# Maryland HB 0265: State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person

Maryland HB 0265, State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 108) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0265
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-22
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 108
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Absentee and Mail-In Ballots, Addresses, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; etc., Elections, State Board of, Privacy, Rules and Regulations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Address privacy program for survivors: benefit, medium. Beginning June 1, 2026, the Secretary of State runs an Address Confidentiality Program. Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, or human trafficking can apply. If accepted, you get a substitute mailing address to help hide your home location.
- Elections contact and rules for program: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, the State Board of Elections names a contact person for the Address Confidentiality Program. That person answers questions from local boards and program participants. The Board can also set rules so elections staff apply the law the same way statewide.
- Voting uses real address, limits sharing: mixed, medium. Beginning June 1, 2026, local election boards use your real home address for all voting tasks, including mail-in ballots. You cannot use the substitute address to register to vote. Local boards may not share your address with the public, unless law enforcement requests it for a case or a court orde…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 135 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 108
- 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Folden) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Third Reading Passed (135-0) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-03-10: Favorable Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-09: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-16: Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2025-09-22: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_108_hb0265t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0265t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0265f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_108_hb0265t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0265t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0265f.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-HB0265-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).