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IntroducedAug 20, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 05, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 29
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Love
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Simonaire
NO: 0
YES: 135
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stonko
- Addison
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Taveras
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Wells
- Behler
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Young
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Stein
- Ziegler
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Aug 20, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Drayton, Morgan (Common Cause MD)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Tyree, Nikki (LWVMD)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kagan, Sen. Cheryl (Maryland State Senate)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Alan
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Rondeau, Jonathon (FELLO)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- CARRICK, SHARON
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Stinar, Braden (Disability Rights Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kagan, Sen. Cheryl (Maryland State Senate)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma (Common Cause)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Alan
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Graham, Lizzy
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Ballard, Shannon
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Hamilton, Rebecca
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Hurewitz, Joel
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Tyree, Nikki (LWVMD)

