---
type: "Bill"
title: "Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism"
description: "Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 12"
citation: "Maryland HB 12 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Worcester County Delegation"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-10-25"
last_action: "2022-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fac86f3b-6842-4b20-94c3-0f6e5b9d0ec2"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0012?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "fef6e40b900dc9c190ea6d83dfb95b064d814bdcfb2f1dd04accc26aaf80bbda"
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 12 (2022) — Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_96_hb0012e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0012e.pdf)
3. **First - Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0012f.pdf)
4. **Third - Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0012t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **132–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **130–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Worcester County Delegation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-25** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-09** Hearing canceled
- **2022-03-09** Hearing 3/09 at 1:25 p.m.
- **2022-03-09** Hearing canceled
- **2022-03-09** Hearing 3/09 at 2:15 p.m.
- **2022-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-19** Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Barve) Adopted
- **2022-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-01** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Enrolled
- **2022-04-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fac86f3b-6842-4b20-94c3-0f6e5b9d0ec2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).