HB 115

Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 428 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring by January 1, 2028, the State Board of Elections and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to jointly develop and implement certain procedures and a certain electronic transmission process for the restoration of voter registration for individuals released from incarceration at a State correctional facility; requiring the Department to transmit a list that includes the name and certain other information for individuals released from incarceration to the State Board of Elections on a monthly basis; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Downie, Yehesuah	Campaign Legal Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Position only
FAV	Stinar, Braden	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Emily	Fair Elections Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Oral
FAV	Mnck, Marijane	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyree, Nikki	LWVMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Norling, Richard	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orbe, Jr., Carlos	Maryland Latinos Unidos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Brooks, Imani	NAACP Legal Defense Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weinberg, Davidlobbyist	Protect Democracy United	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Nicole	The Sentencing Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarinis, Jared	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mukherjee, Rianna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weintraub, Jasonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FWA	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Oral
INFO	Davidson, Jason	DPSCS	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU-MDFAV 1

Campaign Legal CenterFAV 1

Common Cause MarylandFAV 1

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFWA 1

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

DPSCSINFO 1

Fair Elections CenterFAV 1

Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)FAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Latinos UnidosFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

NAACP Legal Defense FundFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Protect Democracy UnitedFAV 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVDews, ChristopherDews & AssociatesRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVWeinberg, DavidProtect Democracy UnitedRegistered for: Protect Democracy United

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500

FAVWeintraub, JasonRegistered for: AFSCME Council 3; Albertsons Companies, Inc.; American Property Casualty Insurance Association; COPT Defense Properties; CVS Health; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield…