# Maryland HB 0050: General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office

Maryland HB 0050, General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Linda Foley (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0050
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-25
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Sponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, State Government - General Assembly, Committees and Commissions, Constitutional Amendments, General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; LegislativePolCmte, Governor, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (110 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 110 | 22 | 8 |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-04-13: Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Referred Rules (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (110-22) (House)
- 2026-04-13: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-13: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-16: Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2025-08-25: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0050t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0050f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0050t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0050f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0050-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).