HB357Introduced in the House of Delegates
Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements
Introduced by Julie Palakovich Carr, District 17
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Requiring the State Board of Elections and each municipality that has a website to display certain information relating to municipal elections on their websites; and requiring each municipality to include the date of the next regular municipal election and each office to be voted on at the election in a certain report submitted to the State Board.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 471
May 12, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · April 13, 2026
47
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McKay | 1 | Yes |
| Paul Corderman | 2 | Yes |
| Karen Lewis Young | 3 | Yes |
| William Folden | 4 | Yes |
| Justin Ready | 5 | Yes |
| Johnny Salling | 6 | Yes |
| J.B. Jennings | 7 | Yes |
| Carl Jackson | 8 | Yes |
| Katie Hester | 9 | Yes |
| Benjamin Brooks | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing canceled
Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
Favorable with Amendments {623023/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Favorable Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Returned Passed
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 471
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Favorable with Amendments 623023/1 Adopted (amendment)
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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