Maryland House Bill 488

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 77)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-02-04 - Referred Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Clarifying that certain requirements apply only to districts for the election of members of the Senate of Maryland and the House of Delegates; authorizing the General Assembly to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of Maryland to review the congressional districting of the State; and altering districts for the election of Representatives in Congress for elections in 2026 and any election held after the 2026 election through the effective date of a districting plan adopted after the 2030 decennial census.

Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress

Del. C.T. Wilson [D]	Del. Jackie Addison [D]	Del. Nick Allen [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]
Del. Dylan Behler [D]	Del. Adrian Boafo [D]	Del. Mark Chang [D]	Del. Derrick Coley [D]
Del. Charlotte Crutchfield [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Debra Davis [D]	Del. Eric Ebersole [D]
Del. Elizabeth Embry [D]	Del. Kris Fair [D]	Del. Linda Foley [D]	Del. Catherine Forbes [D]
Del. Pam Guzzone [D]	Del. Andrea Harrison [D]	Del. Anne Healey [D]	Del. Julian Ivey [D]
Del. Aaron Kaufman [D]	Del. Marc Korman [D]	Del. Jeffrie Long [D]	Del. Ashanti Martinez [D]
Del. Bernice Mireku-North [D]	Del. David Moon [D]	Del. Gabriel Moreno [D]	Del. Darrell Odom [D]
Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Cheryl Pasteur [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]
Del. Scott Phillips [D]	Del. Denise Roberts [D]	Del. Malcolm Ruff [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]
Del. Karen Simpson [D]	Del. Ryan Spiegel [D]	Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Sean Stinnett [D]
Del. Kym Taylor [D]	Del. Karen Toles [D]	Del. Jennifer White Holland [D]	Del. Jheanelle Wilkins [D]
Del. Greg Wims [D]	Del. Sarah Wolek [D]	Del. Teresa Woorman [D]	Del. Marlon Amprey [D]
Del. Ben Barnes [D]	Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]	Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]
Del. Jessica Feldmark [D]	Del. Diana Fennell [D]	Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Michele Guyton [D]
Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Marvin Holmes [D]	Del. Dana Jones [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Lily Qi [D]	Del. Mike Rogers [D]
Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]	Del. Gary Simmons [D]	Del. Stephanie Smith [D]
Del. Jared Solomon [D]	Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]	Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]
Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]	Del. Joe Vogel [D]	Del. Melissa Wells [D]	Del. Nicole Williams [D]
Del. Caylin Young [D]

2026-02-02 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 99 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - House - Floor Amendment 273020/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (Y: 37 N: 95 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2026-01-30 - House - Floor Amendment 543224/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (Y: 37 N: 95 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2026-01-30 - House - Floor Amendment 313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (Y: 37 N: 94 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [FAIL]
2026-01-29 - House - Floor Amendment 613520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (Y: 39 N: 98 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-04	Senate	Referred Rules
2026-02-02	House	Third Reading Passed (99-37)
2026-02-02	House	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Kaufman) Adopted
2026-01-30	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-01-30	House	Floor Amendment {273020/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (37-95)
2026-01-30	House	Floor Amendment {543224/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-95)
2026-01-30	House	Floor Amendment {313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (37-94)
2026-01-29	House	Motion Laid Over (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted
2026-01-29	House	Floor Amendment {313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan)
2026-01-29	House	Floor Amendment {613520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (39-98)
2026-01-29	House	Favorable with Amendments Adopted
2026-01-28	House	Motion Special Order until 01/29 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
2026-01-28	House	Committee Amendment Adopted
2026-01-28	House	Favorable with Amendments {453523/1
2026-01-28	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by House Rules and Executive Nominations
2026-01-25	House	Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m.
2026-01-23	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
XVIII - Provisions of Limited Duration	6		(n/a)	See Bill Text
III - Legislative Department	4		(n/a)	See Bill Text
III - Legislative Department	62		(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	8	702	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	8	703	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	8	704	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	8	705	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	8	706	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	8	707	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	8	708	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	8	709	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0488?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0488f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0488t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0488_45352301.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0488_61352001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0488_31392101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0488_54322401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0488_27302001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0488_hru.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0025.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0033.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0034.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0035.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0040.pdf