2010 Regular Session
Elections (G1)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 71
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Election Law - United States Senate - Special Election to Fill Vacancy
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Feldman
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance - Contributions by Minors
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ali, Barve, and Conaway
- Entitled
- Special Election for U.S. Senate Vacancies Act
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Ali, Elmore, Frick, Rice, Ross, Walker, and Ivey
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voter Registration and Nomination by Petition - Requirements
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ali, Barkley, Carr, King, Kullen, Reznik, Serafini, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Transparency in Legislative Appointments Act
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Levy, Aumann, Barve, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Elmore, Frick, Frush, George, Glenn, Hecht, Howard, Jameson, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Olszewski, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Sophocleus, Stukes, V. Turner, and Wood
- Entitled
- Election Law - Access to Voting Room and Voting Booth by Minors Not Eligible to Vote
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Kaiser
- Entitled
- Referendum Fairness Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 266
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin
- Entitled
- Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Elliott, Haddaway, Jenkins, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Stull
- Entitled
- Election Law - Special Election to Fill Vacancy in the Office of United States Senator
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Gilchrist, Hecht, Hubbard, Kaiser, Murphy, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attributions of Contributions
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jennings, Jones, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, Walker, and Kramer
- Entitled
- Election Law - Campaign Finance Reports
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Simmons
- Entitled
- Election Law - Campaign Contributions by Persons Engaged in Gaming Activity in the State
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Jones, Boteler, Burns, Howard, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Election Law - Use of Campaign Funds for Meeting and Conference Expenses
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 444
Status as of March 22, 2010: 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
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Wicomico County Delegation, Worcester County Delegation, and Somerset County Delegation
- Entitled
- Wicomico County, Worcester County, and Somerset County - Boards of Elections - Membership
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ali
- Entitled
- Independent Campaign Expenditures Restriction Act
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Impallaria, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, George, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, Miller, Schuh, Shewell, Sossi, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voting by Felons at Polling Places - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 660
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate King
- Entitled
- State Officials - Limitation of Terms
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Hixson, Hucker, Montgomery, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Election Law - Persons Doing Public Business - Independent Expenditures
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 692
Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser and Kach
- Entitled
- Election Law - Campaign Funds - Investments
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Impallaria, Bates, Beitzel, Bromwell, G. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Elmore, Jameson, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, McConkey, Miller, Mizeur, Myers, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Wood
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance - Contributions by Foreign Nationals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 788
Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Olszewski, Frank, Heller, Kach, Kaiser, Manno, Morhaim, Riley, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance - Contributions - Disclosure
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bates, Bartlett, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Wood
- Entitled
- Election Law - Early Voting - Delay of Implementation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 806
Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Heller
- Entitled
- Election Law - Campaign Account - Debit Card Disbursements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Dumais, Hixson, Kaiser, Rice, Ross, George, and Shank
- Entitled
- Honorable Lorraine M. Sheehan Act to Protect Voting Rights for Individuals Under Guardianship for Mental Disability
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McDonough
- Entitled
- Elections - Campaign Finance Entities - Transfer Limits and Termination
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation
- Entitled
- Election Law - Montgomery County Republican and Democratic Party Central Committees - Membership MC 15-10
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation
- Entitled
- Election Law - Montgomery County Democratic Party Central Committee - Membership Criteria MC 13-10
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation
- Entitled
- Montgomery County - Election Law - Days of Early Voting MC 23-10
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Frank, Impallaria, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, McDonough, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stull
- Entitled
- Election Law - Early Voting - Delay of Implementation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Cardin, Bobo, Gutierrez, Hucker, Montgomery, Ramirez, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Elections - Campaign Finance - Prohibition of Contributions by Business Entities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Bronrott, Frick, Healey, Hecht, Kaiser, and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 1086
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett, Boteler, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Rice, and Riley
- Entitled
- Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ali and Shewell
- Entitled
- Foreign Corporation Campaign Disclaimer Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates O'Donnell, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote - Repeal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Minority Leader and Chair, Baltimore City Delegation
- Entitled
- Baltimore City - Republican Party Central Committee - Composition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barve and Cardin
- Entitled
- Elections - Campaign Material - Sponsor Identification
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, Feldman, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rosenberg, Schuler, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rice
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance Entities - Contribution Records and Reports
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, George, Reznik, Simmons, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Election Law - Polling Places - Electioneering Boundaries
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Levi, Dumais, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Myers, Niemann, Olszewski, Rice, Rosenberg, Shank, Stukes, F. Turner, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Election Law - Transfer from Slate to Candidate - Campaign Finance Report
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Barve
- Entitled
- Election Law - Campaign Finance Entity - Officers Authorized to Perform Duties of Treasurer
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates George, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bromwell, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Minnick, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weir
- Entitled
- Voter Registration - Motor Vehicle Administration - Information on Noncitizens
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Olszewski, Bromwell, Cardin, Costa, Elmore, George, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Minnick, Ross, Smigiel, Walker, and Weir
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voting by Registered Offenders at Polling Places - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ross
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance Entities - Contributions, Transfers, and Reports
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates James and Riley
- Entitled
- Early Voting - Number of Early Voting Centers - Determination
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
SB 6
Status as of January 28, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett and Raskin
- Entitled
- Honorable Lorraine M. Sheehan Act to Protect Voting Rights for Individuals Under Guardianship for Mental Disability
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 102
Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
House: Ways and Means
SB 121
Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Election Law - Access to Voting Room and Voting Booth by Minors Not Eligible to Vote
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 157
Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brochin and Raskin
- Entitled
- Election Law - Special Election to Fill Vacancy in the Office of United States Senator
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 185
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, Jones, Pugh, and Robey
- Entitled
- Election Law - Use of Campaign Funds for Meeting and Conference Expenses
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 216
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Brochin, Dyson, Lenett, Pinsky, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attribution of Contributions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 240
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Dyson, Brinkley, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Lenett, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Stone
- Entitled
- Election Law - Petition Signatures
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 258
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand, Garagiola, King, Kramer, Madaleno, Raskin, and Robey
- Entitled
- Elections - Special Elections - Voting by Mail
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Brochin, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voter Registration and Nomination by Petition - Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 293
Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, King, Madaleno, Peters, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Elections - Permanent Absentee Ballot List
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 297
Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Simonaire, Colburn, Harrington, Harris, Lenett, Reilly, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Election Law - Notices to Candidates - Mailing
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 417
Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Conway, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 543
Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harrington, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 573
Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno and Raskin
- Entitled
- Election Law - Polling Places - Electioneering Boundaries
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 601
Status as of February 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Elections - Campaign Finance - Prohibition of Contributions and Expenditures by Business Entities
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 679
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance Entities - Contribution Records and Reports
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 681
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
- Entitled
- Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
SB 691
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Election Law - Persons Doing Public Business - Independent Expenditures
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 710
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris and Raskin
- Entitled
- Elections - New Political Party - Petition Signatures
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 711
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Reilly, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Wicomico County, Worcester County, and Somerset County - Boards of Elections - Membership
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 750
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Dyson
- Entitled
- Campaign Finance - Contributions by Foreign Nationals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 1023
Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris and Mooney
- Entitled
- Members of the General Assembly - Limitation of Terms
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
