---
type: "Bill"
title: "Howard County – Class 7 Micro–Brewery License and Multiple Class B and Class BLX Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses Ho. Co. 06–18"
description: "Howard County – Class 7 Micro–Brewery License and Multiple Class B and Class BLX Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses Ho. Co. 06–18"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1053"
citation: "Maryland HB 1053 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages - Local Bills", "Alcoholic Beverages Licenses", "Alcoholic Beverages - By Subdivision", "Howard County", "License Commissioners", "Boards of", "Restaurants"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard County Delegation"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-07"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0708743d-f151-45d4-a7d3-3e95f6527dcc"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=HB1053&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "a4634a9ae064d1ea6a19b0f56378791a6e6b688de6adbb378c87c6f4c15dd363"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 1053 (2018) — Howard County – Class 7 Micro–Brewery License and Multiple Class B and Class BLX Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses Ho. Co. 06–18

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1053f.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **134–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howard County Delegation — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-07** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Favorable with Amendments {813798/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-08** Third Reading Passed (134-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-09** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-26** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Favorable Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Second Reading Passed
- **2018-03-28** Third Reading Passed (47-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Returned Passed
- **2018-04-10** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 139 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0708743d-f151-45d4-a7d3-3e95f6527dcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).