File Code: Municipal Corporations
Prior Year Introduction As: 
HB 857/08 - ENV
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 220  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Pinsky and Harrington
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Municipal Corporations - Annexations - Small Parcels
 
Providing that specified consent provisions and specified referendum
provisions do not apply to a proposed annexation by a municipal
corporation of a parcel that is 5 acres or less and is part of a lot
that contains at least one other parcel that is already within the
municipal corporate area under specified circumstances; prohibiting a
municipal corporation from annexing more than 25 acres; and
terminating the Act at the end of September 30, 2011.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/29
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/11
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/12
 - Favorable
 -      Special Order 3/13 (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
 - 3/13
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/17
 - Special Order 3/18 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
 - 3/18
 - Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (43-1)
 - 4/6
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/20
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 3/25
 - Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed (132-1)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/19
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 534
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Annexation
 - Boundaries
 - Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
 - Referendum
 - Sunset
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 23A Corporations - Municipal
 - (
 19 ,
 19 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 633829/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009      at:
11:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (43-1)
 
House 
- April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (132-1)