Legislation - HB0983

Title: Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program
Sponsored by: Delegates Mireku-North and Wilkins
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections to determine whether there is a significant and substantial need for language-related assistance in certain languages by a local board of elections during an election based on certain criteria; requiring local boards to provide certain language-related assistance and materials in voting and elections to certain voters in certain languages; and requiring local boards to make reasonable efforts to recruit election judges who are fluent in certain languages.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0685

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0563 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2025 Legislative Date 1/31/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language-Related Assistance Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/04/2025 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {563827/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (105-34) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/31/2025	1/31/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language-Related Assistance
House	2/04/2025	2/04/2025	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/15/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Favorable with Amendments {563827/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Third Reading Passed (105-34)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	3/01/2025	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	49 Click to view Recorded Media

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