---
type: "Bill"
title: "Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026"
description: "Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1203"
citation: "Maryland HB 1203 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hinebaugh"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d49aa46-a25c-494c-b84e-da3efc3f65b4"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1203?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "3578574b6eebb2e2a79506bd3c43ed75e391338ae5c4a0d8e6fb7f752aa9096d"
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 1203 (2026) — Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_828_hb1203t.pdf)
2. **First - Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1203f.pdf)
3. **Third - Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1203t.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Hinebaugh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11** First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-13** Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-21** Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-21** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 828 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d49aa46-a25c-494c-b84e-da3efc3f65b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).