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*hb0611*
HOUSE BILL 611
A2 6lr1064
By: Prince George’s County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 7, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Prince George’s County – Alcoholic Beverages – Fees 2
PG 317–26 3
FOR the purpose of increasing certain application, license, permit, and license transfer fees 4
related to alcoholic beverages in Prince George ’s County; and generally relating to 5
alcoholic beverages in Prince George’s County. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8
Section 26–102, 26–404(a), 26–601(a), 26–602(a), 26–603(a), 26–604(a), 26–701(a), 9
26–801(a), 26–802(a), 26–803(a), 26–804(a), 26–901(a), 26–902(a), 26–903(a), 10
26–904(a), 26 –1001(a), 26 –1001.1(b), 26 –1002(a), 26 –1003(a), 26 –1004(a), 11
26–1005(a), 26 –1006(a), 26 –1007(b) and (c), 26 –1008(a), 26 –1009(a), 12
26–1009.1(b), 26–1009.2(b), 26–1010(b), 26–1011(b), 26–1012(b), 26–1013(a), 13
26–1014(a), 26 –1015(a), 26 –1016(b), 26 –1017(a), 26 –1018(a), 26 –1018.1(a), 14
26–1019(a), 26–1103(b), 26 –1103.1(a), 26 –1104(a), 26 –1201(a), 26–1306(a), 15
26–1409(a), 26–1602(b)(1), 26–1613(a), 26–1616(a), and 26–1617(a) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20
Section 26–404(e), 26–601(d), 26–602(c), 26–603(c), 26–604(d), 26–701(d), 26–801(d), 21
26–802(c), 26–803(c), 26–804(d), 26–901(d), 26–902(f), 26–903(g), 26–904(g), 22
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26–1001(d), 26 –1001.1(i)(1), 26–1002(e), 26–1003(g), 26–1004(f), 26–1005(f), 1
26–1006(i), 26 –1007(h)(1), 26 –1008(g), 26 –1009(h), 26 –1009.1(h)(1), 2
26–1009.2(h)(1), 26–1010(g), 26–1011(g), 26–1012(f), 26–1013(e), 26–1014(e), 3
26–1015(c), 26 –1016(f), 26 –1017(e), 26 –1018(e), 26 –1018.1(k), 26 –1019(g), 4
26–1103(n), 26–1103.1(g), 26–1104(g), 26–1201(d), 26–1306(e), 26–1314(a)(1), 5
(2)(i), and (3) and (b)(1), (2)(i), and (3), 26–1409(c), 26–1602(b)(2), 26–1612(h), 6
26–1613(h), 26–1616(i), 26–1617(e), and 26–1706 7
Annotated Code of Maryland 8
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 9
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 11
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 12
26–102. 13
This title applies only in Prince George’s County. 14
26–404. 15
(a) There is a Class B–MB/22 license in the county. 16
(e) The annual license fee is [$1,090] $1,200. 17
26–601. 18
(a) There is a Class A beer license. 19
(d) The annual license fee is [$500] $550. 20
26–602. 21
(a) There is a Class B beer license. 22
(c) The annual license fee is [$365] $550. 23
26–603. 24
(a) There is a Class C beer license. 25
(c) The annual license fee is [$245] $550. 26
26–604. 27
(a) There is a Class D beer license. 28
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(d) The annual license fee is [$500] $550. 1
26–701. 2
(a) There is a Class A light wine license in the county. 3
(d) The annual license fee is [$50] $60. 4
26–801. 5
(a) There is a Class A beer and light wine license. 6
(d) The annual license fee is [$500] $550. 7
26–802. 8
(a) There is a Class B beer and light wine license. 9
(c) The annual license fee is [$365] $550. 10
26–803. 11
(a) There is a Class C beer and light wine license. 12
(c) The annual license fee is [$245] $550. 13
26–804. 14
(a) There is a Class D beer and light wine license. 15
(d) The annual license fee is [$500] $550. 16
26–901. 17
(a) There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license. 18
(d) The annual license fee is [$910] $1,000. 19
26–902. 20
(a) There is a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license. 21
(f) The annual license fee is [$2,305] $2,540. 22
26–903. 23
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(a) There is a Class B–Plus beer, wine, and liquor license. 1
(g) The annual license fee is [$3,270] $3,600. 2
26–904. 3
(a) There is a Class BH (hotel) license. 4
(g) The annual license fee is [$5,000] $5,500. 5
26–1001. 6
(a) There is a Class B–AE (arts and entertainment) beer, wine, and liquor license. 7
(d) The annual license fee is [$3,600] $3,960. 8
26–1001.1. 9
(b) There is a Class B –CAEVC (College Athletic Event Venue Concessionaire) 10
beer, wine, and liquor license. 11
(i) (1) The annual fee for the license is [$3,500] $3,850. 12
26–1002. 13
(a) There is a Class C (concessionaire) beer, wine, and liquor license. 14
(e) The annual license fee is [$1,815] $2,000. 15
26–1003. 16
(a) There is a Class B–CC (convention center) beer, wine, and liquor license. 17
(g) The annual license fee is [$22,000] $24,200. 18
26–1004. 19
(a) There is a Class C (country club) beer, wine, and liquor license. 20
(f) The annual license fee is [$1,100] $1,210. 21
26–1005. 22
(a) There is a Class C (country and golf club) beer, wine, and liquor license. 23
(f) The annual license fee is [$1,815] $2,000. 24
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26–1006. 1
(a) There is a Class B–CI license. 2
(i) The annual license fee is [$2,365] $2,600. 3
26–1007. 4
(b) This section applies only in the City of Greenbelt. 5
(c) There is a Class B–DH (drafthouse) license. 6
(h) (1) The annual license fee is [$245] $270. 7
26–1008. 8
(a) There is a Class B/ECF (educational conference facility) beer, wine, and liquor 9
license for the University College Center for Adult Education of the University of Maryland. 10
(g) The annual license fee is [$5,175] $5,690. 11
26–1009. 12
