# Maryland SB 0929: Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility

Maryland SB 0929, Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin Brooks (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 0929
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-03-26, Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
- Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Elections, Absentee and Mail-In Ballots, Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc, Disabilities, Elections, State Board of, Governor, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (35 yes, 11 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: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris West (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 35 | 11 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 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)
- 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (35-11) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Floor Amendment {523021/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {233225/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Motion Special Order until 3/12 (Senator Kagan) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {233225/1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0929t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0929f.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/sb0929t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0929f.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-SB0929-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).