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Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that certain licenses to manufacture, sell, buy, and store cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices do not authorize the licensee to manufacture, ship, import, or sell into or within the State a flavored tobacco product with a taste or smell of fruit, mint, candy, or other nontobacco flavors; providing that a public statement that cigarettes, other tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices have or produce a certain smell or taste is presumptive evidence that they are flavored tobacco products; etc.

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Testimony (79)

MGA witness list
FAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 53UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHale, LauralobbyistAmerican Heart AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKalyanaraman, NileshAnne Arundel County Department of HealthOral
FAVKissell, MeghanCampaign for Tobacco-Free KidsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVScarr, EmilylobbyistMaryland PIRGOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEck, RaimeeMaryland Public Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVWhetsell, ScottMaryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineWritten (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVBaca Jr., AlbertoMontgomery CollegePosition only
FAVFlowers , WillieNAACP - MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRosen-Cohen, NancyNCADD-MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMaryland Chesapeake Chapter, National Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionNational Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake ChapterWritten (PDF)
FAVCiekot, AnnlobbyistPublic Policy PartnersWritten (PDF)
FAVBaig, RahimSunoco gas stationOral
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCasper, AlekslobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCurwen-Garber, DarciIndividualOral
FAVKasemeyer, PamIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMaryland, State ofIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMitchell, MartinIndividualOral
FAVPagano, AshleighIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Lam, Senator LamlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVState of, MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVilyas, samraIndividualPosition only
UNFgandhi, rakeshAashirwad LLCWritten (PDF)
UNFConley, GregoryAmerican Vapor Manufacturers AssociationOral
UNFHull, DennisAmericans for Tax ReformOral + Written (PDF)
UNFSiddiqui, MubarakAppleton MarketOral
UNFRobins, DebbieCentury DistributorsOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBennett, TylerlobbyistCompass GR on behalf of MAJOral + Written (PDF)
UNFHicks, ElizabethConsumer Choice CenterOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMargolis, BarryCooper-Booth Wholesale Co.Oral
UNFSong, JisooEast Rockville SunocoOral
UNFMehmood, AsadForestville convenienceOral
UNFYasin, ZunairHitech Dynamics LLCOral
UNFCHAUDHRY, WASEEMLATINO GAS 2 INCOral
UNFFranklin, NeillLaw Enforcement Action PartnershipWritten (PDF)
UNFPrice, SarahlobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFGott, CandiceMaryland Vapor AllianceOral + Written (PDF)
UNFAhmad, RiazNSR Petro ServicesOral
UNFCheema, NasirNSR Petro ServicesOral
UNFMayor, Vincent JNortheast Wholesalers AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFHarrington, MichaelPetroleum Marketing GroupOral
UNFMelvin, RobertlobbyistR Street InstituteOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBohle, MatthewRWLOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMinton, MichelleReason FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFChinemere , ObielobbyistRifkin Weiner Livingston, LLCOral
UNFClark, AlexThe Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Assn.Written (PDF)
UNFParsons Jr, FredThe George J. Falter Co.Oral
UNFHelmuth, FinnieThe Humidour Cigar ShoppeOral
UNFWills, JulianThe Wills Group, Inc. dba Dash In Convenience StoresOral
UNFSingh, RajTinder Box WaldorfOral
UNFAhmed, AmirWMD Trading IncOral
UNFAhmed, SyedWMD Trading IncOral
UNFIllahi, MohammadWMD Trading IncOral
UNFMcCauley, KirkWMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGoitom, MicaelZula Petroleum, IncOral
UNFSALIM, SAEDtobacco kingOral
UNFJAMIL, MUBASHERwmd trading incOral
UNFAhuja, RahulIndividualOral
UNFBereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral
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Organizations on record

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Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association
FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby
FAVCiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute
FAVCasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung Association
UNFBennett, TylerCompass GR on behalf of MAJRegistered for: AGC; American Fidelity; Bamboo Health; Brigit, Inc; CFG Health Network; Circular Action Alliance
UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFMelvin, RobertR Street InstituteRegistered for: R Street Institute
UNFChinemere , ObieRifkin Weiner Livingston, LLCRegistered for: 1/ST Racing MD LLC; Alterwood Health, Inc.; Ashley, Inc.; Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum; Baltimore Banner, The; Baltimore Streetcar Museum
UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.
UNFLininger, BrettRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC