{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-9-309","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 9–309","heading":"","body":"(a) By public local law, the county commissioners of a code county shall\nestablish a specified number of days, not exceeding 45 days, in each year on which\nthe county commissioners may meet to enact public local laws.\n(b) (1) Legislative days:\n(i) need not be consecutive; and\n(ii) may be designated by public local law.\n(2) If a legislative day is not specified or not determinable by public\nlocal law, the county commissioners shall publish notice of the legislative day in a\nnewspaper of general circulation in the code county between 3 and 14 days before the\nlegislative day.\n(c) (1) The first legislative session of a code county shall:\n(i) begin on the first business day 60 days after the effective\ndate of code home rule; and\n(ii) be 15 days long.\n(2) The 15 days of the first legislative session do not count as part of\nthe annual 45 legislative days.\n(d) Each legislative session shall be open to the public.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=9-309","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"f0d77c60ffda7bd8600bccdb78ee09b280b16e1300d43ee5233cbdb5d0e63e39","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-9-308","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-9-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}