Legislation - HB0621

Title: Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications
Sponsored by: Delegates D. Jones, Lehman, Pruski, and Tomlinson
Status: In the Senate - Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering the qualifications for counsel to local boards of elections to require that counsel be a registered voter of the State instead of the applicable county.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0443

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2026 Legislative Date 1/30/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/03/2026 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 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 3/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (109-20) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/30/2026	1/30/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications
House	2/03/2026	2/03/2026	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/02/2026	3/02/2026	Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	3/03/2026	2/22/2026	Favorable Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2026	2/22/2026	Second Reading Passed	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications
House	3/04/2026	2/23/2026	Third Reading Passed (109-20)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/05/2026	2/22/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	33 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2026	4/02/2026	Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

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