SB 758 Maryland Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period

SB 758 extends the minimum time period that common ownership communities (condominiums, homeowners associations, and cooperative housing corporations) must allow candidate or proposition signs to be displayed. The bill requires these communities to permit such signs for at least 45 days before a primary, general, or proposition vote, and for 7 days after the vote - increasing the prior 30-day minimum. This applies to all common areas within these communities, overriding local restrictions unless federal/state law specifies otherwise. The law directly affects residents and community associations by limiting their ability to restrict election-related signage during these extended periods.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Signed Apr 28, 2026
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First - Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period Third - Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill updates the legal text for Senate Bill 758 to reflect its progression from a candidate bill to an adopted emergency measure. It standardizes the formatting of the bill header and adds a favorable committee report and adoption date. The core legal provisions regarding candidate sign display remain substantively unchanged, though the line numbering and section headers were reorganized to align with the final legislative version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the display of political signs in common ownership communities (cooperatives, condominiums, and homeowners associations).
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to include a 'Favorable' committee report and 'Adopted' status with a specific second reading date of March 2, 2026.

Replaced the title page text 'A BILL ENTITLED' with 'CHAPTER ______' to reflect the bill's status as enacted law.

Reorganized the line numbering and section headers for the existing legal text to match the final legislative format.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 22, 2026

How they voted

470
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic36
34 Yea 2
94% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 28, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 288
executive
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
lower
Mar 22, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (131-0-11)
house of delegates
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-2)
senate
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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