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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - Revisions
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 11, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1001
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 132
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Ivey
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Jacobs
NO: 0
YES: 130
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rose
- Valentine
- Behler
- Grammer
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- McCaskill
- Ross
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McComas
- Ruff
- Wells
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (130-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {303128/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {693227/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Election Law - Local Board of Elections Employees - Authority at Polling PlacesPDF
- Amendments {693227/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Election Law - Authority at Polling Places - RevisionsPDF
- Amendments {303128/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - RevisionsPDF
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 -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Perrone, Erin (Maryland Association of Election Officials)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Dana (Maryland General Assembly)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kohn, Linda
- GVC Testimony, INFO -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- McShane, Jolie

