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HB 714 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Performing Arts Nonprofit Organization License - Record-Keeping Requirements

HB 714 corrects outdated references to the Comptroller of Maryland in Harford County's alcohol licensing rules for performing arts nonprofits. It removes the Comptroller as a mandatory recipient for record-keeping reports, changes license suspension from mandatory to discretionary for the Board, and updates reporting requirements to apply to the Board instead of the Comptroller. This bill affects Harford County-based performing arts nonprofits holding alcohol licenses, streamlining their compliance with record-keeping and reporting rules.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed May 20, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill adds a new performing arts nonprofit organization license for alcoholic beverages in Harford County and updates record-keeping requirements for license holders. The changes clarify who must report information, how records must be kept, and who can inspect them. Enforcement powers were adjusted to allow the Board to summon license holders for hearings when violations are suspected.
Scope change
The bill applies only to Harford County and establishes a new license category for performing arts nonprofit organizations to sell alcoholic beverages.
SCOPE

Added a new license category for performing arts nonprofit organizations to sell beer, wine, and liquor in Harford County.

REQUIREMENT

Updated record-keeping requirements to specify that reports must be made on forms required by the Comptroller, Board, or Executive Director.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed enforcement language to allow the Board to summon license holders and conduct hearings when violations are indicated by reports or investigations.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date of July 1, 2025, and included signature lines for the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate.

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
11
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 788
executive
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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 Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.