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                        IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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                        Passed HouseFeb 27, 2025
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                        Passed SenateApr 03, 2025
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                        Signed into LawMay 06, 2025
 
                    
                    
                    Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         executive • May 06, 2025: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 303
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
                        
                        
                        
            Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 412
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                Votes
                        YES: 133
                                                
                                        - Speaker
 - Crosby
 - Hutchinson
 - Nawrocki
 - Spiegel
 - Acevero
 - Crutchfield
 - Ivey
 - Nkongolo
 - Stein
 - Adams
 - Cullison
 - Jacobs
 - Otto
 - Stewart
 - Addison
 - Ebersole
 - Johnson, A.
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Stonko
 - Allen
 - Edelson
 - Johnson, S.
 - Pasteur
 - Szeliga
 - Amprey
 - Embry
 - Jones, D.
 - Patterson
 - Taveras
 - Arentz
 - Fair
 - Kaiser
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Taylor
 - Arikan
 - Feldmark
 - Kaufman
 - Phillips
 - Terrasa
 - Atterbeary
 - Fennell
 - Kerr
 - Pippy
 - Toles
 - Bagnall
 - Fisher
 - Kipke
 - Pruski
 - Tomlinson
 - Baker
 - Foley
 - Korman
 - Qi
 - Turner
 - Barnes
 - Forbes
 - Lehman
 - Queen
 - Valderrama
 - Bartlett
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Lewis, J.
 - Reilly
 - Valentine
 - Beauchamp
 - Ghrist
 - Lewis, R.
 - Roberson
 - Vogel
 - Behler
 - Grammer
 - Long, J.
 - Roberts
 - Watson
 - Bhandari
 - Griffith
 - Long, R.
 - Rogers
 - Wells
 - Boafo
 - Guyton
 - Lopez
 - Rosenberg
 - White Holland
 - Bouchat
 - Guzzone
 - Mangione
 - Ruff
 - Wilkins
 - Boyce
 - Harris
 - Martinez
 - Ruth
 - Williams
 - Buckel
 - Harrison
 - McCaskill
 - Sample-Hughes
 - Wilson
 - Cardin
 - Hartman
 - McComas
 - Schindler
 - Wims
 - Chang
 - Healey
 - Metzgar
 - Schmidt
 - Wivell
 - Charkoudian
 - Hill
 - Miller
 - Shetty
 - Woods
 - Chisholm
 - Hinebaugh
 - Mireku-North
 - Simmons
 - Woorman
 - Ciliberti
 - Holmes
 - Moon
 - Simpson
 - Wu
 - Clippinger
 - Hornberger
 - Morgan, M.
 - Solomon
 - Ziegler
 - Conaway
 - Howard
 - Morgan, T.
 
NO: 0
                                            NOT VOTING: 1
                                                        - Young
 
YES: 46
                                                
                                        - Mr. President
 - Ellis
 - Hettleman
 - Lewis Young
 - Simonaire
 - Attar
 - Feldman
 - Jackson, C.
 - Love
 - Smith
 - Augustine
 - Folden
 - Jackson, M.
 - Mautz
 - Sydnor
 - Bailey
 - Gallion
 - James
 - McCray
 - Waldstreicher
 - Beidle
 - Gile
 - Jennings
 - McKay
 - Washington, A.
 - Benson
 - Hayes
 - Kagan
 - Muse
 - Washington, M.
 - Brooks
 - Henson
 - King
 - Ready
 - Watson
 - Carozza
 - Hershey
 - Kramer
 - Rosapepe
 - West
 - Charles
 - Hester
 - Lam
 - Salling
 - Zucker
 - Corderman
 
NO: 0
                                            NOT VOTING: 1
                                                        Actions
            - May 06, 2025 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 303
 
 - Apr 04, 2025 | House
- Returned Passed
 
 - Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
 - Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
 
 - Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
 
 - Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
 
 - Feb 27, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
 
 - Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {863728/1 Adopted
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 
 - Feb 24, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
 
 - Jan 18, 2025 | House
- Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
 
 - Jan 16, 2025 | House
- First Reading Ways and Means
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - Text - First - Elections - Local Boards of Elections and Boards of Canvassers - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)PDF
 - Amendments {863728/1 Adopted (House)PDF
 - Text - Third - Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)PDF
 - Text - Chapter - Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)PDF
 
Documents
        
            - Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
 - Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
 - Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
 - Video: Ways and MeansHTML
 - Witness ListHTML
 - W&M Testimony, FAV -- Okwumabua, Cassandra
 - W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Soreng, Nancy
 - W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Drayton, Morgan (Common Cause MD)
 - W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
 - W&M Testimony, INFO -- Gudger, John Michael (Maryland Association of Election Officials)
 - W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Alan
 - W&M Testimony, FWA -- Justice, Gillian (Disability Rights Maryland)
 - W&M Testimony, FAV -- Korman, Marc
 - W&M In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Snyder, Rebecca
 - W&M Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
 

