---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations"
description: "Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 165"
citation: "Maryland HB 165 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Lewis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-08-15"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47efad17-c6a4-4b41-9836-b1b48bf9d962"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0165?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "06c12aea52b74e19e8467c0eb76e4c06384ce435e992db04007589484157acf4"
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 165 (2024) — Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_498_hb0165e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0165e.pdf)
3. **First - Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0165f.pdf)
4. **Third - Local Government – Annual Audit Reporting Requirements – Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0165t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **134–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **132–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Lewis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-08-15** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-01-18** Hearing canceled
- **2024-01-18** Hearing 2/06 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2024-03-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-14** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Hearing 3/26 at 12:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-05** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2024-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 498 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47efad17-c6a4-4b41-9836-b1b48bf9d962`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).