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2026 Regular Session

SB255

Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations

Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or influence the outcome of an election by diluting or abridging the rights of voters who are members of a protected class; authorizing the Attorney General and any other person to bring a certain action in the county where the violation allegedly occurred for injunctive relief, damages, or other relief; etc.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
April 28, 2026
Last status update
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157
Author
Charles Sydnor
Co-sponsors
Kevin Harris

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate January 16, 2026 Senate passed February 10, 2026 House passed April 11, 2026 Senate passed April 13, 2026 House passed April 13, 2026 Enrolled April 13, 2026 Governor approved April 28, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

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

February 10, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

30 yea–15 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent

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April 11, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 663122/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected

Failed

36 yea–88 nay · 8 not voting · 9 absent

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April 11, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 123028/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected

Failed

34 yea–92 nay · 7 not voting · 8 absent

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April 11, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 553021/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–90 nay · 6 not voting · 8 absent

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April 11, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 493427/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected

Failed

35 yea–86 nay · 12 not voting · 8 absent

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April 11, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 183626/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected

Failed

36 yea–86 nay · 11 not voting · 8 absent

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April 11, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 513920/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–88 nay · 8 not voting · 8 absent

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April 11, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

94 yea–35 nay · 5 not voting · 7 absent

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April 13, 2026 · House

Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Stein) Adopted

Passed

90 yea–37 nay · 13 not voting · 1 absent

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April 13, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

91 yea–19 nay · 30 not voting · 1 absent

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April 13, 2026 · Senate

Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted

Passed

33 yea–13 nay · 1 not voting

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April 13, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

32 yea–14 nay · 1 not voting

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157
  2. Senate Passed Enrolled
  3. House Third Reading Passed (91-19)
  4. House Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Stein) Adopted (90-37)
  5. House Conference Committee Report {233429/1 Adopted
  6. Senate Third Reading Passed (32-14)
  7. Senate Conference Committee Report {233429/1 Adopted
  8. Senate Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (33-13)
  9. Senate Conference Committee Report {233429/1
  10. Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Fair and Stewart)
  11. Senate House Refuses Recede
  12. House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Fair and Stewart)
  13. House House Refuses Recede
  14. House Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Harris and Simonaire)
  15. House Senate Requests House Recede
  16. House Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  17. Senate Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kagan, Harris and Simonaire)
  18. Senate Senate Requests House Recede
  19. Senate Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  20. House Third Reading Passed (94-35)
  21. House Floor Amendment {513920/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-88)
  22. House Floor Amendment {183626/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (36-86)
  23. House Floor Amendment {493427/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (35-86)
  24. House Floor Amendment {553021/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-90)
  25. House Floor Amendment {123028/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (34-92)
  26. House Floor Amendment {663122/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (36-88)
  27. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  28. House Favorable with Amendments Adopted
  29. House Substitute Committee Amendment {353027/1 Adopted
  30. House Committee Amendment Withdrawn
  31. House Favorable with Amendments {943523/1
  32. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
  33. House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
  34. House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
  35. Senate Third Reading Passed (30-15) View roll call
  36. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  37. Senate Favorable with Amendments {453628/1 Adopted
  38. Senate Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
  39. Senate Favorable with Amendments {453628/1
  40. Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  41. Senate Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
  42. Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2083582
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/SB255.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00