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IntroducedJul 23, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 08, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 115
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Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Lehmancosponsor
- Crutchfieldcosponsor
Votes
YES: 33
- Adams
- Chisholm
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Rose
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Arikan
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Buckel
- Hutchinson
- Miller
NO: 97
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Williams
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Harrison
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stein
- Young
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
YES: 100
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
NO: 33
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (30-13)
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {743324/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (33-97)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (100-33)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {853623/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
- Jul 23, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter RegistrationPDF
- Amendments {853623/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {743324/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (33-97) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter RegistrationPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Weinberg, David (Protect Democracy United)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Stinar, Braden (Disability Rights Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Rosen-Cohen, Nancy (NCADD-Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Mukherjee, Rianna
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Norling, Richard (MD Sierra Club)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Selden, Trina (Out for Justice)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Mnck, Marijane (Indivisible Howard County)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Brooks, Imani (NAACP Legal Defense Fund)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Turner, Rebecca
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Porter, Nicole (The Sentencing Project)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Orbe, Jr., Carlos (Maryland Latinos Unidos)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Tyree, Nikki (LWVMD)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Zelaya, Michelle (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Phelps Jr, Ken (The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Weintraub, Jason
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Downie, Yehesuah (Campaign Legal Center)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Emily (Fair Elections Center)
- GVC Testimony, INFO -- Davidson, Jason (DPSCS)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Spaccasi, Olivia (ACLU-MD)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Antoine, Joanne (Common Cause Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Wilkins, Jheanelle
