Maryland House Bill 115

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Passed on May 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 428
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring by January 1, 2028, the State Board of Elections and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to jointly develop and implement certain procedures and a certain electronic transmission process for the restoration of voter registration for individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility; requiring the Department to transmit a list that includes the name and certain other information for individuals released from incarceration to the State Board of Elections on a monthly basis; etc.

Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration

Del. Jheanelle Wilkins [D]	Del. Melissa Wells [D]	Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]

2026-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 30 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 100 N: 33 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-03-18 - House - Floor Amendment 743324/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (Y: 33 N: 97 NV: 7 Abs: 4) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-12	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 428
2026-04-08	House	Returned Passed
2026-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (30-13)
2026-04-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2026-04-06	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2026-04-03	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-03-19	Senate	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (100-33)
2026-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-18	House	Floor Amendment {743324/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (33-97)
2026-03-17	House	Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
2026-03-17	House	Favorable with Amendments {853623/1 Adopted
2026-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-01-16	House	Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
2026-01-14	House	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
2025-07-23	House	Pre-filed

SB241 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 427

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0115?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0115f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0115t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_428_hb0115t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0115_85362301.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0115_74332401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0115_gvc.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0115_eee.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0418.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0558.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0850.pdf