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Votes at a glance: Howard County Council May legislative session
Summary
Summary of final actions taken during the Howard County Council May legislative session, including appointments, code adoptions, tabling/extension votes and other council business.
The Howard County Council took multiple formal actions during its May legislative session. Below is a concise listing of final votes, outcomes and short notes about implementation where applicable.
- Approval of journals and minutes: Council approved the legislative journal for 04/07/2025 and a set of budget/public hearing minutes for April dates (motion passed; clerk called roll).
- Appointment resolutions: The council read a series of appointment resolutions and voted to confirm multiple appointments in a single vote (Council Resolutions 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708 and 79 were moved and passed together). One appointment (CR 70-20-25, appointment of Ashlyn M. Hood to advisory board on consumer protection) was later moved to table and the motion to table passed.
- CR 80-20-25 (endorsing and authorizing application to Maryland Transit Administration): Passed by roll call.
- CB 22-20-25 (adopt county flag): Passed (see separate article).
- CB 23-20-25 (Howard County Fire Prevention Code): Passed by roll call.
- CB 24-20-25 (Howard County building code): Council voted to extend the life of the bill once to 07/21/2025 and then to table the bill; extension passed and tabling motion passed.
- CB 25-20-25 (property maintenance code for rental housing): Council voted to extend the life of the bill once to 07/21/2025 and then tabled the bill; extension and tabling motions passed.
- CB 26-20-25 (plumbing and gas fitting code): Council voted to extend the life of the bill once to 07/21/2025 and then tabled the bill; extension and tabling motions passed.
- CB 27-20-25 (open meetings for waiver petitions): Failed after debate (see separate article).
- CB 28-20-25 (fiscal analysis responsibilities): Passed (see separate article).
- CB 29-20-25 (subdivision and land development regulations — waivers and repeal): Failed on final vote.
- CB 30-20-25 (Human Rights Commission membership) as amended: Passed (see separate article).
- CB 31-20-25 (Inspector General advisory board technical correction): Passed; recorded as a technical correction to earlier language.
- Removal from table and approval: Council removed previously tabled items (e.g., CR 20-20-25 appointment of Margaret Old Gold to Housing & Community Development Board) and approved them upon vote.
- Administrative timing changes: Council voted to suspend rules to move the June legislative amendment pre-file deadline from Wednesday, July 2 to Friday, June 27 (motion passed). A proposed change to November pre-file was withdrawn for later consideration.
Notes on votes that were tabled or extended: council frequently used motions to extend the life of bills (generally to 07/21/2025) and then tabled several code-revision bills to allow additional work between the council and administration.
This session covered dozens of introduced items; the record and council clerk’s roll call provide the official tally for each recorded motion.
