# Maryland HB 0028: Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule

Maryland HB 0028, Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-15 (Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0028
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-07-29
- Last action: 2025-01-15, Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties - Generally, Baltimore City, Chartered Counties -see also- AACo; BCo; CecilCo; etc., Charters, Code Counties -see also- AllegCo; CarolineCo; ChsCo; etc., Constitutional Amendments, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., County Commissioners, County Councils, County Executives, Elections, Elections Supervisors, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Local Government Mandates, News Media, Petitions, Publications -see also- Maryland Register; Textbooks, Public Local Laws, Referendum, Time, Voting -see also- Absentee and Mail-In Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2024-07-29: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0028f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0028f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0028-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).