HB 488 — Maryland
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
Clarifying that certain requirements apply only to districts for the election of members of the Senate of Maryland and the House of Delegates; authorizing the General Assembly to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of Maryland to review the congressional districting of the State; and altering districts for the election of Representatives in Congress for elections in 2026 and any election held after the 2026 election through the effective date of a districting plan adopted after the 2030 decennial census.
Latest action: Referred Rules · Feb 4, 2026
Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.
Committees: Rules and Executive Nominations (House of Delegates); Rules (Senate)
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Jan 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m.
Jan 25, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments Report by House Rules and Executive Nominations
Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments {
Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates
Committee Amendment Adopted
Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates
Motion Special Order until 01/29 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates
Motion Laid Over (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted
Jan 29, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Kaufman) Adopted
Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates
Referred Rules
Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Sponsored by C.T. Wilson, Jackie Addison, Nick Allen, Sandy Bartlett, Dylan Behler, Adrian Boafo, Mark Chang, Derrick Coley, Charlotte Crutchfield, Bonnie Cullison, Debra Davis, Eric Ebersole, Elizabeth Embry, Kris Fair, Linda Foley, Cathi Forbes, Pam Guzzone, Andrea Harrison, Anne Healey, Julian Ivey, Aaron Kaufman, Marc Korman, Jeff Long, Bernice Mireku-North, David Moon, Gabriel Moreno, Darrell Odom, Julie Palakovich Carr, Cheryl Pasteur, Edith Patterson, Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Scott Phillips, Denise Roberts, Malcolm Ruff, Sheila Ruth, Karen Simpson, Ryan Spiegel, Dana Stein, Sean Stinnett, Kym Taylor, Karen Toles, Jennifer White Holland, Jheanelle Wilkins, Greg Wims, Sarah Wolek, Teresa Woorman, Marlon Amprey, Ben Barnes, Harry Bhandari, Regina Boyce, Lorig Charkoudian, Jessica Feldmark, Diana Fennell, David Fraser-Hidalgo, Michele Guyton, Terri Hill, Marvin Holmes, Dana Jones, Mary Lehman, Robbyn Lewis, Lesley Lopez, Lily Qi, Mike Rogers, Sandy Rosenberg, Emily Shetty, Gary Simmons, Stephanie Smith, Jared Solomon, Vaughn Stewart, Deni Taveras, Jen Terrasa, Kris Valderrama, Joe Vogel, Melissa Wells, Nicole Williams, Caylin Young, Martinez
House of Delegates vote — 39–98
FLA Del. Buckel /613520/1 · Jan 29, 2026 · result: fail
39 yea · 98 nay · 4 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 37–94
FLA Del. Morgan, M. /313921/1 · Jan 30, 2026 · result: fail
37 yea · 94 nay · 10 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 37–95
FLA Del. Schmidt /543224/1 · Jan 30, 2026 · result: fail
37 yea · 95 nay · 9 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 37–95
FLA Del. Griffith /273020/1 · Jan 30, 2026 · result: fail
37 yea · 95 nay · 9 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 99–37
On Third Reading (Const) · Feb 2, 2026 · result: pass
99 yea · 37 nay · 5 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
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