Board of Public Works - Contract Review - Climate and Sustainability Information (BPW Climate Transparency Act)
Summary
HB1161 is a narrow local bill affecting Calvert County law. It updates a statutory reference in the Public Local Laws of Calvert County from “Calvert Memorial Hospital” to “CalvertHealth Medical Center, Inc., and its successors,” reflecting the hospital’s current name and ensuring the county code uses the correct entity name for future appropriations.
The bill does not create a new program, tax, or regulatory scheme. Instead, it makes a technical, conforming change to local law so that the County Commissioners’ authority to appropriate funds is directed to the properly named medical center. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, if enacted.
Impact
HB1161 would amend Section 5-202 of Article 5 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland as it applies to Calvert County. The practical effect is limited to updating the recipient name in the county’s local appropriation authority from the old hospital name to CalvertHealth Medical Center, Inc., and its successors. This change helps avoid ambiguity in county funding references and keeps local law aligned with the institution’s current corporate identity.
Sentiment
The available record suggests little to no controversy around the bill. There are no committee transcripts or recorded votes in the provided materials, and the measure appears to be a routine local housekeeping bill sponsored by the Calvert County Delegation. The sponsor later withdrew the bill in the House, so there is no evidence of substantive debate or opposition in the materials provided.
Contention
No specific points of contention are shown in the provided record. Because the bill is a technical name-change update for a local appropriation statute, any disagreement would likely have centered only on whether the local law needed to be amended at all, rather than on policy substance. The absence of transcripts and votes indicates no documented dispute in the available materials.