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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Enforcement and Licensure
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 279
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hester
NO: 0
YES: 95
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Allen
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Odom
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Young
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Ziegler
NO: 35
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (95-35)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
- Rereferred to Economic Matters
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {323923/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {173825/1 (Senator Hayes) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {463622/1 (Senator McCray) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 19, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Laws AuthorizationPDF
- Amendments {323923/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {173825/1 (Senator Hayes) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {463622/1 (Senator McCray) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Enforcement and LicensurePDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Warthen, Christopher (The George J Falter CO)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Casper, Aleks
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Feeley, Kathryn (Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Lininger, Brett
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hale, Laura (American Heart Association)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Blanchard, Zac
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- MacCormack, Anna
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kabara, Ilona
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Hayes, Antonio
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Hoke, Kathleen
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- McCauley, Kirk (WMDA/CAR)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Maryland, State of
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hunt, Justin
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

