republic-os/legislation/us/states/md/2018/hb-178.md

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Bill	Montgomery County Alcohol Modernization Act of 2018 MC 4-18	Montgomery County Alcohol Modernization Act of 2018 MC 4-18	us/states/md	Maryland General Assembly	2018	HB 178	Maryland HB 178 (2018)	bill	Alcoholic Beverages - Local Bills Age of Majority Alcoholic Beverages Licenses Alcoholic Beverages - By Subdivision Beverage Containers Blue Laws Food Gaming Higher Education License Commissioners Boards of Licenses Montgomery County Penalties and Sentences Pharmacists and Pharmacies Restaurants Retail Sales Search and Seizure Voting	enacted	Montgomery County Delegation	1	16	3	2018-01-17	2018-04-10	openstates	ocd-bill/437b30cd-1176-4bff-9c17-5530d96f31ff	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=HB178&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs	f180721fc45ea3f0f9909c6dc1cc0c9d068cf5e1d62cc6122ed7ce52e5187c07	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-md

Maryland HB 178 (2018) — Montgomery County Alcohol Modernization Act of 2018 MC 4-18

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• On Third Reading — 47–0 (pass) · upper
• On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — 135–1 (pass) · lower
• On Third Reading — 121–2 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Montgomery County Delegation — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-18 First Reading Economic Matters referral-committee
• 2018-01-17 Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2018-03-06 Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-07 Favorable with Amendments {253394/1 Report Adopted committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-07 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
• 2018-03-09 Third Reading Passed (121-2) passage
• 2018-03-12 First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
• 2018-03-19 Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2018-03-26 Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-27 Favorable with Amendments {674338/1 Report Adopted committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-27 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
• 2018-03-28 Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) passage
• 2018-03-30 House Concur - Senate Amendments
• 2018-03-30 Third Reading Passed (135-1) passage
• 2018-03-30 Passed Enrolled
• 2018-04-10 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 125 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/437b30cd-1176-4bff-9c17-5530d96f31ff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).