Bill Commons

MD HB 221

died on adjournment

Election Law - Primary Elections - Change of Political Party Affiliation

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did MD HB 221 pass?

No. MD HB 221 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-16): Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.

What is MD HB 221 about?

MD HB 221 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Election Law - Primary Elections - Change of Political Party Affiliation”.

Who sponsors MD HB 221?

Hornberger, Bouchat are the primary sponsors of MD HB 221.

Introduced
2025-08-27
Latest action
2026-01-16 — Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Hornbergerprimary
  • Bouchatprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-27

    Pre-filed

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-16

    Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.

Versions

  • First - Election Law - Primary Elections - Change of Political Party AffiliationCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:23:32.621655Z

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