SB0684 • 2026

Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class HC (Health Club) License - Hours of Sale

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Harford County Senators
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 841
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the number of health clubs that will apply for this license or if sales of alcohol will increase, so these points were removed as unsupported claims.

Harford County Health Club Alcohol Sales Hours

This law changes the hours during which health clubs in Harford County can sell beer and wine to customers.

What This Bill Does

Changes the time when holders of a Class HC (health club) license can sell alcoholic drinks from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. to 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Who It Names or Affects

Health club owners and managers in Harford County who have the right to sell alcohol under a Class HC license.
Customers of health clubs that serve alcoholic drinks during extended hours.

Terms To Know

Class HC (health club) license: A special permit allowing certain health clubs in Harford County to sell beer and wine on their premises.
On-premises consumption: Drinking alcohol at the place where it is sold, like a bar or lounge inside a health club.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only affects Harford County and does not change rules for other counties in Maryland.
It does not say how many health clubs will apply for this license or if sales of alcohol will increase.

Bill History

2026-05-26 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 841
2026-04-11 House
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-04-02 House
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
2026-03-27 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-27 Senate
Returned Passed
2026-03-02 Senate
Favorable Report by Finance
2026-02-25 House
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-02-22 Senate
Third Reading Passed (42-0)
2026-02-20 Senate
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-02-11 Senate
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 Senate
First Reading Finance
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Official Summary Text

Extending the hours from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., rather than 9 p.m., during which a holder of a Class HC (health club) beer and wine license in Harford County may sell alcoholic beverages.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
amendment.
*sb0684*

SENATE BILL 684
A2 6lr2951
CF HB 991
By: Harford County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 20, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Harford County – Alcoholic Beverages – Class HC (Health Club) License – Hours 2
of Sale 3

FOR the purpose of altering the hours during which a holder of a Class HC (health club) 4
beer and wine license in Harford County may sell alcoholic beverages; and generally 5
relating to alcoholic beverages licenses in Harford County. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 8
Section 22–102 and 22–1004(a) through (c) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 13
Section 22–1004(d) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 16

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18

Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 19

22–102. 20
2 SENATE BILL 684

This title applies only in Harford County. 1

22–1004. 2

(a) There is: 3

(1) a 6–day Class HC (health club) beer and wine license; and 4

(2) a 7–day Class HC (health club) beer and wine license. 5

(b) The Board may issue the 6–day or the 7–day license to a person who: 6

(1) sells health club services, as defined in § 14–12B–01 of the Commercial 7
Law Article; 8

(2) has a health club facility that offers: 9

(i) an indoor or outdoor swimming pool; or 10

(ii) pickleball courts; 11

(3) has at least 150 members who pay dues; and 12

(4) owns or leases real property in the county for use as a for –profit or 13
nonprofit health club facility. 14

(c) (1) The 6–day license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine 15
from Monday through Saturday in a bar area at a swimming pool or an indoor lounge or 16
both. 17

(2) The 7–day license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine 18
from Monday through Sunday in a bar area at a swimming pool or an indoor lounge or both. 19

(d) The 6–day license holder and the 7–day license holder may sell beer and wine 20
for on–premises consumption from 1 p.m. to [9 p.m.] 11 P.M. 21

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
1, 2026. 23