# Maryland SB 0636: Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Tasting Permits

Maryland SB 0636, Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Tasting Permits, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 825); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0636
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Tasting Permits
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 825
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages - Local Bills, Alcoholic Beverages Distribution, Alcoholic Beverages Licenses, Alcoholic Beverages - By Subdivision, Frederick County, Weights and Measures
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 825
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (138-2) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Report by Economic Matters (House)
- 2025-03-07: Referred Economic Matters (House)
- 2025-03-06: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Favorable with Amendments {693427/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_825_sb0636t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0636t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0636f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_825_sb0636t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0636t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0636f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-SB0636-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).