Maryland House Bill 745 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-09 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 43
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Altering the number of early voting centers counties are required to establish; clarifying the process by which one additional early voting center may be established in a county in excess of the number of required to be established; and requiring a local board of elections, in determining the location of centers, to take into account the accessibility of centers to historically disenfranchised communities, proximity to dense concentrations of voters, accessibility by public transportation, and equitable distribution of centers in the county.

Election Law - Early Voting Centers

Del. Eric Luedtke [D]

2021-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 33 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - Senate - Floor Amendment 383225/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (Y: 17 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2021-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 100 N: 36 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-09	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 43
2021-04-01	House	Returned Passed
2021-03-31	Senate	Third Reading Passed (33-14)
2021-03-31	Senate	Floor Amendment {413023/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected
2021-03-31	Senate	Floor Amendment {383225/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (17-30)
2021-03-31	Senate	Floor Amendment {693420/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected
2021-03-30	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-03-30	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-03-30	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-03-23	Senate	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-03-17	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (100-36)
2021-03-12	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-12	House	Favorable with Amendments {505960/1 Adopted
2021-03-11	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2021-02-01	House	Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-29	House	First Reading Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	10	301.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0745?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0745f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0745t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_43_hb0745t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0745_50596001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0745_69342001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0745_38322501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0745_41302301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0745_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0457.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0780.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0781.pdf