Legislation

Title: Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation
Sponsored by: Delegate Washington
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 660
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring early voting centers to be open during the hours between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. during each early voting day.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0596

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1094 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/15/2020 Legislative Date 10/15/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/22/2020 Legislative Date 12/22/2020 Action Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2021 Legislative Date 2/09/2021 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 10 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (119-11) Proceedings 11 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 12 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 Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 4/10/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {414133/1 Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/28/2021 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/28/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (111-24) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/28/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation 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 660 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/15/2020	10/15/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Ways and Means
House	12/22/2020	12/22/2020	Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/09/2021	2/09/2021	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	10 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation
House	2/12/2021	2/12/2021	Third Reading Passed (119-11)	11 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/16/2021	2/11/2021	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	12 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2021	4/10/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Favorable with Amendments {414133/1 Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/28/2021	House Concurs Senate Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/28/2021	Third Reading Passed (111-24)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/28/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 660
			Text - Chapter - Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Hours of Operation

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