# Maryland HB 1448: Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board Maryland HB 1448, Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Tomlinson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1448-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1448 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-13 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 - Sponsor: Chris Tomlinson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Elections, Municipalities, Elections, State Board of, Electronic Documents, Electronic Government, Local Government Mandates, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Open Government, Political Candidates, Public Information, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Time, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (303 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Ranked-choice counting rules online: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, any city that uses ranked‑choice voting must send its rules for counting those ballots to the State Board. The State Board posts the tabulation rules on its website after it gets them. - State posts municipal election info: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, municipalities must send election details to the State Board. For regular elections, send the rules to be a candidate for every office at least 3 months before the filing deadline. If a special election is set, send the date, the offices on the ballot, and candidate qualific… - State posts municipal election results: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, the State Board posts municipal election results online as soon as cities submit them. Results are organized by election year and municipality. Within 30 days after results are certified, cities must send an electronic copy that shows votes by method: early in‑person, mail‑i… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Tomlinson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 0 | 8 | | 2026-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 - 2026-04-11: Passed Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-11: Third Reading Passed (127-0) (House) - 2026-04-11: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House) - 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Favorable with Amendments {843527/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House) - 2026-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {803425/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-02-16: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-13: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_523_hb1448e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2026-04-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1448e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1448t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1448f.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 - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_523_hb1448e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1448e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1448t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1448f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1448-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).