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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 949: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements

Enacted 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 949 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements. Primary sponsor: Cheryl Kagan (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 440.

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. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 440
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Adopted
  6. Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
  7. Rereferred to Government, Labor, and Elections
  8. Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
  9. Third Reading Passed
  10. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  11. Favorable with Amendments {
  12. Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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