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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - Revisions
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 670
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Chang
- Healey
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
NO: 0
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hester
- Lam
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Watson
- Corderman
- Henson
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (41-1)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {763329/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (38-4)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {183727/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {183727/1
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Election Law - Local Board of Elections Employees - Authority at Polling PlacesPDF
- Amendments {183727/1 (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Election Law - Authority at Polling Places - RevisionsPDF
- Amendments {763329/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - RevisionsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- 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 -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Perrone, Erin (Maryland Association of Election Officials)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kohn, Linda
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kagan, Sen. Cheryl (Maryland State Senate)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- McShane, Jolie
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kagan, Sen. Cheryl (Maryland State Senate)
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Perrone, Erin (Maryland Association of Election Officials)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Hamilton, Rebecca
- GVC Testimony, INFO -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kirschman, Mary Jo
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Tyree, Nikki (LWVMD)

