counties and municipalities from implementing voting systems that diminishes the ability of minority groups to elect candidates of its choice, claiming that it would allow any protected class "unhappy with an election's outcome [to] sue their county into oblivion, claiming their vote was diluted". ==Electoral history==