SB0040 — Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote 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 certain members of the Baltimore County Board of Education to be elected from certain districts in certain elections; and requiring the chair of the Baltimore County delegation to the General Assembly to introduce legislation to reapportion certain school board districts in a certain manner after each decennial census of the United States.
Bill Text
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Read SB0040 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Sydnor · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Sydnor
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"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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| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 15% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (48)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0040 do?
- Requiring certain members of the Baltimore County Board of Education to be elected from certain districts in certain elections; and requiring the chair of the Baltimore County delegation to the General Assembly to introduce legislation to reapportion certain school board districts in a certain manner after each decennial census of the United States.
- Who sponsors SB0040?
- SB0040 is sponsored by Senator Sydnor.
- What is the current status of SB0040?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SB0040?
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