# Maryland SB 0091: State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person

Maryland SB 0091, State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 109) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0091
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Board of Elections - Address Confidentiality Program - Designation of Contact Person
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-22
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 109
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Absentee and Mail-In Ballots, Addresses, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; etc., Elections, State Board of, Privacy, Rules and Regulations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Address privacy program for survivors: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, the Secretary of State runs the Address Confidentiality Program. Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, or human trafficking can enroll. The State Board of Elections must name a contact person to answer questions from local boards and participa…
- Voting uses real address, kept private: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, local election boards must use your real home address for election tasks, including absentee ballots, if you are in the program. You may not list the program’s substitute address on voter registration. Local boards cannot make your address public. Law enforcement can get it…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-06 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 131 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 109
- 2026-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Third Reading Passed (131-0) (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-24: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-25: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-24: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-09-22: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_109_sb0091t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0091t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0091f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_109_sb0091t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0091t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0091f.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0091-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).