2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB322: Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration

Legislative Summary

Authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to enter into memoranda of understanding with municipal corporations that allow the State Administrator to work collaboratively with a municipal corporation to support the administration of the municipal corporation's elections; authorizing the State Administrator to lease a voting system or other equipment used to administer an election for use in a municipal election; repealing the authority of a local board to lease a voting system to certain entities within the county; etc.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
1/18/2025
Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable with Amendments {603221/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/27/2025
Third Reading Passed (99-34)
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/7/2025
Floor Amendment {793125/1 (Senator Folden) Rejected (14-32)
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (41-5)
Senate
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 124
House of Delegates

Amendments

Floor Amendment 793125/1 (Senator Folden) Rejected (14-32)

Floor Amendment 793125/1 (Senator Folden) Rejected (14-32)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 603221/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 603221/1 Adopted

2/25/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/27/2025
99
Yea
34
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Greg Wims
Greg Wims
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/24/2025102.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/25/2025116.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202579.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.0 KB