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IntroducedJan 16, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 10, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 11, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 255
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report {233429/1 Adopted
- Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Stein) Adopted (89-38)
- Third Reading Passed (91-19)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Fair and Stewart)
- Conference Committee Report {233429/1
- Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (33-13)
- Conference Committee Report {233429/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (32-14)
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Harris and Simonaire)
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Fair and Stewart)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Harris and Simonaire)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {663122/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (36-88)
- Floor Amendment {123028/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (34-92)
- Floor Amendment {553021/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-90)
- Floor Amendment {493427/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (35-86)
- Floor Amendment {183626/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (36-86)
- Floor Amendment {513920/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-88)
- Third Reading Passed (94-35)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {943523/1
- Committee Amendment Withdrawn
- Substitute Committee Amendment {353027/1 Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (30-15)
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {453628/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {453628/1
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 19, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal CorporationsPDF
- Amendments {453628/1 (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal CorporationsPDF
- Amendments {943523/1 (House)PDF
- Substitute Committee Amendment {353027/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {663122/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (36-88) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {123028/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (34-92) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {553021/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-90) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {493427/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (35-86) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {183626/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (36-86) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {513920/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-88) (House)PDF
- Conference Committee Report {233429/1 (Senate)PDF
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 Testimony, FAV -- Norling, Richard (MD Sierra Club)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Montgomery, Jean
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Ennis, Ella
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Johnson, Dara (American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Frost, Lesley (Nationa Council of Jewish Women, MD Action Team)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wright, Marisa (Campaign Legal Center)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Nichols, Julia
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wyatt, Lauren (Black Girls Vote, Inc.)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Rosenthal, Lore
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Solomon, Julie (self)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Agarin, Ufuoma (Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Hance, Rosa (Enhanced Impact LLC)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Dailey, Anne Marie
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Coe, Marcia
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- flamholz, mindie
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wilburn, Yates (FairVote Action)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sydnor III, Charles (State Senator)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Tyree, Nikki (LWVMD)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Emily (Fair Elections Center)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Abell, AnnMarie (St. Mary’s County Democratic Central Committee)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Drayton, Morgan (Common Cause MD)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Shulman, Debbie
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Smalls, Cindy (AFSCME Council 3)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Rosen, Julie
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Childers, Harry
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Westervelt, Kendra (Kendra Westervelt)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Selden, Trina (Out for Justice)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Russell, Brandon
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Enagonio, Liz
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Shifrin, Jo
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Orbe, Jr., Carlos (Maryland Latinos Unidos)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Frederick, Rose
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lioz, Adam (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Greenberg, Marcia
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Santos, Tatiana (Indivisible Frederick Forward)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wiener, Jana
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Walthour, Janice (St. Mary's County NAACP)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Antoine, Joanne (Common Cause Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Vicki (NAACP- Harford County Branch)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Dixon, Renee
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Tiffany (Office of the Attorney General)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- CARRICK, SHARON
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Allen, Jennifer
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Hunt, Christine
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- McShane, Jolie
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Jessica (Maryland State Education Association)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Sydnor III, Charles (State Senator)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Lemyze, Christine (Indivisible Howard County)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Johnson, Dara (American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Brooks, Imani (NAACP Legal Defense Fund)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Shih, Nancy
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Whittaker, Michelle (Ranked Choice Voting Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Hamilton, Rebecca
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Girdner, Linnie
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Drayton, Morgan (Common Cause MD)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Wright, Marisa (Campaign Legal Center)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Emily (Fair Elections Center)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Coe, Marcia
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Tyree, Nikki (LWVMD)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Agarin, Ufuoma (Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland)
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