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Legislation


2011 Regular Session

Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 59

  • Failed Legislation

    HB 2

    Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate V. Turner
    Entitled
    Elections - Candidates - Filing Fees
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 5

    Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate V. Turner
    Entitled
    Election Law - Days of Early Voting
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 6

    Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate V. Turner
    Entitled
    Elections - Political Outdoor Signs - Removal and Destruction
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 25

    Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate O'Donnell
    Entitled
    Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote - Repeal
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 31

    Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Rosenberg, Cardin, and Kipke
    Entitled
    Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2011
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    HB 93

    Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 575

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Cardin, Rosenberg, Barkley, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, Morhaim, Stein, and F. Turner
    Entitled
    Election Law - Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications - Reporting
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 99

    Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Braveboy
    Entitled
    Real Property - Homeowners Association Elections - Enforcement by the Division of Consumer Protection
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 101

    Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, Cardin, Ivey, Myers, Ross, and Summers
    Entitled
    Election Law - Petitions - Prohibited Actions
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 118

    Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Kipke and George
    Entitled
    Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Option to Present Proof of Identity
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 126

    Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Howard, Aumann, Bates, Cane, Holmes, Morhaim, B. Robinson, Stocksdale, and Summers
    Entitled
    Election Law - Days of Early Voting
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 159

    Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Cardin, Barnes, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Luedtke, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Reznik
    Entitled
    Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    HB 171

    Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 171

    Sponsored By
    The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barkley, Barnes, Clagett, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Stukes, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Zucker
    Entitled
    Collective Bargaining - Independent Home Care Providers
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Appropriations
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 174

    Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Eckardt and Haddaway-Riccio
    Entitled
    Election Law - Delay in Replacement of Voting Systems
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 288

    Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Afzali, Boteler, Fisher, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, McComas, McDermott, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Vitale
    Entitled
    Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 299

    Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Stein, and Szeliga
    Entitled
    Baltimore County - Hybrid School Board - Election and Appointment of Members
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 309

    Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Frush
    Entitled
    Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 337

    Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Pena-Melnyk
    Entitled
    Election Law - Recall Elections - Felony Indictment or Conviction
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 348

    Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Cardin
    Entitled
    Election Law - Citizens Who Have Not Lived in the United States - Right to Vote
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 375

    Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Cardin, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Feldman, Frick, James, Lafferty, Luedtke, Murphy, Reznik, B. Robinson, and S. Robinson
    Entitled
    Circuit Court Judges - Election, Qualifications, and Term of Office
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 399

    Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate McConkey
    Entitled
    Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Appointed Members Subject to Contested Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 436

    Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Clagett
    Entitled
    Election Law - Early Voting Centers
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 498

    Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Elliott, Bates, Cluster, Eckardt, George, Hogan, Hough, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Ready, Serafini, and Stocksdale
    Entitled
    Legislative Districting - Single-Member Delegate Districts
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    HB 534

    Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 344

    Sponsored By
    Montgomery County Delegation
    Entitled
    Carroll County and Montgomery County - Polling Places - Electioneering Boundaries MC 19-11
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 546

    Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Montgomery County Delegation
    Entitled
    Montgomery County - Special Elections - Voting by Mail MC 15-11
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    HB 671

    Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 169

    Sponsored By
    The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barve and O'Donnell
    Entitled
    Federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act Compliance
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 701

    Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates McDonough, Dwyer, Impallaria, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McMillan, O'Donnell, Ready, and Stocksdale
    Entitled
    Election Law Transparency Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 732

    Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Reznik, Barve, Carr, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Ross, Tarrant, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Zucker
    Entitled
    Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 787

    Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Kramer, Arora, Barkley, Dumais, Frick, Hixson, Hucker, Luedtke, Reznik, Simmons, Valderrama, and Wilson
    Entitled
    Election Law - Subsequent Election Absentee Ballot List
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 792

    Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Branch, Carter, George, Oaks, B. Robinson, Tarrant, and Walker
    Entitled
    Baltimore City Public School System - Charter Management Organizations - Amendments to Collective Bargaining Agreements
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 850

    Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Frank, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Smigiel, and Stocksdale
    Entitled
    Election Law - Early Voting - Repeal
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 955

    Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Myers
    Entitled
    Elections for County Treasurers, Clerks of the Circuit Court, and Registers of Wills - Nonpartisan Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 956

    Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Myers
    Entitled
    Election of Sheriffs - Nonpartisan Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 991

    Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Schuh and McConkey
    Entitled
    Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Members - Increase and Selection
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed Legislation

    HB 997

    Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Schuh, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale
    Entitled
    Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 1011

    Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Harrison, Haynes, Oaks, B. Robinson, Stukes, and Washington
    Entitled
    Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Selection of Members - Local Referendum (Democracy in Education Act of 2011)
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 1263

    Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Glenn
    Entitled
    Elections - Early Voting Centers - Establishment
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 1324

    Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Conway, Cane, Eckardt, McDermott, Otto, and Haddaway-Riccio
    Entitled
    Wicomico County - Board of Education - Selection of Members - Straw Ballot
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    HB 1339

    Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Braveboy, Barnes, Frush, and Pena-Melnyk
    Entitled
    Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Election of Governing Body
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    HJ 7

    Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Joint Resolution 1

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Cardin, Busch, Hixson, and Rosenberg
    Entitled
    Election Law - Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 21

    Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Colburn
    Entitled
    Election Law - Delay in Replacement of Voting Systems
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 52

    Status as of January 19, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Conway
    Entitled
    Elections - Candidates for Judicial Offices - Certificates of Candidacy and Campaign Finance Entities
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 114

    Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Simonaire and Reilly
    Entitled
    Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Appointed Members Subject to Contested Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed Legislation

    SB 141

    Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Zirkin, Brochin, and Getty
    Entitled
    Baltimore County - Hybrid School Board - Election and Appointment of Members
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 181

    Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

    Sponsored By
    The President (By Request - Administration)
    Entitled
    Collective Bargaining - Independent Home Care Providers
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Appropriations
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 220

    Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Gladden
    Entitled
    Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2011
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 382

    Status as of February 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Conway
    Entitled
    Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Selection of Members - Local Referendum (Democracy in Education Act of 2011)
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 409

    Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, and Rosapepe
    Entitled
    Elections - Permanent Absentee Ballot List
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 443

    Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Young, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Shank
    Entitled
    Election Law - Early Voting Centers
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed Legislation

    SB 446

    Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Young
    Entitled
    Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed Legislation

    SB 449

    Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pugh, Ferguson, and Gladden
    Entitled
    Baltimore City Public School System - Charter Management Organizations - Amendments to Collective Bargaining Agreements
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 501

    Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

    Sponsored By
    Senator Dyson and The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola and Jacobs
    Entitled
    Election Law - Change of Primary Election Dates and Compliance with Federal MOVE Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    SB 532

    Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 491

    Sponsored By
    Senators Currie and Benson
    Entitled
    Real Property - Homeowners Association Elections - Enforcement by the Division of Consumer Protection
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 592

    Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
    Entitled
    Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 630

    Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senator Pipkin
    Entitled
    Election Law - Petition Signatures
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 657

    Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pinsky, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Raskin
    Entitled
    Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 820

    Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

    Sponsored By
    The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola and Jacobs
    Entitled
    Federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act Compliance
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  • Became Law - Governor Signed

    SB 980

    Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 311

    Sponsored By
    Senator Middleton
    Entitled
    Credit Unions - Boards of Directors - Electronically Conducted Elections
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SB 981

    Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

    Sponsored By
    Senators Mathias and Colburn
    Entitled
    Wicomico County - Board of Education - Selection of Members - Straw Ballot
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: Ways and Means
  • Failed - Dead Legislation

    SJ 4

    Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

    Sponsored By
    Senator Dyson
    Entitled
    Election Law - Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House: Ways and Means
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