# Maryland HB 0488: Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress

Maryland HB 0488, Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C. T. Wilson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-04 (Referred Rules) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0488
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-02-04, Referred Rules
- Sponsor: C. T. Wilson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 76
- Subjects: Elections, State Government - General Assembly, Annotated Code of Maryland, Ballots -see also- Abs&MailInBallots; Abs&MailInVoting, Baltimore City, Boundaries, Census, Constitutional Amendments, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Emergency Bills, Federal Government, General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; LegislativePolCmte, Governor, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Jurisdiction, Legislation -see also- Correct Leg; Cur Leg; Emerg Bills, Legislators, Maps and Charts, Planning, Department of, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Reapportionment and Redistricting, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Supreme Court of Maryland, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (249 yes, 419 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: C. T. Wilson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marlon Amprey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Barnes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dylan Behler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian Boafo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark S. Chang (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Derrick Coley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Ebersole (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diana M. Fennell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Guyton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Healey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Ivey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marc Korman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Moon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gabriel M. Moreno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darrell Odom (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lily Qi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Rogers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Malcolm P. Ruff (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Simpson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Stein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vaughn Stewart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kym Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Toles (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Wells (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole A. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Wolek (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Caylin Young (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 37 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Floor Amendment {313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected | fail | 37 | 94 | 1 |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Floor Amendment {543224/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected | fail | 37 | 95 | 1 |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Floor Amendment {273020/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected | fail | 37 | 95 | 1 |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Floor Amendment {613520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected | fail | 39 | 98 | 1 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-02-04: Referred Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Third Reading Passed (99-37) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Kaufman) Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-30: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-01-30: Floor Amendment {273020/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (37-95) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Floor Amendment {543224/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-95) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Floor Amendment {313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (37-94) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Motion Laid Over (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-29: Floor Amendment {313921/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Floor Amendment {613520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (39-98) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-28: Motion Special Order until 01/29 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-28: Committee Amendment Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-28: Favorable with Amendments {453523/1 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Favorable with Amendments Report by House Rules and Executive Nominations (House)
- 2026-01-25: Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-23: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0488t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0488f.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/hb0488t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0488f.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-HB0488-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).