HB 179 — Maryland

Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report

Requiring the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a complaint portal for reporting when a governmental unit takes longer than 60 days to process an application for a license, form, certificate, certification, permit, or registration for a business or nonprofit organization; and requiring the Department, by September 15, 2026, and each September 15 thereafter, to submit an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the complaints filed through the portal.

Latest action: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) · Jan 19, 2026

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Economic Matters (House of Delegates); Government, Labor, and Elections (House of Delegates)

Updated Mar 17, 2026