# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 9. General and Administrative Provisions

### Subtitle 3

#### Section 9-312

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a public local law enacted by the county commissioners of a code county takes effect:

  (1) 45 days after it is enacted; or

  (2) at a later date specified in the public local law.

(b)

  (1) A public local law takes effect on the date of its passage if it is passed as an emergency bill.

  (2) An emergency bill may not:

    (i) abolish or create an office;

    (ii) change a salary, term, or duty of an officer;

    (iii) grant a franchise or special privilege; or

    (iv) create a vested right or interest.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)