| MD | HB182 | Pass | Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside and serve as secretary at a certain meeting of certain presidential elec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 470 |
| MD | SB141 | Pass | Requiring and authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444 |
| MD | SB237 | Pass | Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside and serve as secretary at a certain meeting of certain presidential elec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 469 |
| MD | SB848 | Pass | Requiring a municipality to submit to the State Board of Elections the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the date of a special election and each office on the special election ballot, the list of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 522 |
| MD | HB1448 | Pass | Requiring a municipality to submit to the State Board of Elections the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the list of qualified candidates for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 |
| MD | SB670 | Pass | Requiring a police officer who is on duty at a polling place to obey the authority of the State Administrator, the Deputy State Administrator, or a local election director; providing that in a polling place certain individuals have the authority to k...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 468 |
| MD | HB1001 | Pass | Requiring a police officer who is on duty at a polling place to obey the authority of the State Administrator, the Deputy State Administrator, or a local election director; providing that, in a polling place, certain individuals have the authority to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 467 |
| MD | SB153 | Pass | Altering the manner in which a campaign manager is appointed; requiring the candidate to appoint the chair and treasurer of an authorized candidate campaign committee; repealing the requirement that a campaign manager be a registered voter in the Sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 441 |
| MD | SB255 | Pass | Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or influence the outcome of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157 |
| MD | HB855 | Pass | Altering, to 45 days before voting and early voting for a primary election, general election, or vote on a proposition, the time period during which a common ownership community may restrict the display of candidate or proposition signs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 |
| MD | SB758 | Pass | Altering, to 45 days before voting and early voting for a primary election, general election, or vote on a proposition, the time period during which a common ownership community may restrict the display of candidate or proposition signs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 288 |
| MD | SB65 | Engross
Sine Die | Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed (99-35) |
| MD | SB618 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics to exempt a member of the General Assembly, a filed candidate for election to the General Assembly, or a member-elect of the General Assembly from the prohibition against receiving earned income f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed (102-35) |
| MD | HB145 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring and authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to take certain actions if the State Administrator receives a credible report that election misinformation or election disinformation, including a deepfake, has been or is being communica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-10
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB4 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting certain charitable organizations, including certain private foundations, from participating in or intervening in a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office; authorizing the Secretary of State and t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB697 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing a rebuttable presumption that a social media platform has made an independent expenditure to a certain candidate if the social media platform knowingly and purposefully alters its algorithm to amplify certain political content for the be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-24
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1378 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting certain domestic or foreign entities formed, organized, or authorized in the State from engaging in certain election activities or ballot issue activities; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to adopt regulations th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1405 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a candidate for certain State offices and a person acting on behalf of a candidate for certain State offices from participating in certain campaign finance activities during a regular session of the General Assembly.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1454 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a treasurer of a campaign finance entity to keep certain records relating to a security expenditure; authorizing a campaign finance entity to make certain security expenditures; requiring certain individuals to return certain security-relat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1265 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a candidate to submit a certain oath or statement with the candidate's certificate of candidacy relating to the candidate's truthfulness regarding certain information while campaigning for office; and subjecting a candidate who attests to t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | SB595 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring each county board of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to hold an election for a vacant elected board member position that occurs 55 days or more before the candidate filing deadline for a certain election; requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB350 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or the member's ability to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB584 | Intro
Sine Die | Guaranteeing equal voting rights for all eligible voters; establishing that the people of Maryland have the right to elections that are free from improper foreign influence, undisclosed funding, and undue domination by large corporate interests; proh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB568 | Intro
Sine Die | Adding candidates for State Senator and member of the House of Delegates to the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund; establishing qualifications that a candidate for State Senator or member of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB636 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempting a member of the General Assembly, a filed candidate for election to the General Assembly, or a member-elect of the General Assembly from the prohibition against receiving earned income from an executive unit or political subdivision of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB689 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the deadline for a candidate for Representative in Congress to file a certificate of candidacy for the statewide election held in 2026 from the last Tuesday in February to 9 p.m. on March 20, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB514 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting certain charitable organizations from participating in or intervening in a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office; authorizing the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, acting jointly, to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB140 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring each county board of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to hold an election for a vacant elected board member position that occurs 55 days or more before the candidate filing deadline for a certain election; requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB101 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a public broadcaster that holds a debate between candidates for statewide office to invite all candidates who are certified to the ballot in the general election subject to certain requirements; prohibiting a public broadcaster from using o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB157 | Intro
Sine Die | Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB207 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the State Board of Elections to include the option on the certificate of candidacy form for candidates for congressional offices to indicate that, if elected, the candidate and the candidate's spouse will not engage in certain stock trading...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
