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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland Senate Bill
Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 443
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Whip Lists
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- Mautzcosponsor
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
YES: 115
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Stein
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Addison
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Taveras
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Williams
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Simmons
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
NO: 18
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (115-18)
- 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.
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 30, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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 In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Murphy, Allison (Caroline County Board of Elections)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Perrone, Erin (Maryland Association of Election Officials)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Carozza, Mary Beth
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Carozza, Mary Beth
