Legislation - HB0190

Title: Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule
Sponsored by: Delegate Bouchat
Status: In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring each county to adopt a charter by December 31, 2032, using a certain procedure; altering the method by which a county shall adopt a charter under certain circumstances; requiring the charter to provide for the election of members of the county council by the voters of councilmanic districts; limiting the applicability of certain constitutional provisions governing code home rule counties; and requiring the amendment proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for approval or rejection.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Details

Constitutional Bill

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0028 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

Contingency - on a referendum

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 8/27/2025 Legislative Date 8/27/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	8/27/2025	8/27/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule

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