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[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0579*
SENATE BILL 579
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SB 849/24 – JPR
By: Senator Corderman
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Local Government Tort Claims Act – Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events 2
Facility, Inc. 3
FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “local government” under the Local 4
Government Tort Claims Act to include the Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and 5
Events Facility, Inc., in Washington County; and generally relating to the Local 6
Government Tort Claims Act. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 9
Section 5–301(a) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14
Section 5–301(d) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 20
5–301. 21
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
(d) “Local government” means: 23
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(1) A charter county as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 1
(2) A code county as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 2
(3) A board of county commissioners; 3
(4) Baltimore City; 4
(5) A municipality as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article; 5
(6) The Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission; 6
(7) The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; 7
(8) The Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority; 8
(9) A community college or board of trustees for a community college 9
established or operating under Title 16 of the Education Article, not including Baltimore 10
City Community College; 11
(10) A county public library or board of trustees of a county public library 12
established or operating under Title 23, Subtitle 4 of the Education Article; 13
(11) The Enoch Pratt Free Library or Board of Trustees of the Enoch Pratt 14
Free Library; 15
(12) The Washington County Free Library or the Board of Trustees of the 16
Washington County Free Library; 17
(13) A special taxing district; 18
(14) A nonprofit community service corporation incorporated under State 19
law that is authorized to collect charges or assessments; 20
(15) Housing authorities created under Division II of the Housing and 21
Community Development Article; 22
(16) A sanitary district, sanitary commission, metropolitan commission, or 23
other sewer or water authority established or operating under public local law or public 24
general law; 25
(17) A regional development council; 26
(18) The Howard County Economic Development Authority; 27
(19) The Howard County Mental Health Authority; 28
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(20) A commercial district management authority established by a county 1
or municipal corporation if provided under local law; 2
(21) The Baltimore City Police Department; 3
(22) A regional library resource center or a cooperative library corporation 4
established under Title 23, Subtitle 2 of the Education Article; 5
(23) Lexington Market, Inc., in Baltimore City; 6
(24) The Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, in Baltimore City; 7
(25) A nonprofit corporation serving as the local public transportation 8
authority for Carroll County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 9
Carroll County; 10
(26) The nonprofit corporation serving as the animal control and licensing 11
authority for Carroll County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 12
Carroll County (the Humane Society of Carroll County, Inc.); 13
(27) Garrett County Municipalities, Inc., in Garrett County; 14
(28) The nonprofit corporation serving as the local public transportation 15
authority for Garrett County pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding with 16
Garrett County (Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.); [and] 17
(29) The nonprofit corporation serving as the industrial development 18
authority of Carroll County established under Title 12, Subtitle 1 of the Economic 19
Development Article; AND 20
(30) THE HAGERSTOWN MULTI–USE SPORTS AND EVENTS FACILITY, 21
INC., IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. 22
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
October 1, 2025. 24