# Maryland SB 0005: General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office

Maryland SB 0005, General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-27 (Third Reading Passed (93-33)) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0005
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-08-25
- Last action: 2026-03-27, Third Reading Passed (93-33)
- Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, State Government - General Assembly, Boundaries, Committees and Commissions, Constitutional Amendments, General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; LegislativePolCmte, Governor, Jurisdiction, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (175 yes, 128 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: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 93 | 33 | 4 |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Floor Amendment {983428/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected | fail | 39 | 94 | 5 |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 1 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-27: Third Reading Passed (93-33) (House)
- 2026-03-26: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-26: Floor Amendment {983428/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (39-94) (House)
- 2026-03-25: Motion Special Order until 03/26 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-25: Favorable with Amendments {213726/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-25: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-06: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-05: Third Reading Passed (43-1) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0005t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0005f.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/sb/sb0005t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0005f.pdf)

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- [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-SB0005-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).