Maryland House Bill 412 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-22 - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of the term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is 55 days before the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy for the regular statewide election; and requiring the amendment to be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection.

General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office

Del. Linda Foley [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Del. Dalya Attar [D]
Del. Mark Edelson [D]	Del. Kris Fair [D]	Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Brooke Grossman [D]
Del. Michele Guyton [D]	Del. Kevin Harris [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Aaron Kaufman [D]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Jeffrie Long [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Sen. Sara Love [D]
Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Lily Qi [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]
Del. Jared Solomon [D]	Del. Ryan Spiegel [D]	Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]	Del. Joe Vogel [D]
Del. Courtney Watson [D]	Del. Chao Wu [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-22	House	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-18	House	First Reading Ways and Means

HB412 (Carry Over) 2024-01-22 - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
HB412 (Carry Over) 2024-01-22 - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
HB417 (Carry Over) 2023-02-01 - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
XVII - Quadrennial Elections	2		(n/a)	See Bill Text
III - Legislative Department	13		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0412?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0412f.pdf