SB 579 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Local Government Tort Claims Act - Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc.

SB 579 amends Maryland's Local Government Tort Claims Act to explicitly include Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation in Washington County) in the definition of "local government." This change means the facility will now be covered under the same tort claims procedures that apply to other public entities like counties and municipalities. The bill does not create new policies or alter the facility's operations - it only updates the legal definition to clarify that the facility can be sued under the existing tort claims framework. This affects only Hagerstown's sports facility, not broader policy or other organizations.
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Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Jan 30, 2025
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