# Maryland HB 1141: Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request

Maryland HB 1141, Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Johnson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-16 (Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1141
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Last action: 2026-02-16, Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local Government - Generally, Annexation, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Charters, Committees and Commissions, County Commissioners, County Councils, Demographics -see also- Census; Data, Elections, Electronic Documents, Electronic Government, Income Tax, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Open Government, Petitions, Public Information, Public Works -see also- Brg&Tun; Hwys; PublBlgFac; etc., Referendum, Reports, 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: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andre V. Johnson (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2026-02-16: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-11: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1141f.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/hb1141f.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-HB1141-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).