---
type: "Bill"
title: "Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements"
description: "Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 848"
citation: "Maryland SB 848 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gallion"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10a41ce4-e31d-43ac-99ca-ea14624f0726"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0848?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "310e3f7e33b4ea2c96f43b17b80dcfef49dbd91442770aafc41e8df096a2fd6b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 848 (2026) — Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_522_sb0848e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0848e.pdf)
3. **First - Municipal Elections - Information on Candidates and Voting Procedures and Locations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0848f.pdf)
4. **Third - Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0848t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **135–0** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gallion — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Referred Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 522 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10a41ce4-e31d-43ac-99ca-ea14624f0726`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).