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IntroducedFeb 13, 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
Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 11, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1448
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- 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
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Young
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Ivey
- Odom
NO: 0
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Ellis
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Folden
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gallion
- Jennings
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Benson
- Gile
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Charles
- Hershey
- Lam
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Behler
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schindler
- Williams
- Chang
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (127-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {843527/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {803425/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Municipal Elections - Information on Candidates and Voting Procedures and LocationsPDF
- Amendments {803425/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State BoardPDF
- Amendments {843527/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State BoardPDF
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
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Steinbacher, Cheryl (League of Women Voters Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Ellis, Andy
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Tibbals, Trudy
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Drayton, Morgan (Common Cause MD)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Meister, Pam (Office of County Commissioners, Carroll County)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma (Common Cause)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Whittaker, Michelle (Ranked Choice Voting Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Steinbacher, Cheryl (League of Women Voters Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Smith, Liza (Self)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Tibbals, Trudy
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Huntley, Harry
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

