MD HB153 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB436
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-02 - Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-02 - Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Altering, from 16 years old to 15 years and 9 months old, the age at which an individual may register to vote; requiring that a voter notification card sent to an individual under the age of 18 years include information regarding when the individual will be eligible to vote; and requiring the election director in the county where a registered voter under the age of 18 years becomes eligible to vote under a certain provision of law to send a certain notice to the voter.
Title
Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 103 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Third Reading Passed (103-34) |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Favorable Report by Ways and Means |
| 2025-01-08 | House | Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
| 2024-09-09 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB436 (Carry Over) 2024-02-23 - Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Law | 3 | 102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 3 | 301 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
