# Maryland SB 0040: Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process

Maryland SB 0040, Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-25 (Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0040
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-27
- Last action: 2026-03-25, Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education - Local Bills, Baltimore County, Boundaries, Census, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Elections, Emergency Bills, Legislation -see also- Correct Leg; Cur Leg; Emerg Bills, Legislators, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Reapportionment and Redistricting
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (38 yes, 7 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: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 38 | 7 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-25: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Reassigned to Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (38-7) (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-10-27: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0040t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0040f.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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/sb0040t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0040f.pdf)

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- [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-SB0040-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).