2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB685: Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program

Legislative Summary

Establishing the Language Assistance Program; requiring a local board of elections to participate in the Program if the State Board determines that there is a significant need for language assistance to voters in the county in a language other than English; requiring the State Board to designate, no later than February 1 of the year of the election, certain languages other than English in which a local board that is required to participate in the Program must provide assistance to voters; etc.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments {373320/1 Adopted
Senate
4/3/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (32-12)
Senate
4/4/2025
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Rereferred to Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (104-31)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 373320/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 373320/1 Adopted

4/3/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
104
Yea
31
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/4/2025187.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/2025113.9 KB
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