Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB874: Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Alterations
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Increasing from three to five the membership of the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County; requiring the Governor to appoint members to the Board from a list of individuals recommended by the Anne Arundel County delegations to the General Assembly; altering eligibility requirements for Board membership; and requiring the Board to adopt and publish a certain ethics policy.
What the bill says
An act concerning Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Alterations FOR the purpose of increasing the membership of the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County; requiring the Governor to appoint members to the Board from a list of individuals recommended by the Anne Arundel County delegations to the General Assembly; altering the eligibility requirements for Board membership; requiring the Board to adopt and publish a certain ethics policy; and generally relating to the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Alterations FOR the purpose of increasing the membership of the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County; requiring the Governor to appoint members to the Board from a list of individuals recommended by the Anne Arundel County delegations to the General Assembly; altering the eligibility requirements for Board membership; requiring the Board to adopt and publish a certain ethics policy; and generally relating to the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 11-102 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 11-202(a) and (b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 11-210 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 11-102. This title applies only in Anne Arundel County. 11-202. (a) (1) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3)(I) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE Governor shall appoint [three] FIVE members to the Board. Ch. 830 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND (2) The …