Municipalities - Annexation - Limitations
Sponsor: Andrea Fletcher Harrison (District 24)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: MunicipalitiesStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 303 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a municipality that is seeking to annex land that is located in a different legislative district than a legislative district in which the municipality or any part of the municipality is located to notify the members of the General Assembly for the district in which the land is located and for the district to which the land is being annexed by electronic communication and the United States Postal Service.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 11UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Harrison, Delegate Harrisonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Harrison, Delegate Harrisonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harrison, Andrea | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harrison, Andrea | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Benitez, Mayor Celina | City of Mount Rainier | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Peters, Sarahlobbyist | HBS | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Peters, Sarahlobbyist | HBS | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | porter, kelly | Seat Pleasant | Oral |
| UNF | Lilly, Mayor Troy | Town of Forest Heights | Oral |
| UNF | Colbert, Charles | Town of Upper Marlboro | Oral |
| UNF | McCarthy, Shireka | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | O'Connor, Honorable John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFPeters, SarahHBSRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…
UNFPeters, SarahHBSRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…