(a) The Annual Budget and Appropriations Ordinance shall take effect on the first day of the fiscal year to which it applies. All other laws, except for expedited legislation, shall take effect sixty calendar days after enactment, except in the event a law provides for a later effective date or is referred to the voters under Section 308 of this Charter.
(b) Expedited legislation is legislation containing a section declaring that it is necessary for the immediate protection of the public health, safety, or welfare and has the same meaning as “emergency legislation” in Article XI-A, Section 3 of the Maryland Constitution.
(c) Expedited legislation shall take effect on the date it is enacted unless a different date is prescribed in the legislation.
(Res. 18-19, 7-17-2018)