Maryland’s special legislative session concluded Tuesday night with final passage of HB 2100, placing a proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2026 general election ballot.

If approved by voters, the amendment would clarify that Maryland’s constitutional requirements for compact, contiguous legislative districts apply only to General Assembly districts. It also would add new constitutional language stating that nothing in the Maryland Constitution, including the Declaration of Rights, provides applicable criteria for congressional district boundaries.

In addition, the amendment would authorize the General Assembly to grant the Supreme Court of Maryland original jurisdiction to review the State’s congressional districting plan.

The proposal would establish the constitutional framework governing future congressional redistricting. It would not change current congressional district boundaries, and no new map could take effect before the 2028 election.

As previously reported by Conduit Street, lawmakers convened the early-August special session solely to consider congressional redistricting. The legislation received a joint committee hearing Monday before passing both chambers Tuesday night.

Maryland voters will decide the constitutional amendment at the November 2026 general election.

Stay tuned to Conduit Street for more information.