House sets target dates for special session

Members of the House of Delegates are being asked to consider two windows for a special session that could consider two possible amendments to the Maryland Constitution.

House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk, in a June 16 letter to House members, asked them to consider a week in mid-July and a week in early August for a possible return to consider a bill related to midcycle congressional redistricting.

In her letter, the speaker noted two bills: one amending the constitution to clarify how congressional districts may be drawn and a second that would establish a special election process for filling some vacancies in the Maryland House and Senate. Both were the subject of a bill that ultimately died as the General Assembly ended its 2026 legislative session in April.

“Since the close of session, recent developments have prompted leadership to evaluate whether additional legislative action may be necessary,” Peña-Melnyk wrote in the letter. “As a result, Senate President [Bill] Ferguson and I will meet following the primary election to discuss whether the circumstances warrant convening a special session.”


https://marylandmatters.org/2026/06/19/house-sets-target-dates-for-special-session/