HB 499 — Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-27
Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data from the list of registered voters and specifying procedures and requirements relating to electronic signatures; establishing and altering certain provisions governing the petition process, including provisions regarding the collection and invalidation of signatures, the use of electronic signatures, and attestations by petition circulators; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Sponsors (10)
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — sponsor · 2026-01-27
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Aletheia McCaskill (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Malcolm P. Ruff (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House government, labor, and elections | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aletheia McCaskill (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Malcolm P. Ruff (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Robbyn Lewis (D, state_lower MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg