# Maryland SB 0361: Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition

Maryland SB 0361, Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Katie Fry Hester (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-07 (Third Reading Passed (39-8)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0361
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Third Reading Passed (39-8)
- Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, Artificial Intelligence -see also- Biometrics, Cable Television, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Digital Images, Ethics, Fraud -see also- Forgery, Industry and Technology, Internet -see also- Internet Access, News Media, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Radio, Recordings -see also- Video, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Television -see also- Cable Television, Video, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (210 yes, 23 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: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 129 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 39 | 8 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 5 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (39-8) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Conference Committee Report {713229/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilkins, Fair and Roberts) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: House Refuses Recede (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilkins, Fair and Roberts) (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Refuses Recede (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Attar and Carozza) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Requests House Recede (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hester, Attar and Carozza) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Requests House Recede (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (129-10) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {883223/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 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)
- 2025-03-13: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (42-5) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Floor Amendment {413027/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Motion Special Order until 3/12 (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0361t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0361f.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/sb0361t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0361f.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-SB0361-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).