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type: "Bill"
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title: "Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification"
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description: "Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 322"
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citation: "Maryland SB 322 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sydnor"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-22"
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last_action: "2026-05-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38ff4e72-35cc-4970-9c90-977bf53f1010"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0322?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "6b1200f2aa8b55c6423063d2c10e122b6cd03aebe8a1f91e25903058fac1e0bb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland SB 322 (2026) — Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_875_sb0322t.pdf)
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2. **First - Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0322f.pdf)
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3. **Third - Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0322t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **97–36** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading — **32–11** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sydnor — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-22** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-01-27** Hearing canceled
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- **2026-01-27** Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
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- **2026-03-02** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Second Reading Passed
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- **2026-03-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-11** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-13** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
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- **2026-05-31** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 875 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38ff4e72-35cc-4970-9c90-977bf53f1010`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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