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| Bill | Election Law – Absentee Voting – References in Public Communications and Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots | Election Law – Absentee Voting – References in Public Communications and Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots | us/states/md | Maryland General Assembly | 2020 | HB 37 | Maryland HB 37 (2020) |
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Maryland HB 37 (2020) — Election Law – Absentee Voting – References in Public Communications and Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Chapter - Election Law – Absentee Voting – References in Public Communications and Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled - Election Law – Absentee Voting – References in Public Communications and Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots (committee substitute) — source
- First - Election Law - References to Absentee Voting in Communications - Mail-In Voting (committee substitute) — source
- Third - Election Law - References to Absentee Voting in Communications - Mail-In Voting (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- On Third Reading — 99–37 (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — 45–0 (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — 97–33 (pass) · lower
- Suspened Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day — 30–14 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Palakovich Carr — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-09-20 Pre-filed
introduction - 2020-01-08 First Reading Ways and Means
referral-committee - 2020-01-07 Hearing 1/16 at 1:30 p.m.
- 2020-01-30 Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-01-30 Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-01-30 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2020-01-31 Third Reading Passed
passage - 2020-02-03 Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
referral-committee - 2020-03-16 Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-03-16 Favorable
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-03-16 Motion Special Order until 3/17 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
- 2020-03-18 Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-03-18 Floor Amendment {
- 2020-03-18 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2020-03-18 Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Kagan)
- 2020-03-18 Third Reading Passed
passage - 2020-03-18 House Concurs Senate Amendments
- 2020-03-18 Third Reading Passed
passage - 2020-03-18 Passed Enrolled
- 2020-05-08 Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 36
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4bdfbac5-7e53-4e11-9185-2ef0267036eb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).