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Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request

Sponsor: Mary-Dulany James (District 34)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a certain organizing committee to make certain determinations and provide a certain report to the county commissioners or county council of a certain county regarding a proposed municipal incorporation; requiring the county commissioners or county council to approve a certain referendum request in a certain manner if a valid petition to incorporate an area as a municipality is presented by at least 40% of the registered voters who are residents of the area proposed to be incorporated; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJames, Mary-DulanyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator James, Senator JameslegislatorIndividualOral
UNFSanderson, MichaelMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)

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