Maryland House Bill 37 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 36
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requiring the State Board of Elections and each local board of elections to refer to absentee ballots as "mail-in" ballots and absentee voting as "mail-in voting" in all communications; requiring the State Board and each local board to include in public communications a statement that "mail-in voting" is referred to as absentee voting in the Maryland Constitution, the Annotated Code of Maryland and the Code of Maryland Regulations; making provision for absentee ballots to include prepaid return postage; etc.

Election Law – Absentee Voting – References in Public Communications and Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots

Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]

2020-03-18 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 97 N: 33 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2020-03-18 - Senate - Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Kagan) Rejected (Y: 30 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 99 N: 37 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 36
2020-03-18	House	Passed Enrolled
2020-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (97-33)
2020-03-18	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2020-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-03-18	Senate	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Kagan) (30-14) Rejected
2020-03-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-18	Senate	Floor Amendment {483120/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
2020-03-18	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2020-03-16	Senate	Motion Special Order until 3/17 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
2020-03-16	Senate	Favorable
2020-03-16	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-02-03	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-31	House	Third Reading Passed (99-37)
2020-01-30	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-01-30	House	Favorable with Amendments {375867/1 Adopted
2020-01-30	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2020-01-07	House	Hearing 1/16 at 1:30 p.m.
2020-01-08	House	First Reading Ways and Means
2019-09-20	House	Pre-filed

SB145 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 37

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	9	301	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0037?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0037f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0037t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0037e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0007/hb0037_37586701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0007/hb0037_48312001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0037_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0066.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1032.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/1329.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1078.pdf