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2026 Regular Session

HB488

Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress

Clarifying that certain requirements apply only to districts for the election of members of the Senate of Maryland and the House of Delegates; authorizing the General Assembly to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of Maryland to review the congressional districting of the State; and altering districts for the election of Representatives in Congress for elections in 2026 and any election held after the 2026 election through the effective date of a districting plan adopted after the 2030 decennial census.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate Rules
Last status date
February 4, 2026
Last status update
Referred Rules
Pending committee
Rules
Author
C.T. Wilson
Co-sponsors
Jackie AddisonNick AllenSandy BartlettDylan BehlerAdrian BoafoMark ChangDerrick ColeyCharlotte CrutchfieldBonnie CullisonDebra DavisEric EbersoleElizabeth EmbryKris FairLinda FoleyCatherine ForbesPam GuzzoneAndrea HarrisonAnne HealeyJulian IveyAaron KaufmanMarc KormanJeffrie LongAshanti MartinezBernice Mireku-NorthDavid MoonGabriel MorenoDarrell OdomJulie Palakovich CarrCheryl PasteurEdith PattersonJoseline Pena-MelnykScott PhillipsDenise RobertsMalcolm RuffSheila RuthKaren SimpsonRyan SpiegelDana SteinSean StinnettKym TaylorKaren TolesJennifer White HollandJheanelle WilkinsGreg WimsSarah WolekTeresa WoormanMarlon AmpreyBen BarnesHarry BhandariRegina BoyceLorig CharkoudianJessica FeldmarkDiana FennellDavid Fraser-hidalgoMichele GuytonTerri HillMarvin HolmesDana JonesMary LehmanRobbyn LewisLesley LopezLily QiMike RogersSamuel RosenbergEmily ShettyGary SimmonsStephanie SmithJared SolomonVaughn StewartDeni TaverasJen TerrasaKriselda ValderramaJoe VogelMelissa WellsNicole WilliamsCaylin Young

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House January 23, 2026 House passed February 2, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

January 29, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 613520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected

Failed

39 yea–98 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent

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January 30, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–94 nay · 1 not voting · 9 absent

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January 30, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 543224/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–95 nay · 1 not voting · 8 absent

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January 30, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 273020/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–95 nay · 1 not voting · 8 absent

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February 2, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

99 yea–37 nay · 5 absent

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Committee referrals

February 4, 2026 · Senate

Rules

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Referred Rules
  2. House Third Reading Passed (99-37) View roll call
  3. House Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Kaufman) Adopted View roll call
  4. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  5. House Floor Amendment {273020/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (37-95)
  6. House Floor Amendment {543224/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-95)
  7. House Floor Amendment {313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (37-94)
  8. House Motion Laid Over (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted View roll call
  9. House Floor Amendment {313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan)
  10. House Floor Amendment {613520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (39-98)
  11. House Favorable with Amendments Adopted View roll call
  12. House Motion Special Order until 01/29 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
  13. House Committee Amendment Adopted
  14. House Favorable with Amendments {453523/1
  15. House Favorable with Amendments Report by House Rules and Executive Nominations
  16. House Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m.
  17. House First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2091907
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB488.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00