2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB88: Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration

Legislative Summary

Authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to enter into memoranda of understanding with municipalities that allow the State Administrator to work collaboratively with a municipality to support the administration of the municipality's elections; and altering the deadline for municipalities to request that the State Board of Elections include on a ballot offices and questions to be voted on in a municipal election and the certification that must be included in the request.

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Bill History

10/23/2024
Pre-filed
Senate
1/8/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
1/14/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/3/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate
2/19/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/20/2025
Favorable with Amendments {443226/1 Adopted
Senate
2/20/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
2/26/2025
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Kagan) Adopted
Senate
2/26/2025
Floor Amendment {523120/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
Senate
2/26/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
2/28/2025
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
3/3/2025
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Amendments

Floor Amendment 523120/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted

Floor Amendment 523120/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted

2/26/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 443226/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 443226/1 Adopted

2/20/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/28/2025
45
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Ways and Means(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/20/2025103.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/2/202578.8 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.1 KB