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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Washington County - Judgeships - District Court
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 493
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Judiciary Committeeprimary
- Maryland Judicial Conferencecosponsor
Votes
YES: 138
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Young
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Odom
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 126
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arentz
- Foley
- Korman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Mangione
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Hartman
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Solomon
- Young
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
ABSENT: 1
YES: 45
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (126-7)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {663321/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Smith) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable
- Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Smith) Adopted
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Jarrell, Stephanie (Queen Anne's County Commissioners)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Sarkar, Shaoli (Maryland State Bar Association)
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