SB0237 — Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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 January 15, 2026. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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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 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside and serve as secretary at a certain meeting of certain presidential electors; altering the procedures for the meeting of presidential electors; and establishing procedures for the preparation, delivery, signing, and transmission of an amended certificate of ascertainment after the vote of the State's presidential electors under certain circumstances.
Bill Text
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Read SB0237 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 Cheryl C. Kagan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat
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 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 21% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 134 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0237 do?
- Altering the procedures for the selection of presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees; requiring the State Administrator of Elections to preside and serve as secretary at a certain meeting of certain presidential electors; altering the procedures for the meeting of presidential electors; and establishing procedures for the preparation, delivery, signing, and transmission of an amended certificate of ascertainment after the vote of the State's presidential electors under certain circumstances.
- Who sponsors SB0237?
- SB0237 is sponsored by Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0237?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.
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