MD HB285 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB164
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Hearing: Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm House Ways and Means Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Hearing: Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm House Ways and Means Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections, on request of a candidate, to provide the candidate with a list of registered voters who have requested an absentee ballot for an upcoming election; and requiring that the list of absentee voters provided include the e-mail address and telephone number of each voter on the list, if the information is available.
Title
Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025)
Sponsors
| Del. Bob Long [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | House | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-01-08 | House | Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
| 2024-10-30 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB164 (Carry Over) 2024-01-29 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Absentee and Mail-In Ballots
Absentee and Mail-In Voting
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Records
Registration
Voting
Absentee and Mail-In Voting
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Records
Registration
Voting
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Law | 3 | 506 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0285?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0285f.pdf |
