HB 1141 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Change of Location

HB 1141 modifies Baltimore County's rules for changing the location of an alcoholic beverage license by adding a new condition for approval. Specifically, the Board of License Commissioners may now permit a location change if the license was originally issued in the same election district and has remained at the same location for at least 10 years. This provision directly affects businesses holding alcohol licenses in Baltimore County that wish to relocate within their current election district without meeting prior requirements. The bill amends existing law (Section 13-1702) to include this additional pathway, making it easier for long-standing license holders to move within their district.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2025
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MINOR
This bill adds procedural metadata to track its legislative progress and clarifies that the law applies only to Baltimore County. The core eligibility rules for transferring alcohol licenses remain unchanged, though the text reorganizes how these conditions are presented.
Scope change
The bill's geographic scope remains limited to Baltimore County, and the substantive eligibility requirements for license transfers are unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Added committee report status, house action, and second reading date to track legislative progress.

Reorganized the structure of Section 1 to move the Baltimore County applicability statement to the beginning for clarity.

Added 'Baltimore County Delegation' to the sponsor information line.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2025

How they voted

450
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
Mar 15, 2025
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican13
12 Yea 1
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 193
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Finance
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred Finance
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)
senate
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.