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HB2100Introduced in the House of Delegates

Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress

Passed

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Clarifying that certain requirements apply only to districts for the election of members of the Senate of Maryland and the House of Delegates; authorizing the General Assembly to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of Maryland to review the congressional districting plan of the State; and providing that nothing in the Maryland Constitution provides applicable criteria for the boundaries of a congressional districting plan.

Where it stands

Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 881

August 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

17 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

8 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Third Reading Passed · August 4, 2026

96

Yes

38

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

141 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Jason Buckel1No
Terry Baker1No
Jim Hinebaugh1No
William Wivell2No
William Valentine2No
Matthew Schindler2Yes
Ken Kerr3Absent
Kris Fair3Yes
Karen Simpson3Yes
Barrie Ciliberti4No

Bill history

  1. First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

  2. Hearing 8/03 at 12:00 p.m.

  3. Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

  4. Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Moon) Adopted (99-36)

  5. Favorable with Amendments {923921/1 Adopted (99-36)

  6. Floor Amendment {403926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-98)

  7. Floor Amendment {823729/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-95)

  8. Floor Amendment {183623/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (35-96)

  9. Floor Amendment {423426/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (36-95)

  10. Floor Amendment {633228/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (35-94)

  11. Floor Amendment {163923/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (35-95)

  12. Floor Amendment {563421/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (33-95)

  13. Floor Amendment {703123/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (34-97)

  14. Floor Amendment {133323/1 (Delegate Buckel)

  15. Ruled Out Of Order

  16. Appeal of the decision of the Chair (Delegate Buckel)

  17. Decision of the Chair upheld (96-36)

  18. Floor Amendment {623323/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (32-96)

  19. Floor Amendment {433127/1 (Delegate Rose)

  20. Ruled Out Of Order

  21. Floor Amendment {423321/1 (Delegate Grammer) Rejected (34-97)

  22. Floor Amendment {413029/1 (Delegate Schmidt)

  23. Ruled Out Of Order

  24. Appeal of the decision of the Chair (Delegate Buckel)

  25. Decision of the Chair upheld (93-37)

  26. Floor Amendment {703029/1 (Delegate Howard)

  27. Ruled Out Of Order

  28. Floor Amendment {933322/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (1-129)

  29. Floor Amendment {963724/1 (Delegate Nawrocki) Rejected (33-97)

  30. Floor Amendment {933420/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Rejected

  31. Floor Amendment {283424/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (33-96)

  32. Floor Amendment {663926/1 (Delegate Miller)

  33. Ruled Out Of Order

  34. Floor Amendment {343422/1 (Delegate Miller)

  35. Ruled Out Of Order

  36. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  37. Third Reading Passed (96-38)

  38. Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

  39. Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

  40. Favorable

  41. Floor Amendment {823422/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected

  42. Second Reading Passed

  43. Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Feldman) Adopted (32-13)

  44. Floor Amendment {943226/1 (Senator West) Rejected (13-31)

  45. Floor Amendment {483825/1 (Senator Folden)

  46. Ruled Out of Order

  47. Floor Amendment {763427/1 (Senator Salling) Rejected (14-30)

  48. Floor Amendment {393120/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-31)

  49. Floor Amendment {713626/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (14-28)

  50. Floor Amendment {473622/1 (Senator Gallion) Rejected (13-30)

  51. Floor Amendment {783329/1 (Senator Mautz)

  52. Ruled Out of Order

  53. Floor Amendment {213220/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (12-32)

  54. Third Reading Passed (32-13)

  55. Returned Passed

  56. Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 881

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