# Maryland HB 1097: Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility

Maryland HB 1097, Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jessica Feldmark (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-07 (Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1097
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-02-07, Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m.
- Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Subjects: Elections, Absentee and Mail-In Ballots, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Disabilities, Elections, State Board of, Governor, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, 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

- Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Atterbeary
- Cosponsor: Diana M. Fennell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Catherine M. Forbes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackson
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Denise Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew J. Schindler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Spiegel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chao Wu (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie Ziegler (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-07: Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-05: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1097f.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/hb1097f.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-HB1097-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).