2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB417: Election Administration - State Administrator, Local Boards, and Election Directors
Legislative Summary
Requiring the State Board of Elections to evaluate the performance of the State Administrator of Elections; requiring the State Administrator to provide a performance evaluation of the election director of each local board of elections to the local board; requiring each local board to confer with the State Administrator in appointing an election director, maintain a warehouse, and provide for early voting center expenses; requiring, rather than authorizing, election directors to take certain actions; etc.
Bill History
1/18/2024
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
1/25/2024
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
1/25/2024
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/7/2024
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/5/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/6/2024
Favorable with Amendments {953424/1
Senate
3/6/2024
Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
Senate
3/7/2024
Favorable with Amendments {953424/1 Adopted
Senate
3/7/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/11/2024
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
3/12/2024
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/16/2024
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/6/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/6/2024
Favorable with Amendments {943023/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/6/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate
4/8/2024
Senate Requests House Recede
Senate
4/8/2024
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Senate Requests House Recede
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Motion Recede (Delegate Atterbeary) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
House Recede
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Returned Passed
Senate
5/9/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 579
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 943023/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 943023/1 Adopted
4/6/2024Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 953424/1
Favorable with Amendments 953424/1
3/6/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
134
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
136
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/11/2024
44
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/9/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Antonio Hayes
Democrat