---
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: "SB 802"
citation: "Maryland SB 802 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKay"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44332e7e-ae44-46f7-b8e9-549d045ed6b4"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0802?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "6fc5b3c7fdfde875e6cd556cdf43bce5ac8c4a3e3043584daeef82bc3e29fac3"
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 SB 802 (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_827_sb0802t.pdf)
2. **First - Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0802f.pdf)
3. **Third - Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0802t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **121–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McKay — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-02** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Referred Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-11** Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-11** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 827 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44332e7e-ae44-46f7-b8e9-549d045ed6b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).