Legislation - HB0028

Title: Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule
Sponsored by: Delegate Bouchat
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring each county to adopt a charter by December 31, 2031, 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: HB0081 Session: 2024 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 7/29/2024 Legislative Date 7/29/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 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 House Calendar Date 1/15/2025 Legislative Date 1/15/2025 Action Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	7/29/2024	7/29/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule
House	1/15/2025	1/15/2025	Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.

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