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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 342: Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 342 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. Primary sponsor: Craig Zucker (Democratic), Ron Watson (Democratic), Mary Washington (Democratic), Alonzo Washington (Democratic), Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic), Will Smith (Democratic), Jim Rosapepe (Democratic), Anthony Muse (Democratic), Cory McCray (Democratic), Sara Love (Democratic), Karen Young (Democratic), Clarence Lam (Democratic), Ben Kramer (Democratic), Nancy King (Democratic), Cheryl Kagan (Democratic), M. Jackson, Carl Jackson (Democratic), Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Katie Hester (Democratic), Shaneka Henson (Democratic), Antonio Hayes (Democratic), Guy Guzzone (Democratic), Dawn Gile (Democratic), Brian Feldman (Democratic), Arthur Ellis (Democratic), Nick Charles (Democratic), Ben Brooks (Democratic), Joanne Benson (Democratic), Pam Beidle (Democratic), Dalya Attar (Democratic), Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Bill Ferguson (Democratic), Charles Sydnor (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 26, 2025): Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 32

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Craig ZuckerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Ron WatsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Mary WashingtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Alonzo WashingtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Jeff WaldstreicherPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Will SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Jim RosapepePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Anthony MusePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Cory McCrayPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Sara LovePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Karen YoungPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Clarence LamPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Ben KramerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Nancy KingPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Cheryl KaganPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
M. JacksonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Carl JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Shelly HettlemanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Katie HesterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Shaneka HensonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Antonio HayesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Guy GuzzonePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Dawn GilePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Brian FeldmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Arthur EllisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Nick CharlesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Ben BrooksPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Joanne BensonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Pam BeidlePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Dalya AttarPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Malcolm AugustinePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Bill FergusonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Charles SydnorPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate44

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
  2. Hearing canceled
  3. Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
  4. Hearing canceled
  5. Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. Referred Ways and Means
  7. Third Reading Passed
  8. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  9. Floor Amendment {
  10. Favorable with Amendments {
  11. Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
  12. Favorable with Amendments {

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source