Maryland Senate Bill 379 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-1)
Status: Passed on April 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-24 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a local board of elections to send, not later than 43 days before an election, a ballot to voters who have made a request and qualify to vote by absentee ballot; altering the procedures for the canvassing of and curing of errors on absentee and provisional ballots; prohibiting the tabulation of absentee ballot vote totals before the polls open; requiring, in 2024, the statewide primary election and the primary election for municipal offices in Baltimore City to be held on the second Tuesday in May; etc.

Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date

Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]
Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]	Sen. Jill Carter [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]
Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Dawn Gile [D]	Sen. Melony Griffith [D]
Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]
Sen. Michael Jackson [D]	Sen. Mary James [D]	Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]
Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Sen. Cory McCray [D]	Sen. Anthony Muse [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]
Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]
Sen. Ron Watson [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2023-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 33 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 99 N: 36 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-14 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 33 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-10 - Senate - Floor Amendment 703826/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (Y: 13 N: 30 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2023-03-10 - Senate - Floor Amendment 893724/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (Y: 13 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-24	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152
2023-04-07	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2023-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (33-10)
2023-04-07	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2023-04-06	House	Third Reading Passed (99-36)
2023-04-06	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-04-06	House	Favorable with Amendments {593929/1 Adopted
2023-04-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2023-03-18	House	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-03-16	House	Referred Ways and Means
2023-03-14	Senate	Third Reading Passed (33-11)
2023-03-10	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-10	Senate	Floor Amendment {703826/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-30)
2023-03-10	Senate	Floor Amendment {893724/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-31)
2023-03-10	Senate	Floor Amendment {443728/1 (Senator Hettleman) Adopted
2023-03-09	Senate	Motion Special Order until 3/10 (Senator Ready) Adopted
2023-03-09	Senate	Floor Amendment {443728/1 (Senator Hettleman)
2023-03-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {113922/1 Adopted
2023-03-08	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
2023-03-08	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {113922/1
2023-03-07	Senate	Motion Special Order until 3/8 (Senator Jennings) Adopted
2023-03-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {113922/1
2023-03-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2023-03-01	Senate	Hearing canceled
2023-03-01	Senate	Hearing 3/02 at 4:00 p.m.
2023-02-02	Senate	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-01	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

HB535 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-24 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151
SB163 (Carry Over) 2022-05-27 - Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	11	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	11	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	11	303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	11	303.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	11	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0379?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0379f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0379t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0379e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_152_sb0379e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0379_11392201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0379_44372801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0379_89372401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0379_70382601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0379_59392901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0379_eee.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0379_w&m.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0363.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0364.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0411.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1132.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/1134.pdf