MD SB56 | 2020 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future SB495
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-16 - Hearing canceled
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-16 - Hearing canceled
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring that the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot provide, under certain circumstances, certain information in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension; requiring that a certain statement about the purpose of a question on the ballot be in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension; etc.
Title
Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-13 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-03-16 | House | Hearing canceled |
2020-02-25 | House | Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
2020-02-14 | House | Referred Ways and Means |
2020-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
2020-02-11 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
2020-02-11 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {404836/1 Adopted |
2020-02-10 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
2020-01-15 | Senate | Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. |
2020-01-15 | Senate | Hearing canceled |
2020-01-15 | Senate | Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
2020-01-08 | Senate | First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
2019-09-29 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
SB56 (Carry Over) 2020-03-16 - Hearing canceled
HB140 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-15 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
HB140 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-15 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Ballots
Communications
Elections
Elections, State Board of
Literacy
Petitions
Public Information
Signatures
Communications
Elections
Elections, State Board of
Literacy
Petitions
Public Information
Signatures
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
---|---|---|---|---|
Election Law | 6 | 103 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Election Law | 6 | 201 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Election Law | 7 | 103 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |