Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB56: Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
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.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention FOR the purpose of requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of a certain number of single-member delegate districts…
From the introduced text, January 11, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention FOR the purpose of requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of a certain number of 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; providing that plans certified by the Redistricting Convention become law on certain dates under certain circumstances; establishing the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention; authorizing the General Assembly to challenge the legality of a plan certified by the Redistricting Convention; requiring the Supreme Court of Maryland to take certain actions under certain circumstances regarding legislative and congressional districting; and generally relating to legislative and congressional districting. BY proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution Article III - Legislative Department Section 3 and BY proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution Article IV - Judiciary Department Section BY adding to Article - Election Law Section 8-7A-01 through 8-7A-11 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 7A. Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention" Annotated Code of Maryland EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted …
Sponsors
- Christopher Bouchat (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Hearing 3/16 at 12:00 p.m.
- : First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- : Pre-filed
Common questions
- What is HB56?
- HB56 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention.
- What does HB56 do?
- In its own words: A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention FOR the purpose of requiring that each legislative district established for the purpose of electing members of the House of Delegates consist of a certain number of single-member delegate districts…
- What is the status of HB56?
- In committee as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: Hearing 3/16 at 12:00 p.m. (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB56?
- Christopher Bouchat (R, HD-005).
- Where is the official record for HB56?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0056?ys=2026RS
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