2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1368

CHAPTER NUMBER: 61
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 712
Sponsored By:
Delegates Patterson, Hixson, Cardin, King, McKee, Ross, Bozman, C. Davis, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Conroy
Entitled:
Election Law - Voter Bill of Rights

Synopsis:

Requiring local boards of elections to establish specified precincts at specified institutions of higher education; requiring the institutions to provide specified facilities and services to the local board; requiring that local boards, when establishing early voting polling places, select sites that are consistent with specified criteria established by the State Board of Elections; requiring specified polling places to be equipped with a specified computer device; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Ways and Means
2/15
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/14
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 3/16 (Delegate Hixson) Adopted
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment
Special Order 3/17 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
3/17
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (50-85)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (96-43)
3/27
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Hixson, Patterson, and Ross
3/29
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Zirkin) Adopted
Conference Committee Report Adopted (94-43)
Third Reading Passed (94-43)
Passed Enrolled
4/5
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Moe) Adopted
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
3/27
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Special Order later today (Senator Kittleman) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (30-17)
3/29
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Hollinger, Dyson, and Conway
Motion Special Order 4/3 (Senator Harris) Rejected (17-30)
Conference Committee Report Adopted (28-4)
Third Reading Passed (28-3)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/7
Governor vetoed - Policy
4/8
Veto overridden in House (93-45)
4/10
Veto overridden in Senate (30-17)
Became Law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 61

Sponsored by:

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
APPROPRIATIONS
ASSISTED LIVING -see also- GROUP HOMES
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BALTIMORE CITY
BALTIMORE COUNTY
BOUNDARIES
CHARLES COUNTY
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
GOVERNOR
HARFORD COUNTY
HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.
HOWARD COUNTY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
NOTICES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
POLITICAL COMMITTEES
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
SUNSET
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 2-102 , 2-103 , 2-202 , 2-202.1 , 2-206 , 2-301 , 2-303 , 3-501 , 10-301.1 , 10-302 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 155669/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2006   at: 11:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 465167/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2006   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 505160/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2006   at: 10:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 583826/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2006   at: 4:53 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 923027/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2006   at: 11:30 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Senate
Number: 514030/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2006   at: 11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Report Number: 563423/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 3:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 583826/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:48 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2006: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {923027/1 Rejected (50-85)
March 19, 2006: Third Reading Passed (96-43)
March 29, 2006: Conference Committee Report Adopted (94-43)
March 29, 2006: Third Reading Passed (94-43)
Senate
March 28, 2006: Third Reading Passed (30-17)
March 29, 2006: Motion Special Order until 4/3 (Harris) Rejected (17-30)
March 29, 2006: Conference Committee Report {563423/1 Adopted (28-4)
March 29, 2006: Third Reading Passed (29-3)
April 6, 2006: Motion limit debate (McFadden) Adopted (32-15)