Maryland Senate Bill 56 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-16 - Hearing canceled
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring that the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot provide, under certain circumstances, certain information in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension; requiring that a certain statement about the purpose of a question on the ballot be in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension; etc.

Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement

Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]

2020-02-13 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-16	House	Hearing canceled
2020-02-25	House	Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-14	House	Referred Ways and Means
2020-02-13	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-02-11	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-11	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {404836/1 Adopted
2020-02-10	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-15	Senate	Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.
2020-01-15	Senate	Hearing canceled
2020-01-15	Senate	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-08	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2019-09-29	Senate	Pre-filed

SB56 (Carry Over) 2020-03-16 - Hearing canceled
HB140 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-15 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	6	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	6	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	7	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0056?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0056f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0056t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0056_40483601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0056_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0236.pdf