---
type: "Bill"
title: "Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility Beer, Wine, and Liquor License"
description: "Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility Beer, Wine, and Liquor License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 853"
citation: "Maryland SB 853 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Washington County Senators"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e4f9843-9746-450c-93e0-854ccb31e727"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0853?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "c150f3976388fe3d8de78b17a4a61305f24dd10d74765b20bf2f83c48dea5ee7"
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 853 (2024) — Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility Beer, Wine, and Liquor License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_1025_sb0853t.pdf)
2. **First - Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility Beer, Wine, and Liquor License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0853f.pdf)
3. **Third - Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages - Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility Beer, Wine, and Liquor License** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0853t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **134–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Washington County Senators — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-02** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05** Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-14** Hearing canceled
- **2024-02-14** Hearing 2/23 at 10:00 a.m.
- **2024-03-05** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Referred Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-05** Favorable Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e4f9843-9746-450c-93e0-854ccb31e727`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).