EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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SENATE BILL 505
L3 EMERGENCY BILL 5lr2498
CF HB 532
By: Senator Zucker
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Local Government – Municipal Annexation – Petition and Referendum 2
FOR the purpose of allowing a certain redevelopment authority to sign a certain petition 3
for annexation and vote in an annexation referendum under certain circumstances; 4
and generally relating to municipal annexation. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Local Government 7
Section 4–402 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Local Government 12
Section 4–413 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
Article – Local Government 18
4–402. 19
An annexation proposal may be initiated by: 20
(1) the legislative body of the municipality as provided in § 4–403 of this 21
subtitle; or 22
(2) a petition in accordance with § 4–404 of this subtitle. 23 2 SENATE BILL 505
4–413. 1
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “PERSON” INCLUDES A REDEVELOP MENT AUTHORITY 2
IN A CHARTER COUNTY THAT: 3
(1) IS CREATED BY STATUT E; 4
(2) OWNS PROPERTY THAT H AS RECEIVED CAPITAL FUNDS FROM THE 5
STATE FOR REDEVELOPME NT; AND 6
(3) HAS ENTERED INTO A C ONTRACT, AFTER A COMPETITIVE 7
SOLICITATION, WITH A FOR–PROFIT ENTITY FOR TH E REDEVELOPMENT OF T HE 8
PROPERTY. 9
(B) If fewer than 20 residents in an area to be annexed are eligible to sign a 10
petition for annexation and vote in a referendum under this subtitle, any person, including 11
the two or more joint owners of jointly owned property, who owns real property in the area 12
to be annexed may sign the petition and vote in the referendum. 13
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 14
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 15
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 16
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 17
enacted. 18