# Maryland HB 0190: Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule

Maryland HB 0190, Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-20 (Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0190
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-27
- Last action: 2026-02-20, Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 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., Committees and Commissions, Constitutional Amendments, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., County Commissioners, County Councils, County Executives, Elections, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Local Government Mandates, News Media, Notices, Open Government, Petitions, Publications -see also- Maryland Register; Textbooks, Public Local Laws, Referendum, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship, 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 (4)

- 2026-02-20: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Rereferred to Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-08-27: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0190f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0190f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0190-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).