2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB546: Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request

Legislative Summary

Requiring a certain organizing committee to make certain determinations and provide a certain report to the county commissioners or county council of a certain county regarding a proposed municipal incorporation; requiring the county commissioners or county council to approve a certain referendum request in a certain manner if a valid petition to incorporate an area as a municipality is presented by at least 40% of the registered voters who are residents of the area proposed to be incorporated; etc.

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Bill History

1/24/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mary James
Mary James
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/24/2025115.9 KB