House wastes no time taking up congressional redistricting bill
- Maryland Forward
- 4 days ago
- 1 min read
By: BRYAN P. SEARS
House leaders are fast-tracking legislation to redraw the state’s eight congressional districts, drawing sharp criticism from Republicans who stand to lose the only seat the party holds in Maryland in the process.
The House on Friday introduced House Bill 488, a 40-page bill redrawing the state’s congressional districts for 2026 and then asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would keep the new districts for the 2028 and 2030 elections.
The bill is scheduled to be heard Monday afternoon by the House Rules Committee and could be back before the full House by the middle of the week.
The introduction of the bill comes just three days after a five-member gubernatorial advisory committee voted 3-2 to recommend a congressional redistricting plan that would heavily redraw the Eastern Shore-based 1st District.
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