---
type: "Bill"
title: "Howard County Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2022 Ho. Co. 13-22"
description: "Howard County Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2022 Ho. Co. 13-22"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 840"
citation: "Maryland HB 840 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard County Delegation"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f890fd92-8252-4271-961e-346c79875b3f"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0840?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "c85d8b07ff45a92676f2b72676f6e5514b75a6d54f5bb42e58b55d5dae52e54e"
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 840 (2022) — Howard County Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2022 Ho. Co. 13-22

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Howard County Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2022 Ho. Co. 13-22** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_759_hb0840t.pdf)
2. **First - Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Consumption Only Shopping Mall Plaza License and Special Event Permit Ho. Co. 13-22** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0840f.pdf)
3. **Third - Howard County Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2022 Ho. Co. 13-22** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0840t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **129–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howard County Delegation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-04-07** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-09** Returned Passed
- **2022-05-29** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 759 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f890fd92-8252-4271-961e-346c79875b3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).