HB 454 — Maryland
Election Law - Voter Registration Eligibility - U.S. Citizenship Verification (SAVE Our Elections Act of 2026)
Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to enroll the State in the federal Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement (SAVE) Program for a certain purpose; requiring the State Board of Elections to establish a process to verify the U.S. citizenship of certain individuals applying to or who have registered to vote in the State; and requiring the State Board to establish a certain appeal process for certain individuals who dispute a certain report that the individual lacks U.S. citizenship.
Latest action: Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. · Feb 6, 2026
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Committees: Government, Labor, and Elections (House of Delegates)
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Jan 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Feb 6, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Feb 6, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by Kevin Hornberger, Chris Adams, Kevin Anderson, Steve Arentz, Terry Baker, Barry Beauchamp, Christopher Bouchat, Jason Buckel, Barrie Ciliberti, Jeff Ghrist, Mike Griffith, Wayne Hartman, Jim Hinebaugh, Seth Howard, Tom Hutchinson, Jay Jacobs, Nic Kipke, Bob Long, Susan McComas, April Miller, Todd Morgan, LaToya Nkongolo, Jesse Pippy, Teresa Reilly, April Rose, Stuart Schmidt, Chris Tomlinson, William Valentine, William Wivell, Mangione
No recorded floor votes yet.
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