Maryland House Bill 190

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-20 - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule

Del. Christopher Bouchat [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-20	House	Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-30	House	Rereferred to Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-01-14	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2025-08-27	House	Pre-filed

HB28 (Carry Over) 2025-01-15 - Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
XI-A - Local Legislation	1		(n/a)	See Bill Text
XI-A - Local Legislation	1A		(n/a)	See Bill Text
XI-A - Local Legislation	3A		(n/a)	See Bill Text
XI-F - Home Rule for Code Counties	1		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0190?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0190f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0190_ent.pdf