Maryland Senate Bill 249

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 415
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Repealing a provision of law authorizing a person holding a certain license relating to cigarettes or other tobacco products to manufacture, distribute, or sell electronic smoking devices in the same capacity as a person holding a certain license relating to electronic smoking devices; exempting the holder of a certain license who is an applicant for a license to act as an electronic smoking devices retailer or vape shop vendor from the requirement to pay an additional license fee for the license; etc.

Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices

Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]

2026-04-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 106 N: 30 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-12	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 415
2026-04-13	Senate	Returned Passed
2026-04-13	House	Third Reading Passed (106-30)
2026-04-13	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-04-13	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2026-03-06	House	Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-20	House	Referred Economic Matters
2026-02-19	Senate	Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2026-02-17	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2026-02-17	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2026-02-16	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2026-01-21	Senate	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-16	Senate	First Reading Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business Regulation	7	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	7	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	7	202	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0249?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0249f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0249t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_415_sb0249t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0249_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0249_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0161.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1668.pdf