SB 642 — Maryland
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - 46th Alcoholic Beverages District
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue a Class 7 micro-brewery license to the holder of a Class B-D-7 license in the 46th alcoholic beverages district, subject to a certain limitation; requiring the Board to establish a standard template for certain memoranda of understanding by January 1, 2027; authorizing certain holders of certain Class D licenses in the 46th alcoholic beverages district to apply for a 7-day sales privilege under certain circumstances; etc.
Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 845 · May 26, 2026
Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.
Committees: Finance (Senate); Government, Labor, and Elections (House of Delegates)
Cross-filed with HB 998 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.
Updated Jun 4, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Finance
Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Favorable Report by Finance
Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 26, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments {
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Apr 8, 2026 · House of Delegates
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed Enrolled
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 845
May 26, 2026 · executive
Sponsored by Bill Ferguson
House of Delegates vote — 135–0
On Third Reading (Amend) · Mar 22, 2026 · result: pass
135 yea · 0 nay · 6 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
Senate vote — 42–0
Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. · Mar 22, 2026 · result: pass
42 yea · 0 nay · 5 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
How we know this
Every line above comes from the Maryland General Assembly record via Open States. The motion text is shown as recorded, so a procedural vote (to amend, refer or reconsider) is not read as a vote on the bill itself. The source does not say which text version each vote was on; every version is linked below.
Official records. Maryland legislators, bills and roll-call votes from the Maryland General Assembly, imported through Open States on Oct 29, 2026. Accuracy review against the official site is still under way. Campaign-finance records for Maryland are not imported yet.