# Maryland HB 0781: Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)

Maryland HB 0781, Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland), is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Denise Roberts (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-17 (Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0781
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-03-17, Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Sponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Elections, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Disabilities, Elderly Persons (65+) -see also- Elder Abuse and Neglect, Elections Supervisors, Elections, State Board of, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (138 yes, 0 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: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diana M. Fennell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kent Roberson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kym Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House)
- 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {943923/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0781t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0781f.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/hb0781t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0781f.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-HB0781-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).