---
type: "Bill"
title: "Baltimore City - 45th District - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-D-7 License"
description: "Baltimore City - 45th District - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-D-7 License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 228"
citation: "Maryland HB 228 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Branch", "Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ee40c36-dba7-4c33-8322-17f3044a28d0"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0228?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "8f5ba10f3c2aa4f6083d4397f995882c36fa4751987cc77bd6d42f14adbccb57"
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 228 (2020) — Baltimore City - 45th District - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-D-7 License

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Baltimore City - 45th District - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-D-7 License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_112_hb0228t.pdf)
2. **First - Baltimore City - 45th District - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-D-7 License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0228f.pdf)
3. **Third - Baltimore City - 45th District - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B-D-7 License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0228t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **136–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Branch — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16** Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-02-03** Hearing canceled
- **2020-02-03** Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-02-24** Favorable Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-16** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-16** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Returned Passed
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 112 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ee40c36-dba7-4c33-8322-17f3044a28d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).