Relating To The Labeling Of Macadamia Nuts. [SB-135]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Specifies that the macadamia nut labeling requirements apply if the applicable products are produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed macadamia nuts. Effective 1/2/2026.
SB-135: Relating To The Labeling Of Macadamia Nuts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus McKelvey
The Committee On Edt Deferred The Measure. on 02/11/2025
Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program [HB-232]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc.
HB-232: Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025
Public Health - Food and Milk Product Labeling - Requirements [HB-8]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, beginning July 1, 2026, certain food manufacturers, processors, and retailers to use certain terms regarding the quality or safety date on labels of food items manufactured for human consumption; prohibiting, beginning on July 1, 2026, a person from selling, or offering for sale, food items manufactured for human consumption with a certain label or that do not meet certain labeling requirements; requiring the creation of an educational program to inform consumers about the meaning of certain dates; etc.
HB-8: Public Health - Food and Milk Product Labeling - Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses [HB-12]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the officers and employees of the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to issue a citation for a violation of §10-108 of the Criminal Law Article; prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol or are advertised as containing tetrahydrocannabinol; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, destroy, or confiscate a certain unlawful product; etc.
HB-12: Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 57 on 04/08/2025
Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses [SB-214]
[Cannabis ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the officers and employees of the Field Enforcement Division of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to issue a citation for a violation of §10-108 of the Criminal Law Article; prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain products that contain tetrahydrocannabinol or are advertised as containing tetrahydrocannabinol; authorizing the Executive Director of the Commission to seize, destroy, or confiscate a certain unlawful product; etc.
SB-214: Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Tetrahydrocannabinol Offenses
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 58 on 04/08/2025
Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program [HB-69]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting certain producers of certain plastic products from selling, offering for sale, or distributing the products to any person in the State unless certain conditions are met; requiring certain producers of certain plastic products to, individually or as part of a representative organization, register yearly, beginning March 1, 2026, and pay a registration fee annually beginning May 15, 2026, to the Department of the Environment; establishing minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage requirements for certain products; etc.
HB-69: Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/14 At 1:30 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/29/2025
Cannabis – On–Site Consumption Establishments and Cannabis Events [HB-132]
[Cannabis ]
Limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation for on-site consumption establishments; authorizing the holder of an on-site consumption license to repackage and process cannabis and cannabis products under certain circumstances; authorizing the holder of a certain cannabis event registration to hold certain cannabis events; providing for certain fees for a cannabis event registration; etc.
HB-132: Cannabis – On–Site Consumption Establishments and Cannabis Events
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
Cannabis Reform - Revisions [SB-215]
[Cannabis ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Extending the time period from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, during which a holder of a certain cannabis dispensary license may continue to deliver medical cannabis; limiting application submissions for on-site consumption licenses to social equity applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing a political subdivision to establish hours of operation for on-site consumption establishments; providing that a certain food sales exemption from the sales and use tax does not apply to the sale of certain cannabinoid beverages; etc.
SB-215: Cannabis Reform - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 120 on 04/22/2025
Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax [HB-1443]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing the sale and possession of certain consumer fireworks, subject to certain requirements and restrictions; altering certain provisions to establish that certain provisions authorizing the State Fire Marshal to issue a certain permit relating to fireworks apply only to certain display fireworks; establishing a certain sales and use tax rate for certain fireworks; and requiring the revenue from a certain tax to be distributed to certain funds.
HB-1443: Consumer and Display Fireworks – Regulation and Tax
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling [HB-1421]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Prohibiting a person from offering for sale in the State a gene structure- or function-modifying product unless the product is labeled in a prominent and conspicuous manner with the words "Gene structure- or function-modifying product" and all potential risks, side effects, adverse effects, and other reasonably possible effects that the product may have; and establishing penalties for a violation of the Act.
HB-1421: Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 02/09/2024
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions [HB-1190]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2025, a person from selling a pesticide that has PFAS chemicals listed as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; and prohibiting, beginning December 31, 2025, a person from using a pesticide that has PFAS chemicals listed as an active ingredient on the labeling.
Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act [HB-1229]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes for sale a kratom product to disclose the factual basis on which the representation is made; establishing prohibitions related to the preparation, distribution, and sale of kratom products, including prohibitions related to the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of 21 years and the marketing of kratom to minors; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.
HB-1229: Public Health - Kratom Consumer Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 748 on 05/16/2024
Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery [HB-1217]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
Establishing direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages permits authorizing the direct delivery of beer, wine, or liquor to a consumer; establishing the requirements an individual must meet to qualify for a direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverages delivery permit; establishing the maximum amount that a recipient of an alcoholic beverages delivery may receive annually; repealing a maximum amount that a consumer may purchase when visiting certain alcoholic beverages manufacturers; etc.
HB-1217: Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Referred Rules on 04/03/2024
Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act [HB-1230]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a retailer from distributing, selling, exposing for sale, or advertising for sale a tianeptine product to an individual; and establishing a penalty for a retailer who violates the Act of a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days or both.
HB-1230: Public Health - Tianeptine Consumer Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 249 on 04/25/2024
Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices - Off-Label Use - Promotion [HB-1132]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing pharmaceutical manufacturers and representatives of pharmaceutical manufacturers to engage in the truthful promotion of off-label uses for drugs, biological products, and devices; and prohibiting certain persons from taking certain enforcement and disciplinary action against a pharmaceutical manufacturer, representative of a pharmaceutical manufacturer, or health care provider for engaging in a truthful promotion of an off-label use of a drug, biological product, or device.
HB-1132: Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices - Off-Label Use - Promotion
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
Election Law - Synthetic Media - Disclosure and Regulation [SB-978]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring certain persons that publish, distribute, or disseminate or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated synthetic media to publish on their website the original content that was manipulated to generate the synthetic media; and requiring certain persons that publish, distribute, or disseminate or cause to be published, distributed, or disseminated synthetic media to include a certain disclosure in a certain manner.
SB-978: Election Law - Synthetic Media - Disclosure and Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Referred Ways And Means on 03/19/2024
Agriculture - Invasive Plant Species - Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act) [HB-979]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibited invasive plants by regulation in a certain manner on or before October 1, 2024; establishing certain protocols for assessing certain nonnative plants and determining whether those plants are invasive or whether the plants may be placed on a certain watch list; etc.
HB-979: Agriculture - Invasive Plant Species - Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 590 on 05/09/2024