SB 972 — Baltimore City - 40th Alcoholic Beverages District - Authorizations and Revisions
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-14
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue Class B beer, wine, and liquor licenses for the odd side of the 1000 block of West Baltimore Street and the even side of the 800 block of North Charles Street in the 40th alcoholic beverages district, subject to certain limitations; and prohibiting certain license holders in a certain area of the 40th alcoholic beverages district from selling alcoholic beverages before 10 a.m. or after 10 p.m.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Returned Passed
Sponsors (1)
- Antonio Hayes (D, MD-40) — sponsor · 2026-02-14
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House government, labor, and elections | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Hayes (D, state_upper MD-40) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg