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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 | SB 145 | Maryland SB 145 (2020) |
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Maryland SB 145 (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 — 45–0 (pass) · upper
- On third reading — 35–10 (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — 100–33 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Hester — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-10 First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
referral-committee - 2020-01-15 Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2020-01-15 Hearing canceled
- 2020-01-15 Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.
- 2020-02-10 Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-02-11 Favorable
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-02-11 Motion Laid Over (Senator Hough) Adopted
- 2020-02-12 Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-02-12 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2020-02-14 Third Reading Passed
passage - 2020-02-17 Referred Ways and Means
referral-committee - 2020-02-25 Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2020-03-14 Hearing canceled
- 2020-03-15 Favorable Report by Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-03-15 Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-03-15 Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Mosby) Adopted
- 2020-03-16 Floor Amendment {
- 2020-03-16 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2020-03-17 Third Reading Passed
passage - 2020-03-18 Senate Concurs House 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 37
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47274e89-3190-4723-a6ee-63e4c8f63e51. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).