2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB983: 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, not 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

1/31/2025
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {563827/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (105-34)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments {943524/1 Adopted
Senate
4/3/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (32-12)
Senate
4/5/2025
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed (97-30)
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 943524/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 943524/1 Adopted

4/3/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 563827/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 563827/1 Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/5/2025
97
Yea
30
Nay
10
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
105
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/7/2025232.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/2025186.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/2025115.9 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB
Vote Image
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