# Maryland HB 1069: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements

Maryland HB 1069, Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kris Fair (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1069-2026RS
- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1069
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Sponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Elections, Absentee and Mail-In Ballots, Elections, State Board of, Emergency Bills, Federal Government, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Notices, Rules and Regulations, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Sunset
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (134 yes, 133 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: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Wells (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 97 | 38 | 1 |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Floor Amendment {403525/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected | fail | 37 | 95 | 4 |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-13: Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred Rules (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (97-38) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-09: Floor Amendment {403525/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-95) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Rose) Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable with Amendments {313629/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-10: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1069t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1069f.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/hb1069t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1069f.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-HB1069-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).