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HB 56

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Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention

Sponsor: Christopher Eric Bouchat (District 5)Committee: Rules and Executive NominationsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/16 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of three single-member delegate districts; requiring the General Assembly to enact a law establishing and governing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention to establish legislative and congressional districts and establishing certain requirements regarding the Redistricting Convention; establishing the Redistricting Convention; etc.

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Testimony (5)

MGA witness list
FAV 5Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBradshaw, LelandMaryland Forward PartyOral
FAVDelegate Bouchat, Delegate BouchatlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVEnnis, EllaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only

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