Maryland Senate Bill 73

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-09 - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the State Board of Elections, as part of the training program for election judges, to include instruction on best practices for assisting elderly voters and voters with disabilities; requiring the Board to establish guidelines for the local boards of election to implement a process to accommodate and expedite voting for elderly voters and voters with disabilities at each early voting center and polling place; requiring the local boards to implement the guidelines and collect feedback on the process; etc.

Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)

Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-09	Senate	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
2026-02-09	Senate	Hearing canceled
2026-01-16	Senate	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-14	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
2025-06-30	Senate	Pre-filed

SB66 (Carry Over) 2025-02-03 - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	10	206	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	10	310.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0073?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0073f.pdf