2023 Legislative Bills

Legislative Bill 2023-01 - An Act to Amend the Purchasing Manual, Section IV(A)(2), Purchasing Procedures, small purchases to increase the amount of purchases not required to be competitively bid from under $1,000 to under $5,000. 

  • Introduced: February 7, 2023
  • Adopted: March 10, 2023
  • Effective: May 9, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-02 - An Act to reorganize the Office of the County Executive for the purpose of allocating duties and responsibilities and setting employment qualifications of the Assistant Director of Administration and the duties and compensation for a Public Information Officer and a Legislative Aid. 

  • Introduced: Failed Introduction February 21, 2023
  • Adopted: 
  • Effective: 

Legislative Bill 2023-03 - An Act to Amend Chapter 225 of the Wicomico County Code Titled “Zoning,” Part 8 Titled “Special Standards for Particular Uses,” Article XX Titled “Accessory and Principal Uses,” Article XVIII Titled “Principal Uses, Section 225-67 Titled “Table of Permitted Uses-Designations,” and Chapter 174 of the Wicomico County Code Titled “nuisances,” Article I Titled “nuisances, Abandoned Vehicles, and Firearms,” Section 174-1 Titled “Nuisances Enumerated” to Regulate the Installation, Construction, Location, and Size of Solar Energy Systems in Wicomico County. 

  • Introduced: March 21, 2023
  • Adopted: April 18, 2023
  • Effective:  June 20, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-04: The Annual Budget and Appropriation Bill of Wicomico County, Maryland

  • Introduced: April 18, 2023
  • Adopted: June 6, 2023
  • Effective: July 1, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-05: An Act to Amend the Wicomico County Code, Chapter 59 - Personnel Rules, Section 59-15 - Accidental Disability Benefit. 

  • Introduced: June 6, 2023
  • Adopted: July 7, 2023
  • Effective: September 5, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-06: An Act to amend Chapter 133 of the Wicomico County Code titled “Animal Control,” Article I titled “General Provisions,” Article II titled “State Animal Care and Cruelty Law,” Article IV titled “Potentially Dangerous Animals and Dangerous Animals,” Article VI titled “Impoundment, Confinement, and Euthanization,” Article VII titled “Public Nuisances; Adoption; Liability,” Article VIII titled “Animal Care” and Article XII titled “Civil Penalty.”

  • Introduced: May 2, 2023
  • Adopted: June 6, 2023
  • Effective: August 7, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-07: An Act to authorize and empower Wicomico County, Maryland to borrow on the faith and credit of Wicomico County, Maryland an aggregate principal amount not exceeding twelve million fifty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($12,052,500) and to evidence such borrowing by the issue and sale from time to time of one or more series of general obligation bonds of the County, the proceeds thereof to be used by Wicomico County to finance, refinance, or reimburse the costs of certain projects for the Board of Education and the Airport, including costs of planning, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, installation, renovation, rehabilitation, repairing, furnishing and equipping of land, facilities, buildings and structures, together with other costs and financing costs related thereto as further described herein.

  • Introduced: June 20, 2023
  • Adopted: July 18, 2023
  • Effective:  September 16, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-08: An Act to Amend Chapter 138 of the Wicomico County Code titled “Electrical Standards,” Article I titled “General Provisions,” and Article II titled “Registration of Electricians and Inspections.”

  • Introduced: June 20, 2023
  • Adopted: July 20, 2023
  • Effective: September 18, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-09: An Act to Amend Chapter 138 of the Wicomico County Code titled “Electrical Standards,” Article II titled “Registration of Electricians and Inspections,” Section 138-24 titled “Inspections; Permits,” and Chapter 141 of the Wicomico County Code titled “Fees,” Section 141-3 titled “Department of Planning, Zoning and Community Development.”

  • Introduced: June 20, 2023
  • Adopted: July 20, 2023
  • Effective: September 18, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-10: An Act to amend Chapter 225 of the Wicomico County Code titled "Zoning," Section 225-12 entitled "Lots Divided by Zoning District Boundary Lines" to allow uses in a zoning district that covers the majority of the land area of a parcel to extend over the entire parcel. 

  • Introduced: July 5, 2023
  • Adopted: August 2, 2023
  • Effective: October 2, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-11: An Act to amend Exhibit "B," Exhibit "C," and Exhibit "F" of the Annual Budget and Appropriation Bill, Legislative Bill No. 2023-04, adopted June 9, 2023, to remove the salaries for the Assistant Director of Administration position, the Director of Public Works position, and the Deputy Director of Public Works position. 

  • Introduced: July 5, 2023
  • Adopted: August 1, 2023
  • Effective: September 5, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-12: An Act to Amend Chapter 174 of the Wicomico County Code, titled “Nuisances,” Article I, titled “Nuisances, Abandoned Vehicles and Firearms,” Section 174-3, Titled Violations and Penalties, Section 174-4, Titled “Severability”; and Article II, titled “Graffiti,” Section 174-13, Titled “Violations and Penalties”

  • Introduced: August 15, 2023
  • Adopted: September 5, 2023
  • Effective: November 6, 2023

Legislative Bill No. 2023-13 - An Act to Amend Chapter 141 of the Wicomico County Code, titled “Fees,” Section 141-3, Titled “Department of Planning, Zoning and Community Development” 

  • Introduced: August 15, 2023
  • Adopted: September 5, 2023
  • Effective: November 6, 2023

Legislative Bill No. 2023-14 - An Act to amend the Purchasing Manual, Section IV(E)Professional Services to include computer software developer as a professional service and purchasing Manual Section VII – Authority to Wave Competitive Bidding – (C)(5) be amended to include administrative work and paragraph (5)(B) be added to include an example. 

  • Introduced: September 5, 2023
  • Adopted: October 23, 2023
  • Effective: December 22, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-15 - Emergency Legislation - Six Month Moratorium on Cannabis. 

  • Introduced: October 17, 2023
  • Adopted: November 8, 2023
  • Effective: November 8, 2023

Legislative Bill 2023-16 - An Act to amend Chapter 225 of the Wicomico County Code titled “Zoning,” Part 3 titled “Basic Definitions and Interpretations,” Article VI titled “Terms Defined,” Section 225-25 titled “Definition of Basic Terms,” and Part 6 titled “Accessory and Principal Uses,” Article XVIII titled “Principal Uses,” Section 225-67 titled “Table of Permitted Uses-Designations” and Part 8 titled “Special Standards for Particular Uses,” Article XX titled “Uses and Businesses” to regulate the cannabis business to include the growing, processing, dispensing, and on-site consumption establishments in Wicomico County.

  • Introduced: October 17, 2023
  • Adopted:
  • Effective:

Legislative Bill 2023-17 - An Act to amend Chapter 90 of the Wicomico County Code titled "Tax Exemptions" to add a new Section 90-9 to be titled "Property Tax Credit for Volunteer Fire Department Members."

  • Introduced: November 7, 2023
  • Adopted:
  • Effective: