Legislation - HB0333

Title: General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committee - Procedures
Sponsored by: Delegates Palakovich Carr and Griffith
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing requirements for the filling of a vacancy in the office of Senator or Delegate in the General Assembly by a central committee of a political party under the Maryland Constitution relating to applications, public notice, public meetings, and voting; and requiring a member of the central committee who has applied to fill the vacancy to recuse themselves from voting on the individual to fill the vacancy.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0237 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/19/2026 Legislative Date 1/19/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committee - Procedures Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/23/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2026 Legislative Date 2/18/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committee - Procedures Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (122-7) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/19/2026	1/19/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committee - Procedures
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	Hearing canceled
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/23/2026	2/23/2026	Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Favorable Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2026	2/18/2026	Second Reading Passed	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committee - Procedures
House	2/26/2026	2/20/2026	Third Reading Passed (122-7)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2026	2/19/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	30 Click to view Recorded Media

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