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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 5: General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office

Passed both chambers 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 5 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on August 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office. Primary sponsor: Cheryl Kagan (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 27, 2026): Third Reading Passed.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cheryl KaganPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17

“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. Third Reading Passed
  2. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  3. Floor Amendment {
  4. Motion Special Order until 03/26 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
  5. Favorable with Amendments {
  6. Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
  7. Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
  8. Third Reading Passed
  9. Second Reading Passed
  10. Favorable Adopted
  11. Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  12. Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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