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IntroducedAug 25, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 05, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 27, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 27, 2026: Third Reading Passed (93-33)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 5
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- McKay
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- Muse
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- Kagan
- Ready
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- King
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kramer
- Salling
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
NO: 1
YES: 39
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Rose
NO: 94
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Behler
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Boafo
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wilson
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Smith
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stewart
NOT VOTING: 5
YES: 93
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Korman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Barnes
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Coley
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Crosby
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
NO: 33
Actions
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (93-33)
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {983428/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (39-94)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {213726/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 03/26 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (43-1)
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
- Aug 25, 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
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mnck, Marijane (Indivisible Howard County)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Drayton, Morgan (Common Cause MD)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Weinberg, David (Protect Democracy United)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Pellittiere, Michael (Veterans for Maryland Voters)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kagan, Sen. Cheryl (Maryland State Senate)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Tyree, Nikki (LWVMD)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Manevich, Dorothy (Motgomery County Women's Democractic Club)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Smith, Liza (Self)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Norling, Richard (MD Sierra Club)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Spiegel, Jayson (Self)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

