(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, at least 3 months before submitting a legislative proposal to the county delegation for introduction as a bill in a session of the General Assembly, the Board shall:

(1) post a notice of the proposal on the Board’s Web site;

(2) send a notice of the proposal by e-mail to each license holder; and

(3) hold a public hearing on the proposal.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a legislative proposal to the county delegation for introduction as an emergency bill in a session of the General Assembly.