Maryland Senate Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-02 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring an individual who applies to register to vote or update an existing voter registration online to provide specified information; providing an exception to the voter registration deadline to allow an individual to register to vote or update an existing voter registration address and vote during early voting; requiring proof of residency to register or update an existing voter registration address during early voting; specifying methods of requesting an absentee ballot, including through an accessible online application; etc.

Election Law - Improving Access to Voting

Sen. Thomas Miller [D]	Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Joan Conway [D]
Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Jennie Forehand [D]	Sen. Brian Frosh [D]	Sen. Robert Garagiola [D]
Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Richard Madaleno [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]
Sen. Catherine Pugh [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]
Sen. Karen Montgomery [D]	Sen. Lisa Gladden [D]	Sen. Edward Kasemeyer [D]	Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell [D]
Sen. Roger Manno [D]	Sen. Nathaniel McFadden [D]	Sen. Anthony Muse [D]	Sen. Douglas Peters [D]

2013-04-02 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (38-9) (Y: 38 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-03-29 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (101-37) (Y: 101 N: 37 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-03-11 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (35-12) (Y: 35 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-07 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Kittleman) {653921/2 Rejected (18-29) (Y: 18 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-03-07 - Senate - Senate Floor - Favorable with Amendments Adopted (38-7) (Y: 38 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-02	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157
2013-04-08	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2013-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (38-9)
2013-04-08	Senate	Senate Concur - House Amendments
2013-04-05	Senate	Special Order until 4/8 (Senator Kittleman) Adopted
2013-04-04	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (101-37)
2013-04-03	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2013-04-03	House	Favorable with Amendments {965060/1 Report Adopted
2013-04-03	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2013-03-28	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-03-12	House	First Reading Ways and Means
2013-03-11	Senate	Third Reading Passed (35-12)
2013-03-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2013-03-07	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Edwards) {743926/1 Adopted
2013-03-07	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Kittleman) {653921/2 Rejected (18-29)
2013-03-07	Senate	Floor Committee Amendment (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) {664735/1 Adopted
2013-03-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (38-7)
2013-03-07	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2013-03-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {184239/1
2013-03-05	Senate	Special Order until 3/7 (Senator Dyson) Adopted
2013-03-05	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {184239/1
2013-03-04	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2013-02-21	Senate	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-01-18	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0279?ys=2013rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/sb/sb0279f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/sb/sb0279t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/sb/sb0279e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/Chapters_noln/CH_157_sb0279e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0279_18423901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0279_65392102.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0279_66473501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0279_74392601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0279_96506001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0009/sb0279.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/sb0279_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/sb0279_w&m.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0279,s-0436&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0279,s-0437&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0279,s-0472&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0279,h-0961&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0279,s-1212&stab=02&ys=2013RS