MD HB253 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Board of Elections or the local boards of elections to automatically send an absentee ballot to each registered voter in pretrial detention in a correctional facility without the voter having to submit an absentee ballot application.
Title
Election Law - Pretrial Detainees - Absentee Ballots
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | House | Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
| 2024-10-18 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
SB991 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-05 - First Reading Senate Rules
Subjects
Absentee and Mail-In Ballots
Absentee and Mail-In Voting
Correctional Institutions
Corrections
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Pretrial Detention or Release
Reports
Voting
Absentee and Mail-In Voting
Correctional Institutions
Corrections
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Pretrial Detention or Release
Reports
Voting
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional Services | 2 | 501 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 1 | 303.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 1 | 303.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0253?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0253f.pdf |
