# Maryland HB 0586: Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation

Maryland HB 0586, Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dana Jones (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 390); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0586
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 390
- Sponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, Elections Supervisors, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Students, Time, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (256 yes, 64 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Student election judges choose pay or credit: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland public school students serving as election judges must choose between pay and service-learning hours. The hours count toward the service-learning graduation requirement. Students cannot receive both the hours and election judge pay for that service.
- Election judge pay minimums and limits: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland election judges get at least $250 for each Election Day or early voting day worked. Returning judges get at least $350 daily, and at least $100 more than non-returning judges. Returning judges must have served a term for the immediately preceding statewide electi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 110 | 29 | 2 |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 35 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 390
- 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (110-29) (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable with Amendments {263229/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (99-35) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-28: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-23: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_390_hb0586e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0586e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0586t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0586f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_390_hb0586e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0586e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0586t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0586f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-HB0586-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).