# Maryland HB 0153: Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors

Maryland HB 0153, Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kris Fair (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0153
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-09-09
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Elections, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, Elections Supervisors, Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth, Notices, Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (103 yes, 34 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: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vaughn Stewart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 103 | 34 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 3:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (103-34) (House)
- 2025-02-13: Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-08: Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Ways and Means (House)
- 2024-09-09: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0153t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0153f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0153t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0153f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0153-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).