SB 387

Food Retailers and Third-Party Food Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act)

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: FinanceSubject: Commercial Law - Consumer ProtectionStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from engaging in the practice of dynamic pricing or using consumer data to set a price for consumer goods or services; prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from using protected class data to offer, advertise, or sell a consumer good or service under certain circumstances; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain enforcement and penalties; etc.

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Testimony (50)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Trenkle, Anthony	AARP-Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ni, Tom	Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ni, Tom	Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keyes, Rachael	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Slover, George	Center for Democracy & Technology	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Winters, Ben	Consumer Federation of America (CFA)	Oral
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Roques, Carmel	Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blackfield, Anne	Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Hicks, Myles	Office of Governor Wes Moore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Governor Wes	Office of the Governor	Oral
FAV	Houston, Mike	Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op	Oral
FAV	Le, Vinhcent	TechEquity Action	Oral
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Drazin, Karen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferrell, Valerie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hicks, Myles	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Wadsworth, Adam	Association of National Advertisers	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stokes, Meganlobbyist	CCIA	Oral
UNF	Stokes, Meganlobbyist	CCIA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ambrogi, Drew	Chamber of Progress	Written (PDF)
UNF	January, Briannalobbyist	Chamber of Progress	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Martino, Paul	Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP	Oral
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Oral
UNF	locklair, caileylobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Adams, Michaellobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	durkin, margaretlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	durkin, margaretlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Gedye, Gracelobbyist	Consumer Reports	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tobin-Miyaji, Mayu	Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	locklair, caileylobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bobo, Elizabethlobbyist	Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Mock, Kaylalobbyist	UFCW 400	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hill, Nelson	United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No 27	Written (PDF)
FWA	Abrams, Hanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gardner, LáVita	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	St Louis, Jane	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Brown, Anthony	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	Vittorio, Jessicalobbyist	VusionGroup Inc.	Oral
INFO	Abrams, Hanna	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP-MarylandFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's OfficeFAV 2

Association of National AdvertisersUNF 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 2

CCIAUNF 2

Center for Democracy & TechnologyFAV 1

Chamber of ProgressUNF 2

Consumer Federation of America (CFA)FAV 1

Consumer ReportsFWA 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1FWA 1

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)FWA 1

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPUNF 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 2

Maryland Department of AgingFAV 1

Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationFWA 1UNF 1

Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIOFWA 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Office of Governor Wes MooreFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Office of the GovernorFAV 1

Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-opFAV 1

TechEquity ActionFAV 1

UFCW 400FWA 1

United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No 27FWA 1

VusionGroup Inc.INFO 1

YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

UNFStokes, MeganCCIARegistered for: Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

UNFJanuary, BriannaChamber of ProgressRegistered for: Chamber of Progress

UNFWiggins, GrasonMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

UNFlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

UNFAdams, MichaelRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors; Bailey & Glasser, LLP; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Earnin; GTI Maryland, LLC; Maryland Retailers Alliance…

UNFdurkin, margaretRegistered for: TechNet

FWAGedye, GraceConsumer ReportsRegistered for: Consumer Reports, Inc.

FWAWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FWAlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

FWABobo, ElizabethMaryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIORegistered for: Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO

FWAMock, KaylaUFCW 400Registered for: United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 400

INFOVittorio, JessicaVusionGroup Inc.Registered for: VusionGroup Inc.