Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-123-2026    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Presentation and referral
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 9/15/2026
Introduced Date Public Hearing Date
Effective date:    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSFER OF ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS TO THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY for the purpose of amending several provisions of the County Code to transfer certain responsibilities and functions from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement to the Office of Homeland Security. To increase fines and penalties for prohibited acts or violations of the County Code.
Proposers/Sponsors: County Executive
Attachments: 1. B20260123, 2. CB-123-2026 Summary, 3. CB-123-2026 Transmittal
Contact: Office of Homeland Security

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSFER OF ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS TO THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY for the purpose of amending several provisions of the County Code to transfer certain responsibilities and functions from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement to the Office of Homeland Security. To increase fines and penalties for prohibited acts or violations of the County Code.

 

Background

This Bill is a request to amend Subtitles 5, 12, 13, 14, 19, 26A, and 28 of the Prince George’s County Code transferring the Code Compliance duties and responsibilities from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement (DPIE) to the Office of Homeland Security (OHS). Duties and personnel have already been transferred from DPIE to OHS per CB-056-2026.