---
type: "Bill"
title: "Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - University and College Hospitality Beer, Wine, and Liquor License"
description: "Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - University and College Hospitality Beer, Wine, and Liquor License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 856"
citation: "Maryland HB 856 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Washington County Delegation"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56c6aeab-be9f-469e-98c9-18c0da1e5aeb"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0856?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a679eff1194213e3e54601f96b0192cd043a3195da6e7452861aa198a898591c"
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 856 (2022) — Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - University and College Hospitality Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - University and College Hospitality Beer, Wine, and Liquor License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_760_hb0856t.pdf)
2. **First - Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - University and College Hospitality Beer, Wine, and Liquor License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0856f.pdf)
3. **Third - Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - University and College Hospitality Beer, Wine, and Liquor License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0856t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **131–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Washington 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 Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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 760 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56c6aeab-be9f-469e-98c9-18c0da1e5aeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).