| MD | HB191 | Pass | Prohibiting a merchant, in a certain transaction between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., from prohibiting a person from making a cash payment to purchase an essential consumer good, requiring a person to purchase an essential consumer good by using ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 714 |
| MD | SB582 | Pass | Prohibiting a person from sending a check or other negotiable instrument to an individual under certain circumstances; establishing that an individual who receives a check or other negotiable instrument is not liable for the amount of the check or ne...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 316 |
| MD | HB1357 | Pass | Requiring, beginning April 1, 2028, manufacturers of menstrual hygiene products to include a list of all ingredients listed in order of predominance and displayed prominently in conspicuous type on each consumer-facing package of menstrual hygiene pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241 |
| MD | HB1456 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a commercial entity from publishing or advertising information on certain residential property unless the commercial entity verifies that the person offering the property is the property's legal owner or the agent of the legal owner or is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB528 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a certain video streaming service from transmitting to a consumer in the State the audio of a commercial advertisement in a manner that is louder than the audio of the accompanying video programming or video content of the video streaming...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-24
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB932 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring a person that operates a social media platform to display to State users of the social media platform the general geographical location of each adult user whose account is visible to the State user on the platform, unless the user is a mino...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-24
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB952 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring certain operators of companion chatbots to establish, maintain, and publish certain protocols and provide certain information to users of the companion chatbot; requiring operators to establish enhanced measures for minor users of companion...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1089 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a data broker registry; defining "data broker" as a business that knowingly collects and sells or licenses personal consumer data to third parties with whom the consumer does not have a direct relationship; requiring certain data brokers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1229 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's right to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right while engaged in employment in the State to be paid at a wage rate that is at least equal to the State minimum wage rat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | SB695 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from swiping the driver's license or ID card of an individual except for certain purposes; prohibiting a person that swipes a driver's license or ID card from storing, selling, or sharing the personal information collected except...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB886 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's right to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right while engaged in employment in the State to be paid at a wage rate that is at least equal to the State minimum wage rat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB985 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a certain video streaming service from transmitting to a consumer in the State the audio of a commercial advertisement in a manner that is louder than the audio of the accompanying video programming or video content of the video streaming...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB148 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person from engaging in certain surveillance-based price setting; making a certain violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Economic Matters Committee |
