Maryland House Bill 245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 14 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-15 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring the State Board of Elections to maintain a page on its website that includes clear information about voter registration and voting by students enrolled in institutions of higher education, including links to information on voting by absentee ballot for students outside the State; requiring a public institution of higher education to designate a staff member as the student voting coordinator; requiring the student voting coordinator to develop and implement a plan to increase student voter registration; etc.

Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020)

Del. Eric Luedtke [D]

Del. Nick Mosby [D]

2020-03-14 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 93 N: 36 NV: 3 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-15	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-03-14	House	Third Reading Passed (93-36)
2020-03-13	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-13	House	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Mosby) Adopted
2020-03-13	House	Favorable with Amendments {235462/1
2020-03-13	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2020-01-21	House	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-21	House	Hearing canceled
2020-01-20	House	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-17	House	First Reading Ways and Means
2020-03-13	House	Favorable with Amendments {235462/1 Adopted

SB647 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-02 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	2	303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	3	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	3	204	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	3	204.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0245?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0245f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0245t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0245_23546201.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0636.pdf