# Maryland SB 0088: Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration

Maryland SB 0088, Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-04 (Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0088
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-23
- Last action: 2025-03-04, Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Elections, Certifications, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Elections, State Board of, Emergency Bills, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration, Time, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (45 yes, 0 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
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-28 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-03-04: Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-03: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-28: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Floor Amendment {523120/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Favorable with Amendments {443226/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-10-23: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0088t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0088f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0088t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0088f.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-SB0088-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).