---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - Alteration"
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - Alteration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 999"
citation: "Maryland HB 999 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clippinger"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5d9fae2-cc52-418b-9202-a3f3c17b2b5b"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0999?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "eefc0a6917b1daacb1dce795956407ac69652d22cc5c8a29cf77dbdfdc960ad9"
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 999 (2026) — Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - Alteration

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - Alteration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_860_hb0999t.pdf)
2. **First - Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - Alteration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0999f.pdf)
3. **Third - Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - Alteration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0999t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **135–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Clippinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Reassigned to Government, Labor, and Elections
- **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`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 860 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5d9fae2-cc52-418b-9202-a3f3c17b2b5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).