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SENATE BILL 245
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(PRE–FILED) CF HB 279
By: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (By Request –
Departmental – Planning)
Requested: October 6, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 2, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Municipalities – Annexation Resolutions – Submission to Department of 2
Planning 3
FOR the purpose of adding the Department of Planning to the list of entities to which a 4
municipality must send a copy of an annexation resolution with the new municipal 5
boundaries; and generally relating to municipal annexation resolutions. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Local Government 8
Section 4–414 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Local Government 14
4–414. 15
(a) (1) The chief executive and administrative officer of a municipality that 16
has annexed property shall send a copy of the annexation resolution with the new 17
boundaries to: 18 2 SENATE BILL 245
(i) the clerk or similar official of the municipality; 1
(ii) the clerk of the court in any county in which the municipality is 2
located; 3
(iii) the Department of Legislative Services in accordance with 4
paragraph (2) of this subsection; [and] 5
(iv) THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING IN ACCORDANC E WITH 6
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 7
(V) for any municipality located in the regional district, the 8
Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission. 9
(2) The annexation resolution shall be sent to the Department of 10
Legislative Services AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING within 10 days after the 11
resolution takes effect. 12
(b) Each official or agency that receives an annexation resolution under 13
subsection (a) of this section shall: 14
(1) keep on record the resolution with the new boundaries; and 15
(2) make the resolution available for public inspection during regular 16
business hours. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
October 1, 2025. 19
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.