MD HB52 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB373
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/21 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 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing the General Assembly to provide by suitable enactment the authority of a county to lower the age at which an individual may vote in an election for members of an elected county board of education; authorizing a county to enact a local law that allows an individual who is at least 16 years old to vote in an election for members of an elected county board of education; submitting the amendment to the Maryland Constitution to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection; etc.
Title
Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections (Your School, Your Voice Act)
Sponsors
| Del. Joe Vogel [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | House | Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
| 2024-10-01 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB373 (Carry Over) 2024-01-22 - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Age
Constitutional Amendments
Counties
Education, Boards of
Elections
General Assembly
Governor
Primary and Secondary Education
Voting
Constitutional Amendments
Counties
Education, Boards of
Elections
General Assembly
Governor
Primary and Secondary Education
Voting
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I - Elective Franchise | 1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text | |
| I - Elective Franchise | 1A | (n/a) | See Bill Text | |
| Election Law | 3 | 102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 3 | 102.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0052?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0052f.pdf |
