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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 949
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Toles
- Alston
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Amprey
- Embry
- Lehman
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Schindler
- Wells
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Moon
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Young
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Crosby
NO: 36
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
- Rereferred to Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (96-36)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (35-10)
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {143222/1
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments {143222/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Alan
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Tyree, Nikki (LWVMD)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kagan, Sen. Cheryl (Maryland State Senate)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

