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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 656
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 101
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Fair
- Korman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Barnes
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Nkongolo
- Simmons
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woods
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Young
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Davis
NO: 34
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (32-10)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (101-34)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {693329/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Health
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (34-11)
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {143820/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities From Harmful Hair Chemicals)PDF
- Amendments {143820/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities From Harmful Hair Chemicals)PDF
- Amendments {693329/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities From Harmful Hair Chemicals)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Cooper, Jabari (Prince George's County Council)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Henson, Senator Shaneka
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Belt, Taijhe
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Hessler, Therese
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Williams, Irnise (OAG)
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Henson, Senator Shaneka
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Price, Sarah (Maryland Retailers Alliance)

