# Maryland HB 0778: Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections

Maryland HB 0778, Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0778
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide, Elections, Age -see also- Age of Maj; Children; Elderly; Inf&Tod.; etc, Circuit Courts, Constitutional Amendments, Judges, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) (House)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Judiciary and Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0778f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0778f.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-HB0778-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).