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SB0833 • 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
Senator Hershey
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 586
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how much money can be allocated or what happens if development impact fees are insufficient.

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 use revenue from development impact fees to cover costs related to building new or improved public schools.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County
  • Residents who pay development impact fees

Terms To Know

Development Impact Fees
Money collected from developers to cover the costs of new public facilities and services needed because of growth in a community.
Capital Costs
The expenses related to building or improving physical assets like buildings, roads, and other infrastructure.

Limits and Unknowns

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

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Post Passage

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 586

  2. 2026-04-02 House

    Favorable Report by Ways and Means

  3. 2026-03-23 House

    Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. 2026-03-22 House

    Third Reading Passed (133-0)

  5. 2026-03-21 Senate

    Returned Passed

  6. 2026-03-18 House

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  7. 2026-03-13 Senate

    Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

  8. 2026-03-05 House

    Referred Ways and Means

  9. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Third Reading Passed (45-0)

  10. 2026-02-28 Senate

    Favorable Adopted

  11. 2026-02-28 Senate

    Second Reading Passed

  12. 2026-02-11 Senate

    Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

  13. 2026-02-06 Senate

    First Reading Budget and Taxation

  14. Maryland General Assembly

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

  17. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means

  18. 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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*sb0833*

SENATE BILL 833
L2 6lr2602
CF HB 569
By: Senator Hershey
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 28, 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 SENATE BILL 833

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 RELATE D 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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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.