# Maryland SB 0100: Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops Maryland SB 0100, Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops, 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 107) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0100-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0100 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-09-30 - Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 107 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Elections, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Boundaries, Buses -see also- School Buses, Rules and Regulations, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (150 yes, 67 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clear early voting hours and notices: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, early voting centers are open from the second Thursday before an election through the Thursday before it. They are open every day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Starting 30 days before each early voting period, the State and local boards tell voters about early voting and wh… - Local buses stop at early voting centers: benefit, low. If an early voting center is within one-half mile of a fixed local bus route, the bus lets riders get on and off at the center entrance on early voting days. This applies to county or city funded fixed local routes and their contractors. It does not apply to express or commuter routes, Maryland Tra… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 97 | 33 | 4 | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Floor Amendment {693326/1 (Senator Ellis) Rejected | fail | 9 | 34 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 107 - 2026-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Third Reading Passed (97-33) (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) - 2026-03-10: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-03-09: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Floor Amendment {693326/1 (Senator Ellis) Rejected (9-34) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Floor Amendment {713229/1 (Senator Ellis) Withdrawn (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Motion Laid Over (Senator Feldman) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Floor Amendment {713229/1 (Senator Ellis) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Senator Ellis) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-02: 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) - 2025-09-30: Pre-filed (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_107_sb0100t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0100t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0100f.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_107_sb0100t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0100t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0100f.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-SB0100-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).