Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 8 D cosponsors

HB0499 — Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data from the list of registered voters and specifying procedures and requirements relating to electronic signatures; establishing and altering certain provisions governing the petition process, including provisions regarding the collection and invalidation of signatures, the use of electronic signatures, and attestations by petition circulators; etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (177)

177 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0499 do?
Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data from the list of registered voters and specifying procedures and requirements relating to electronic signatures; establishing and altering certain provisions governing the petition process, including provisions regarding the collection and invalidation of signatures, the use of electronic signatures, and attestations by petition circulators; etc.
Who sponsors HB0499?
HB0499 is sponsored by Delegate Lewis, Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), and White Holland.
What is the current status of HB0499?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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