MarylandMaryland extends alcohol license refunds to two more service groups
Alcohol license holders entering uniformed service with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or Public Health Service qualify for unused fee refunds if they surrender their licenses.
What it does
Alcohol license holders who volunteer for or are called into uniformed service with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or Public Health Service receive unused fees back when they surrender their licenses.
Argument forThe added refunds could help people entering these services avoid paying for the unused part of an alcohol license they surrender.
Argument againstRefunds for these additional service members could leave licensing authorities with less fee money when those members surrender their licenses.
More detail
Licensing authorities must refund the unused portion of the alcohol license fee to eligible service members who surrender their licenses. The added eligibility covers people entering uniformed service with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or Public Health Service. The license holder must volunteer for or be called into uniformed service and surrender the license. The expanded refund eligibility took effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 863Became Law
- Apr 13Returned Passed
- Apr 13Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Apr 11Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Apr 11Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and ElectionsMinor
- Apr 2
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 6Referred Government, Labor, and ElectionsMinor
- Mar 5Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Mar 3Second Reading Passed
- Mar 3Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Mar 2Favorable Report by FinanceMinor
- Feb 22
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14First Reading FinanceMinor
- 2025
- Jun 6Pre-filedIntroduced
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