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Maryland Senate Bill SB245

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 60
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4-Chapter 60
5-(Senate Bill 245)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *sb0245*
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9-Municipalities – Annexation Resolutions – Submission to Department of
10-Planning
10+SENATE BILL 245
11+L3 5lr0321
12+ (PRE–FILED) CF HB 279
13+By: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (By Request –
14+Departmental – Planning)
15+Requested: October 6, 2024
16+Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
17+Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
18+Committee Report: Favorable
19+Senate action: Adopted
20+Read second time: February 2, 2025
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12-FOR the purpose of adding the Department of Planning to the list of entities to which a
13-municipality must send a copy of an annexation resolution with the new municipal
14-boundaries; and generally relating to municipal annexation resolutions.
22+CHAPTER ______
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16-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
17- Article – Local Government
18-Section 4–414
19- Annotated Code of Maryland
20- (2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement)
24+AN ACT concerning 1
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22- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
23-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
26+Municipalities – Annexation Resolutions – Submission to Department of 2
27+Planning 3
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25-Article – Local Government
29+FOR the purpose of adding the Department of Planning to the list of entities to which a 4
30+municipality must send a copy of an annexation resolution with the new municipal 5
31+boundaries; and generally relating to municipal annexation resolutions. 6
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27-4–414.
33+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
34+ Article – Local Government 8
35+Section 4–414 9
36+ Annotated Code of Maryland 10
37+ (2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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29- (a) (1) The chief executive and administrative officer of a municipality that
30-has annexed property shall send a copy of the annexation resolution with the new
31-boundaries to:
39+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
40+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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33- (i) the clerk or similar official of the municipality;
42+Article – Local Government 14
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35- (ii) the clerk of the court in any county in which the municipality is
36-located;
44+4–414. 15
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38- (iii) the Department of Legislative Services in accordance with
39-paragraph (2) of this subsection; [and]
46+ (a) (1) The chief executive and administrative officer of a municipality that 16
47+has annexed property shall send a copy of the annexation resolution with the new 17
48+boundaries to: 18 2 SENATE BILL 245
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41- (iv) THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING IN ACCORDANC E WITH
42-PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION; AND
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44- (V) for any municipality located in the regional district, the
45-Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
46- Ch. 60 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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49- (2) The annexation resolution shall be sent to the Department of
50-Legislative Services AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING within 10 days after the
51-resolution takes effect.
52+ (i) the clerk or similar official of the municipality; 1
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53- (b) Each official or agency that receives an annexation resolution under
54-subsection (a) of this section shall:
54+ (ii) the clerk of the court in any county in which the municipality is 2
55+located; 3
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56- (1) keep on record the resolution with the new boundaries; and
57+ (iii) the Department of Legislative Services in accordance with 4
58+paragraph (2) of this subsection; [and] 5
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58- (2) make the resolution available for public inspection during regular
59-business hours.
60+ (iv) THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING IN ACCORDANC E WITH 6
61+PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 7
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61- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
62-October 1, 2025.
63+ (V) for any municipality located in the regional district, the 8
64+Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission. 9
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64-Approved by the Governor, April 8, 2025.
66+ (2) The annexation resolution shall be sent to the Department of 10
67+Legislative Services AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING within 10 days after the 11
68+resolution takes effect. 12
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70+ (b) Each official or agency that receives an annexation resolution under 13
71+subsection (a) of this section shall: 14
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73+ (1) keep on record the resolution with the new boundaries; and 15
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75+ (2) make the resolution available for public inspection during regular 16
76+business hours. 17
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78+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
79+October 1, 2025. 19
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83+Approved:
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85+ Governor.
86+________________________________________________________________________________
87+ President of the Senate.
88+________________________________________________________________________________
89+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.