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*hb0874*
HOUSE BILL 874
A2 6lr3446
CF SB 398
By: Delegate Simmons
Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 9, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Anne Arundel County – Board of License Commissioners – Alterations 2
FOR the purpose of increasing the membership of the Board of License Commissioners for 3
Anne Arundel County; requiring the Governor to appoint members to the Board from 4
a list of individuals recommended by the Anne Arundel County delegations to the 5
General Assembly; altering the eligibility requirements for Board mem bership; 6
requiring the Board to adopt and publish a certain ethics policy; and generally 7
relating to the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 10
Section 11–102 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
Section 11–202(a) and (b) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18
BY adding to 19
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20
Section 11–210 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
2 HOUSE BILL 874
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 1
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 4
11–102. 5
This title applies only in Anne Arundel County. 6
11–202. 7
(a) (1) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3)(I) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE 8
Governor shall appoint [three] FIVE members to the Board. 9
(2) The appointments shall be made: 10
(i) if the Senate is in session, with the advice and consent of the 11
Senate; or 12
(ii) if the Senate is not in session, by the Governor alone , SUBJECT 13
TO THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE WHEN THE SENATE NEXT CONVENES. 14
(3) (I) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOIN T THE MEMBERS OF THE 15
BOARD FROM A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS RECOMMENDED BY THE MEMBERS O F THE 16
COUNTY HOUSE AND SENATE DELEGATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 17
(II) THE GOVERNOR MAY REQUEST A NEW LIST OF 18
RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH AT ANY TIME. 19
(b) (1) Each member of the Board shall be: 20
(i) a resident and voter of the county; and 21
(ii) an individual of high character and integrity and of recognized 22
business capacity. 23
(2) No more than [two] THREE members of the Board may belong to the 24
same political party. 25
(3) NO MORE THAN TWO MEMB ERS OF THE BOARD MAY BE 26
RESIDENTS OF THE SAME STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT. 27
11–210. 28
HOUSE BILL 874 3
THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT AND PUBLISH A WRI TTEN POLICY RELATED TO 1
CONFLICTS OF INTERES T AND THE RECUSAL OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM BOARD 2
MATTERS. 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the initial terms of the two 4
additional members of the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County, as 5
enacted by Section 1 of this Act, shall begin May 2, 2027. 6
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 7
1, 2026. 8
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.