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SB 279

EnactedCrossfile HB 918
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Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Enforcement and Licensure

Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 387 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a certain enforcement officer to enforce provisions regulating the sale and distribution of the sale and distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices; authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission to reprimand a licensee or suspend or revoke a license for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Mayor and the City Council of Baltimore to remit 50% of all licensure authorization request fees to the Comptroller for distribution in a certain manner.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHale, LauralobbyistAmerican Heart AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJimison, KristinCampaign for Tobacco Free KidsOral
FAVFeeley, KathrynLegal Resource Center for Public Health PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVWinder, AnnMarket Center Merchants AssociationOral
FAVBlanchard, ZacIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCasper, AlekslobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGaliatsatos, PanagisIndividualOral
FAVHunt, JustinIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKabara, IlonaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMaryland, State ofIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
UNFlocklair, caileylobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationOral
UNFPica, JohnlobbyistPica & Associates, LLCOral
UNFWarthen, ChristopherThe George J Falter COOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMcCauley, KirkWMDA/CAROral + Written (PDF)
UNFBereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral
UNFLininger, BrettlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFO'Halloran, MikeIndividualOral
FWAMartin, JenniferBaltimore City Health DepartmentOral
FWAThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FWAHayes, AntonioIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAHoke, KathleenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOMacCormack, AnnaIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association
FAVCasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung Association
UNFlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFPica, JohnPica & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Allied Universal; Automated Health Systems; Benelli USA c/o Pica & Associates, LLC; Beretta USA; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
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