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SB 299

EnactedCrossfile HB 1347
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Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: FinanceSubject: CannabisStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a cannabis agent who is employed to provide security services for a cannabis licensee or cannabis registrant as a security guard or by a security guard agency is not required to obtain a State or national criminal history records check if the cannabis agent is authorized to provide security guard services; altering the definition of 'security guard employer' for purposes of certain provisions of law to exclude video lottery facilities, sports wagering facility licenses, and health care facilities; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAbell, BryceABWPosition only
FAVDavis, RobertHi Tide Dispensary - OC Botanicals LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVArah, ObiajuluK&T Security Services LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVButler, AlisonMaryland Cannabis AdministrationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDavis, CourtneyOffice of Social EquityPosition only
FAVAVNET, EVANIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCarozza, Senator Mary BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCarozza, Senator Mary BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualOral
FWAGreen, TaylorEmberDMVWritten (PDF)
INFOGarrison, AndrewMaryland Cannabis AdministrationPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine