---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Licenses and Off-Site Permits - Sunset Extension"
description: "Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Licenses and Off-Site Permits - Sunset Extension"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 550"
citation: "Maryland HB 550 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks", "Watson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78d3e382-4143-4a7e-b47c-4b938f44a01b"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0550?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "4662e67f54da17dad152fa40d705de736be4d87234ed9679623ec25101e18331"
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 550 (2022) — Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Licenses and Off-Site Permits - Sunset Extension

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Licenses and Off-Site Permits - Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_478_hb0550t.pdf)
2. **First - Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Licenses and Off-Site Permits - Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0550f.pdf)
3. **Third - Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Licenses and Off-Site Permits - Sunset Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0550t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **136–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 550 HB 924 HB 1118 HB 1181 — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brooks — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-01** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-01** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Returned Passed
- **2022-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78d3e382-4143-4a7e-b47c-4b938f44a01b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).