Maryland Senate Bill 623

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a tobacconist license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; authorizing a local licensing board to permit the owner or operator of a tobacconist that does not hold an alcoholic beverages license to allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises under certain circumstances; prohibiting a county clerk from issuing a tobacconist license if the location shares a wall with a health care or child care facility; etc.

Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)

Sen. Ron Watson [D]

Sen. Kevin Harris [D]

2026-04-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 96 N: 37 NV: 7 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-23 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 40 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-13	Senate	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
2026-04-13	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2026-04-13	Senate	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Watson) Adopted
2026-04-13	House	Third Reading Passed (96-37)
2026-04-13	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-13	House	Favorable with Amendments {563122/1 Adopted
2026-04-13	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-03-26	House	Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-24	House	Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-03-23	Senate	Third Reading Passed (40-2)
2026-03-23	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-23	Senate	Floor Amendment {553520/1 (Senator Jackson) Adopted
2026-03-23	Senate	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hershey) Rejected
2026-03-23	Senate	Floor Amendment {553520/1 (Senator Jackson)
2026-03-23	Senate	Floor Amendment {133629/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
2026-03-23	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Hayes) Adopted
2026-03-23	Senate	Floor Amendment {133629/1 (Senator Hester)
2026-03-23	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {493820/1 Adopted
2026-03-23	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2026-02-11	Senate	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-05	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB766 (Crossfiled) 2026-02-13 - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Alcoholic Beverages	4	1002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Alcoholic Beverages	4	1301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Alcoholic Beverages	4	204	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	5	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	5	203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	5	204	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	5	206	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	504	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	24	505	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0623?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0623f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0623t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0623_49382001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0623_13362901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0623_55352001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0623_56312201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0623_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0623_gvc.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0710.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1692.pdf