HB 1281 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Limited Special Event Permit

HB 1281 creates a new one-day "Limited Cultural Event Permit" for businesses in Anne Arundel County with certain alcohol licenses (Class B, BLX, C, D, or H). This permit allows license holders to provide cultural music, cultural dancing, and related entertainment for a single specific date, with a $15 fee for beer-and-wine license holders. The permit does not apply to establishments within 1,000 feet of schools or places of worship if they hold a Class BLX or H license, and applicants must provide event details like date and entertainment type to the Board of License Commissioners. It updates existing alcohol licensing rules to specifically authorize these temporary cultural events.
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
May 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed May 20, 2025
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First - Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Limited Cultural Event Permit → Third - Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Limited Special Event Permit · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renamed from 'Limited Cultural Event Permit' to 'Limited Cultural Special Event Permit' and the text was reorganized to clarify that it repeals and reenacts existing sections of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The substantive policy content regarding permit eligibility, fees, and restrictions remains largely unchanged, though formatting and section numbering were adjusted to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Anne Arundel County alcoholic beverage licenses, with no change to the geographic or license type applicability.
TECHNICAL

Bill title and chapter designation updated to reflect legislative progression from first to third reading.

Section numbering and formatting were reorganized to align with standard legislative markup conventions.

Committee report and House action status were added to indicate favorable passage with amendments.

Original bill title 'Limited Cultural Event Permit' was replaced with 'Limited Cultural Special Event Permit' for consistency.

POLICY

Substantive provisions regarding permit fees, eligibility criteria, and restrictions remain identical to the original version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
6
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 842
Apr 4, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Returned Passed
Apr 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Third Reading Passed
Apr 2, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Mar 31, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Favorable Report by Finance
Mar 18, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred Finance
Mar 17, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Third Reading Passed
Mar 15, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 15, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Feb 7, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
First Reading Economic Matters
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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State
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Nic Kipke
RRepublican
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