SB 626 — Vehicle Registration – Exemption From Registration Fees – Surviving Spouses of Veterans
Last action — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2017. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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30 sponsors
1 primary, 29 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Read SB 626 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Approved by the Governor - Chapter 158
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Third Reading Passed (140-0)
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
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First Reading Environment and Transportation
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Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {798372/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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Returned Passed
Sponsors
- Brochin · Cosponsor
- Senator Joanne C. Benson · Cosponsor
- Edwards · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Hough · Cosponsor
- Senator Nancy J. King · Cosponsor
- Klausmeier · Cosponsor
- Lee · Cosponsor
- Manno · Cosponsor
- Mathias · Cosponsor
- Peters · Cosponsor
- Ramirez · Cosponsor
- Senator Justin Ready · Cosponsor
- Astle · Cosponsor
- Cassilly · Cosponsor
- Kelley · Cosponsor
- Serafini · Cosponsor
- Waugh · Cosponsor
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire · Cosponsor
- Senator C. Anthony Muse · Cosponsor
- Zirkin · Cosponsor
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
- Smith · Primary
- Norman · Cosponsor
- Oaks · Cosponsor
- Currie · Cosponsor
- DeGrange · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Smith
Co-sponsors (29)
- Brochin
- Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat
- Edwards
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat
- Hough
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
- Klausmeier
- Lee
- Manno
- Mathias
- Peters
- Ramirez
- Senator Justin Ready Republican
- Astle
- Cassilly
- Kelley
- Serafini
- Waugh
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican
- Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat
- Zirkin
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat
- Norman
- Oaks
- Currie
- DeGrange
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
Not signed on (158)
158 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 158 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Afzali | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Angel | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Aumann | — | Yea |
| Barkley | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Flanagan | — | Yea |
| Frick | — | Yea |
| Frush | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glass | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Gutierrez | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Hixson | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Jameson | — | Yea |
| Knotts | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Speaker Busch | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Cluster | — | Yea |
| Ali | — | Yea |
| Sophocleus | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McDonough | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Miele | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Sanchez | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Tarlau | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Morhaim | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Platt | — | Yea |
| Rey | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Vallario | — | Yea |
| Vogt | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Jackson, M. | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (46)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Astle | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Brochin | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| DeGrange | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Kasemeyer | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Oaks | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Serafini | — | Yea |
| Waugh | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 626?
- SB 626 is sponsored by Brochin, Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), Edwards, Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Hough, Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat), Klausmeier, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Peters, Ramirez, Senator Justin Ready (Republican), Astle, Cassilly, Kelley, Serafini, Waugh, Senator Bryan W. Simonaire (Republican), Senator C. Anthony Muse (Democrat), Zirkin, Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat), Smith, Norman, Oaks, Currie, DeGrange, Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), and Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 626?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2017. Enacted.
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