2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB585: Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully making a threat to harm an election official or an immediate family member of an election official because of the election official's role in administering the election process; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
Bill History
1/24/2024
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/24/2024
Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/12/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/13/2024
Favorable with Amendments {403627/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/13/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/14/2024
Third Reading Passed (109-25)
House of Delegates
3/14/2024
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2024
Favorable with Amendments {593126/1 Adopted
Senate
4/3/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/3/2024
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/8/2024
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (109-26)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
4/9/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 21
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 593126/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 593126/1 Adopted
4/3/2024Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 403627/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 403627/1 Adopted
3/13/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
109
Yea
26
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/3/2024
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/14/2024
109
Yea
25
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/9/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 56
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Nick Allen
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (59)
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Carl Anderton
Republican
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Sandy Bartlett
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Democrat
Christopher Bouchat
Republican
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Frank Conaway
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Debra Davis
Democrat
Eric Ebersole
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Democrat
Diana Fennell
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
David Fraser-hidalgo
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Michele Guyton
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Kevin Harris
Democrat
Andrea Harrison
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Julian Ivey
Democrat
Carl Jackson
Democrat
Andre Johnson
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Jeffrie Long
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Democrat
Todd Morgan
Republican
Rachel Munoz
Republican
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Cheryl Pasteur
Democrat
Edith Patterson
Democrat
Scott Phillips
Democrat
Andrew Pruski
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Democrat
Denise Roberts
Democrat
Malcolm Ruff
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Ryan Spiegel
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Karen Toles
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Courtney Watson
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Chao Wu
Democrat