Votes at a glance: Prince George's County Council actions on Sept. 16, 2025

The Prince George's County Council took a series of procedural and policy actions on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. Key votes and introductions are listed below. Items were adopted by voice or roll call as noted.

Additions package — Adopted (motion carries 9-0). The council voted to accept the meeting additions package; the motion was moved by Council member Hawkins and seconded on the floor. The clerk recorded the adoption as 9-0.

Consent agenda — Adopted (motion carries 10-0). The council adopted the consent agenda, which included a set of minutes and routine items. The clerk recorded the motion as carrying with 10 affirmative votes.

Recess into Committee of the Whole — Approved (motion carries 10-0). The council recessed into the Committee of the Whole and later returned to full session.

CR 60 (World Car Free Day 2025) — Adopted (motion carries 9-0). The resolution declares support for World Car Free Day in September 2025 and was recommended favorably by the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy, and Environment Committee.

Authorizations to transmit and sign letters related to the Board of Education: - Letter supporting Board of Education financial review and transfer request No. 2 (repurposing $59,359,036) — Authorized (motion carries 6-0). The Education and Workforce Development Committee reported the item favorable; the report said $44,300,000 would go toward early payoff of lease-purchase agreements for buses, textbooks and technology and $15,000,000 toward the other post-employment benefits contribution. - Letter supporting Board of Education FY 2026 budget reconciliation (total $2,960,705,651) — Authorized (motion carries 7-0). The report summarized a $10,100,000 net increase from the council-approved FY 2026 operating budget and noted the county contribution remains $969,590,100.

Suspension of rules to consider draft 2 of CR98 — Approved (motion carries 8-0). The council suspended rules to take draft 2 up on the floor (the same draft later adopted; see separate article).

Introductions (items introduced and referred to committees; no final action on first reading): - CB 75-2025 (Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit volunteer program) — presented by Council member Oriada; referred to PHED; details not specified in transcript. - CB 76-2025 (administration, pre-application neighborhood meetings, transparency and land use) — sponsors included Adam Stafford and others; removed from the agenda at sponsor request. - CB 77-2025 (municipal use and occupancy permit documentation) — presented by Council member Oriada; referred to PHED. - CB 76 (sick leave for immigration proceedings) — presented by Council member Ivy; referred to GOFP. - CP 79 and CB 80-2025 (nuisance/promoter provisions) — presented by Council member DeNoga and Council member Harrison; referred to TIE. - CB 81-2025 (Animal Welfare Advisory Committee) — presented by Council member Watson; referred to TIE. - CB 82-2025 (supplementary appropriations within the general fund) — presented by the chair at the request of the county executive; referred to GOFP. - A suite of resolutions (CR 97/99/101/102/103/104/120 etc.) were introduced on a range of topics including black maternal health, park and planning budgets, fire official compensation, smart trash receptacle pilot, and economic development tools; each was referred to its stated committee per the clerk’s announcement. Where the transcript lists only the title and referral, substantive details were not specified.

Several bills were reported out of committee for favorable recommendation (for example CB 35-2025 on universal design revisions and CB 47-2025 updating county building-code provisions to align with 2021 model codes) and were recorded as standing introduced for second reading. The clerk recorded committee recommendations and sponsors in the transcript; no final floor amendments were adopted on those bills during the session.