MD HB563 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Board of Elections to determine whether there is a significant and substantial need for language-related assistance in certain languages by a local board of elections during an election based on certain criteria; requiring local boards to provide certain language-related assistance and materials in voting and elections to certain voters in certain languages; and requiring the State Board to establish a telephone interpreter hotline.
Title
Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language-Related Assistance
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-29 | House | Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-24 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Awareness and Outreach
Ballots
Census
Communications
Counties
Courts
Data
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Forms
internet
Job Training
Language
Notices
Open Government
Public Information
Rules and Regulations
Signs and Billboards
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Telephones
Voting
Ballots
Census
Communications
Counties
Courts
Data
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Forms
internet
Job Training
Language
Notices
Open Government
Public Information
Rules and Regulations
Signs and Billboards
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Telephones
Voting
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Law | 15.5 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 15.5 | 102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 15.5 | 103 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 15.5 | 104 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 15.5 | 105 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 15.5 | 106 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0563?ys=2024RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0563f.pdf |
