Legislation

Title: Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting
Sponsored by: Delegate Wilkins
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 734
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that their voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; requiring the State Board to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by January 15 each year; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media; Judiciary

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs; Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0224

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0568 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 11/01/2020 Legislative Date 11/01/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Ways and Means and Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/22/2020 Legislative Date 12/22/2020 Action Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Value My Vote Act Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {705061/1 Adopted Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Mautz) Adopted Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Floor Amendment {733327/1 (Delegate Mautz) Rejected (43-85) Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Value My Vote Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/22/2021 Legislative Date 3/10/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (95-39) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 4/09/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {794337/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (34-11) Proceedings 45AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (98-41) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 734 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	11/01/2020	11/01/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Ways and Means and Judiciary
House	12/22/2020	12/22/2020	Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means)
			Text - First - Value My Vote Act
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2021	3/19/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/20/2021	3/09/2021	Favorable with Amendments {705061/1 Adopted	28 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2021	3/09/2021	Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Mautz) Adopted	28 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2021	3/09/2021	Floor Amendment {733327/1 (Delegate Mautz) Rejected (43-85)	28 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2021	3/09/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	28 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Value My Vote Act
House	3/22/2021	3/10/2021	Third Reading Passed (95-39)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2021	3/02/2021	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Judicial Proceedings	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	4/09/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Favorable with Amendments {794337/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Third Reading Passed (34-11)	45AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	House Concurs Senate Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	Third Reading Passed (98-41)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 734
			Text - Chapter - Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting

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