HB1448 — Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 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.
Summary
Requiring a municipality to submit to the State Board of Elections the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the list of qualified candidates for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the date of a special election and each office on the special election ballot, and certain information on voting procedures and locations in a municipal election on or before certain dates; requiring the State Board to post the information on the State Board's website immediately on receipt; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1448 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 127 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1448 do?
- Requiring a municipality to submit to the State Board of Elections the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the list of qualified candidates for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the date of a special election and each office on the special election ballot, and certain information on voting procedures and locations in a municipal election on or before certain dates; requiring the State Board to post the information on the State Board's website immediately on receipt; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1448?
- HB1448 is sponsored by Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB1448?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
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