(a) There is a Class B –ECF/DS (Education Conference Facility/Dining Service) 13
beer, wine, and liquor license. 14
(h) The annual license fee is [$8,275] $9,100. 15
26–1009.1. 16
(b) There is an entertainment concessionaire license. 17
(h) (1) The annual fee for the license is [$5,000] $5,500. 18
26–1009.2. 19
(b) There is an entertainment facility license. 20
(h) (1) The annual fee for the license is [$22,000] $24,200. 21
26–1010. 22
(b) There is a Class B–ECR (Equestrian Center restaurant) beer, wine, and liquor 23
license. 24
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(g) The annual license fee is [$2,420] $2,660. 1
26–1011. 2
(b) There is a Class C (fraternal/sororal/service organization) beer, wine, and 3
liquor license. 4
(g) The annual license fee is [$910] $1,000. 5
26–1012. 6
(b) There is a Class B –GC (golf course) beer, wine, and liquor license for use on 7
the licensed premises of a golf course in the county under the jurisdiction of the 8
Commission. 9
(f) The annual license fee is [$500] $550. 10
26–1013. 11
(a) There is a B–RT (racetrack) license. 12
(e) The license fee is [$60] $70 per day for each day the license is used. 13
26–1014. 14
(a) There is a Class B–Stadium (baseball stadium) beer, wine, and liquor license. 15
(e) The annual license fee is [$2,420] $3,600. 16
26–1015. 17
(a) There is a Class B–Stadium (football stadium) beer, wine, and liquor license. 18
(c) The annual license fee is [$21,780] $24,000. 19
26–1016. 20
(b) There is a Class B–TP (theme park) beer, wine, and liquor license. 21
(f) The annual license fee is [$4,290] $4,720. 22
26–1017. 23
(a) There is a Class C (veterans’ organization or club) beer, wine, and liquor 24
license. 25
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(e) The annual license fee is [$910] $1,000. 1
26–1018. 2
(a) There is a Class D (waterfront) beer and wine license. 3
(e) The annual license fee is [$660] $685. 4
26–1018.1. 5
(a) There is a Class B–WPL (waterfront pavilion) beer, wine, and liquor license. 6
(k) The monthly license fee is [$500] $525. 7
26–1019. 8
(a) There is a Class C (yacht club) beer, wine, and liquor license. 9
(g) The annual license fee is [$1,575] $1,730. 10
26–1103. 11
(b) There is an entertainment permit. 12
(n) The annual fee for the permit is [$1,500] $1,650, which is in addition to the 13
annual fee for the Class B license. 14
26–1103.1. 15
(a) There is a family entertainment permit. 16
(g) The annual fee for the permit is [$250] $275, which is in addition to the 17
annual fee for the Class B license. 18
26–1104. 19
(a) There is a Sunday off–sale permit. 20
(g) (1) The application fee for the permit is $750. 21
(2) The annual fees for the permit are: 22
(i) [$2,590] $2,850 for the holder of a Class A license; and 23
(ii) [$1,080] $1,190 for the holder of a Class B license with an 24
off–sale privilege. 25
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(3) The fees listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection are in 1
addition to the annual fee for the Class A license or Class B license to which it is attached. 2
26–1201. 3
(a) There is a Class BCE (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license. 4
(d) The annual license fee is [$4,480] $4,930. 5
26–1306. 6
(a) There is a wine tasting license. 7
(e) In addition to the cost of the beer and wine license or beer, wine, and liquor 8
license, the annual license fee is [$120] $130. 9
26–1314. 10
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for a Class C per 11
diem beer license and a Class C per diem beer and wine license, the fee is [$75] $100 per 12
day. 13
(2) (i) For a club holding a gaming event, the fee is [$100] $125 per 14
day. 15
(3) For a Class D (3–day) beer and wine license, the fee is [$100] $125 per 16
day. 17
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for a Class C per 18
diem beer, wine, and liquor license, the fee is [$200] $225 per day. 19
(2) (i) For a club holding a gaming event, the fee is [$150] $175 per 20
day. 21
(3) For a Class C (3 –day) beer, wine, and liquor license, the fee is [$200] 22
$225 per day. 23
26–1409. 24
(a) The Board shall charge an application fee for a new license. 25
(c) The application fee is [$300] $400 and in addition to any other fee required 26
for a license. 27
26–1602. 28
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(b) (1) The Board may approve the transfer of one Class B beer, wine, and 1
liquor license with an off–sale privilege for use in Hyattsville. 2
(2) The annual fee fo r a license transferred under paragraph (1) of this 3
subsection is [$1,500] $1,650. 4
26–1612. 5
(h) The annual license fee for a Class B license obtained under this section is 6
[$2,500] $2,750. 7
26–1613. 8
(a) There is a Class B –DD (Development District) 7–day beer, wine, and liquor 9
license. 10
(h) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the annual 11
license fee is [$3,025] $3,330. 12
(2) The annual license fee for a license with an off –sale privilege issued 13
under subsection (c)(3) of this section is [$5,000] $5,500. 14
26–1616. 15
(a) There is a Class BLX license. 16
(i) The annual license fee is [$3,875] $4,265. 17
26–1617. 18
(a) There is a Class B–RD (revitalization district) license. 19
(e) The annual license fee is [$725] $800. 20
26–1706. 21
The fee for a transfer of a license is [$500] $550. 22
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 23
1, 2026. 24