MD HB781 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Hearing: Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm House Ways and Means Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Hearing: Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm House Ways and Means Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Board of Elections 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 from elderly voters and voters with disabilities and make immediate adjustments to the process; etc.
Title
Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | House | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-29 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Same As/Similar To
SB66 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-03 - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
Subjects
Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc
Disabilities
Elderly Persons (65+)
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Job Training
Reports
Standards and Best Practices
Voting
Disabilities
Elderly Persons (65+)
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Job Training
Reports
Standards and Best Practices
Voting
Code Citations
| 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 |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0781?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0781f.pdf |
