# Maryland SB 0342: Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations

Maryland SB 0342, Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-26 (Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0342
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-03-26, Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
- Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Subjects: Elections, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Courts -see also- AppCt; Circuit; District; Orphans'; etc., Disparity, Ethics, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Standards and Best Practices, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (32 yes, 13 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
- Cosponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne C. Benson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick Charles (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Arthur Ellis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Feldman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Ferguson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Guy Guzzone (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Antonio Hayes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sara Love (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: M. Jackson
- Cosponsor: Mary Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory V. McCray (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Rosapepe (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Watson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig J. Zucker (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 32 | 13 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-26: Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (32-13) (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Floor Amendment {763925/1 (Senator Sydnor) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {403924/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {403924/1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0342t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0342f.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/sb0342t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0342f.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-SB0342-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).