1996 Regular Session

Elections (G1)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 59

HB 9
Status as of April 4, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Delegates Curran, Taylor, Cummings, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Hixson, Rawlings, and Vallario
Entitled
Election Laws - Electronic Ballots
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 50
Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor
Sponsored By
Delegates Leopold and Clagett
Entitled
Election Laws - Judges of Elections - Declines
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 91
Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 32
Sponsored By
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled
Elections - Write-in Candidates
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 92
Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 33
Sponsored By
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled
Election Laws - Polling Places - Electioneering
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 93
Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 679
Sponsored By
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled
Election Laws - Canvassing of Ballots
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 94
Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 34
Sponsored By
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled
Elections Laws - Publication of Election Laws
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 127
Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By
Delegate Curran (Task Force to Review the State's Election Law)
Entitled
Commission to Revise the Election Code
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 128
Status as of February 8, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By
Delegate Curran (Task Force to Review the State's Election Law)
Entitled
Election Law - Application for Absentee Ballot
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 147
Status as of January 19, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled
Election Law - 7th Congressional District - Special Election
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 279
Status as of February 23, 1996: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Delegates Dembrow, Conroy, Poole, Getty, Kagan, Bobo, and Kittleman
Entitled
General Assembly - Filling of Vacancy by Special Election
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 316
Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Dembrow, Benson, Bobo, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, DeCarlo, Genn, Getty, Goldwater, Mandel, Morgan, Petzold, and Rudolph
Entitled
Election Laws - Electronic Records and Reports
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 359
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Dembrow
Entitled
Election Laws - Continuing Political Committees for State Officeholders - Carryover Campaign Funds
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 367
Status as of February 28, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Genn, Rudolph, Mandel, Bobo, Dypski, DeCarlo, Getty, Faulkner, Brinkley, Conroy, Clagett, Morgan, Kagan, and Dembrow
Entitled
Election Laws - Contributions - Reports
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 414
Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 683
Sponsored By
Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled
Election Laws - Board of Supervisors of Elections - Employees - Residency
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 424
Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Exum
Entitled
Campaign Contributions - Reporting - Exemption for Sale of Items
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 430
Status as of April 1, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegate Curran (Task Force to Review the State's Election Law)
Entitled
State Government - Attorney General - Legal Adviser of and Representation to the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 432
Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Bozman
Entitled
Election Law - Voting Systems - Ballots Not Voted
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 498
Status as of February 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Curran
Entitled
Election Law - Filing Campaign Fund-Raising Reports - Exception for Ticket Purchases
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 499
Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By
Delegate Curran
Entitled
Election Laws - Filing Campaign Fund-Raising Reports - Threshold Reporting Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 556
Status as of April 4, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Curran and Getty
Entitled
Election Laws - Computerized Voting Systems - Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 634
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Howard and Rosapepe
Entitled
Elections - Absentee Ballots - Removal of Eligibility Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 645
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Jacobs, Baldwin, Beck, M. Burns, Brinkley, Ciliberti, Cryor, Eckardt, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, Harkins, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Kittleman, Klima, Holt, La Vay, McClenahan, McKee, Morgan, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Kelly, O'Donnell, Ports, Redmer, Schade, Kach, Schisler, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Walkup, Leopold, and Rzepkowski
Entitled
State Administrative Board of Election Laws - Members - Appointment
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 650
Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 258
Sponsored By
Delegates Bozman, Conway, and McClenahan
Entitled
Voter Registration - Challenges of Voters - Municipal Corporations
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 653
Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor
Sponsored By
Delegate Getty
Entitled
Election Laws - Recounts
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 654
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Getty
Entitled
Election Law - Identification of Voters
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 655
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Getty
Entitled
Election Law - In-Person Voting by Persons Registering by Mail
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 656
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Getty
Entitled
State Administrator of Election Laws - Term of Office
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 822
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Getty
Entitled
Election Laws - State Administrative Board of Election Laws - Campaign Finance Reports - Enforcement Authority
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 823
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Getty
Entitled
Election Law - State and Local Administrators
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 868
Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Delegate Kagan
Entitled
Election Laws - Campaign Reports
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 928
Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Bobo, Franchot, Dembrow, Clagett, Turner, Hecht, Rosenberg, McIntosh, Barve, Pendergrass, Grosfeld, Kagan, Getty, and Rudolph
Entitled
Election Law - Fair Campaign Financing Act - General Assembly Candidates
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 985
Status as of February 26, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Crumlin, B. Hughes, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Fulton, Turner, Conroy, Bobo, and Dypski
Entitled
Election Law - Election By Mail
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1014
Status as of March 25, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - Special Elections PG 400-96
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1058
Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Mitchell
Entitled
Election Laws - Political Parties - Continued Ballot Access
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1190
Status as of March 19, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morgan, Kittleman, Snodgrass, Getty, Brinkley, Dypski, Faulkner, and DeCarlo
Entitled
The Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1272
Status as of March 11, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates E. Burns, O'Donnell, Vallario, Hutchins, Jacobs, Parker, Redmer, M. Burns, Kagan, Schade, Ports, Greenip, DeCarlo, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Campaign Contributions - Casino Gaming
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1386
Status as of March 20, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates M. Burns and Greenip
Entitled
Elections - Presidential Primary Election Date
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1388
Status as of March 20, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Dembrow and Genn
Entitled
Election Laws - General Assembly - Fund-Raising During the Session
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1391
Status as of May 14, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 550
Sponsored By
Delegate Getty
Entitled
Election Law - Election Judges - Repeal of Criminal Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1453
Status as of March 27, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Howard, Healey, Frush, Benson, Crumlin, Proctor, Pitkin, D. Davis, Exum, Valderrama, Muse, Patterson, B. Hughes, Menes, Hubbard, and Rosapepe
Entitled
Prince George's County - Specimen Ballot - Primary Election PG 428-96
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 2
Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Senator Miller
Entitled
Election Laws - Electronic Ballots
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 3
Status as of February 13, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Senator Miller
Entitled
Elections - Municipal Corporation and Baltimore City Officers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 6
Status as of May 23, 1996: Vetoed by the Governor
Sponsored By
Senator Blount (Task Force to Review the State's Election Law)
Entitled
Commission to Revise the Election Code
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 7
Status as of February 8, 1996: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By
Senator Blount (Task Force to Review the State's Election Law)
Entitled
Election Law - Application for Absentee Ballot
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 139
Status as of April 30, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 112
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum and Sfikas
Entitled
Election Laws - Judges of Election - Declines
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 142
Status as of March 25, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh and Miller
Entitled
Statute of Limitations - Election Law and Ethics Law Violations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 152
Status as of January 19, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By
The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Della, Hoffman, Hughes, McFadden, Pica, Sfikas, and Young
Entitled
Election Law - 7th Congressional District - Special Election
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 266
Status as of March 5, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky and Frosh
Entitled
Election Laws - Contributions - Reports
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 294
Status as of April 2, 1996: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Election Laws - Residence Designation of Candidates on Ballots - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 330
Status as of March 28, 1996: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Elections - Nomination of Candidates - Petition Signature Requirements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 417
Status as of March 5, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Blount and Craig
Entitled
Election Laws - Lever Voting Machines - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 482
Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 672
Sponsored By
Senator Craig
Entitled
Election Laws - Recounts
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 483
Status as of March 5, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Craig
Entitled
Baltimore City Election Board - Legal Representation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 507
Status as of March 5, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Collins and Roesser
Entitled
Election Laws - Absentee Voters - Publication
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 524
Status as of April 9, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 81
Sponsored By
Senator Green (Chairman, Prince George's County Delegation)
Entitled
Charter Counties - Vacancies - Special Elections
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 535
Status as of February 7, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Craig, Stoltzfus, and McCabe
Entitled
State Administrative Board of Election Laws - Appointment of Members - Minority Party
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 555
Status as of February 7, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Dyson, McCabe, Teitelbaum, Munson, Stoltzfus, Kelley, Middlebrooks, Roesser, Hafer, and Craig
Entitled
Campaign Contributions - Casino Gaming
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 589
Status as of February 14, 1996: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Van Hollen and Sfikas
Entitled
Campaign Finance Reform Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 666
Status as of May 23, 1996: Became Law - Chapter 674
Sponsored By
Senator Green (Chairman, Prince George's County Delegation)
Entitled
Charter Counties - Vacancies - Special Elections
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters