---
type: "Bill"
title: "Anne Arundel County - Liquor Licenses - Transfer of License"
description: "Anne Arundel County - Liquor Licenses - Transfer of License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 536"
citation: "Maryland HB 536 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Arundel County Delegation"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-27"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bccef6c8-e93c-481e-8147-cf8ffbaeee83"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0536?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "258ffc9d11519cc4cbde454044f0e33625a4bad089eaa80e692aff44c9139798"
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 536 (2020) — Anne Arundel County - Liquor Licenses - Transfer of License

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Anne Arundel County - Liquor Licenses - Transfer of License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_601_hb0536e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Anne Arundel County - Liquor Licenses - Transfer of License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0536e.pdf)
3. **First - Anne Arundel County - Liquor Licenses - Transfer of License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0536f.pdf)
4. **Third - Anne Arundel County - Liquor Licenses - Transfer of License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0536t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Emerg) — **130–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **130–0** (pass) · lower
- On third reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anne Arundel County Delegation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-27** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29** Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-02-03** Hearing canceled
- **2020-02-03** Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-11** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-14** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-15** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-18** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Floor Amendment {
- **2020-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-18** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Reilly) Adopted
- **2020-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2020-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Passed Enrolled
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 601 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bccef6c8-e93c-481e-8147-cf8ffbaeee83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).