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HB0569 • 2026

Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion

Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Delegates Arentz , Ghrist , and Jacobs
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 585
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on specific requirements or limitations beyond those explicitly stated.

Queen Anne's County - Using Development Impact Fees for School Replacements

This law allows Queen Anne's County to use money from development impact fees to pay for replacing public school buildings.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County to spend revenue from development impact fees on capital costs related to replacing public schools.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Queen Anne's County Commissioners
  • Residents and businesses paying development impact fees in Queen Anne's County

Terms To Know

Development Impact Fees
Fees charged to developers for new construction projects, used by the county to cover costs related to infrastructure improvements.
Capital Costs
The expenses needed to build or replace major physical assets like buildings and facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how much money can be allocated for school replacements.
  • Only applies to Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Post Passage

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 585

  2. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

  3. 2026-03-22 House

    Returned Passed

  4. 2026-03-19 House

    Favorable Report by Ways and Means

  5. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Third Reading Passed (43-0)

  6. 2026-03-14 Senate

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  7. 2026-03-07 House

    Third Reading Passed (131-0)

  8. 2026-03-06 House

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  9. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Referred Budget and Taxation

  10. 2026-01-29 House

    Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.

  11. 2026-01-28 House

    First Reading Ways and Means

  12. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion

  13. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means

  14. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - Third - Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion

  15. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation

  16. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - Chapter - Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion

Official Summary Text

Authorizing the County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County to use revenue from development impact fees to finance the capital costs related to the replacement of public school facilities.

Current Bill Text

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*hb0569*

HOUSE BILL 569
L2 6lr2599
CF SB 833
By: Delegates Arentz, Ghrist, and Jacobs
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 6, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Queen Anne’s County – Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact 2
Fees – Expansion 3

FOR the purpose of authorizing the County Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County to use 4
revenue from development impact fees to finance the capital costs related to the 5
replacement of public school facilities; and generally relating to the use of revenues 6
from development impact fees. 7

BY renumbering 8
Article – Local Government 9
Section 20–706 10
to be Section 20–707 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2013 Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

BY adding to 14
Article – Local Government 15
Section 20–706 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2013 Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That Section(s) 20–706 of Article – Local Government of the Annotated Code of Maryland 20
be renumbered to be Section(s) 20–707. 21

2 HOUSE BILL 569

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 1
as follows: 2

Article – Local Government 3

20–706. 4

IN ADDITION TO THE US ES OF REVENUE FROM D EVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES 5
AUTHORIZED UNDER THI S SUBTITLE OR A PUBL IC LOCAL LAW , THE COUNTY 6
COMMISSIONERS OF QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY MAY ALSO USE THE REVENUE FROM A 7
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT F EE TO FINANCE ANY CA PITAL COSTS RELATED TO THE 8
REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. 9

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10
1, 2026. 11

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.