Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB477 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1
2	2
3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0477
6	6
7	7	HOUSE BILL 477
8	8	C2 2lr1331
9	9	HB 1011/21 – ECM CF SB 99
10	10	By: Delegate Fennell
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Economic Matters
13	13
14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
15	15
16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
17	17
18	18	Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices – Local Law 2
19	19	Authorization 3
20	20
21	21	FOR the purpose of authorizing a county or municipality to enact and enforce local laws 4
22	22	regulating the sale and distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and 5
23	23	electronic smoking devices, subject to certain exceptions; declaring the intent of the 6
24	24	General Assembly; and generally relating to the regulation of cigarettes, other 7
25	25	tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices in counties and municipalities. 8
26	26
27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Business Regulation 10
29	29	Section 16–308.4, 16.5–104, and 16.7–103 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
32	32
33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
35	35
36	36	Article – Business Regulation 16
37	37
38	38	16–308.4. 17
39	39
40	40	EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE OR THE 18
41	41	IMPOSITION OF TAXES ON CIGARETTES UNDER TITLE 12 OF THE TAX – GENERAL 19
42	42	ARTICLE, A COUNTY OR MUNICIPA LITY MAY ENACT AND E NFORCE LOCAL LAWS 20
43	43	THAT ARE AT LEAST AS STRINGENT AS THE PRO VISIONS OF THIS TITL E THAT 21
44	44	REGULATE THE SALE AN D DISTRIBUTION OF CI GARETTES. 22
45	45
46	46	16.5–104. 23
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 477
48	48
49	49
50	50	EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE OR THE 1
51	51	IMPOSITION OF TAXES ON OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS U NDER TITLE 12 OF THE TAX 2
52	52	– GENERAL ARTICLE, A COUNTY OR MUNICIPA LITY MAY ENACT AND E NFORCE 3
53	53	LOCAL LAWS THAT ARE AT LEAST AS STRINGEN T AS THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE 4
54	54	THAT REGULATE THE SA LE AND DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER TOBACCO PRO DUCTS. 5
55	55
56	56	16.7–103. 6
57	57
58	58	EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE, A COUNTY OR 7
59	59	MUNICIPALITY MAY ENA CT AND ENFORCE LOCAL LAWS THAT ARE AT LEA ST AS 8
60	60	STRINGENT AS THE PRO VISIONS OF THIS TITL E THAT REGULATE THE SALE AND 9
61	61	DISTRIBUTION OF ELEC TRONIC SMOKING DEVIC ES. 10
62	62
63	63	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 11
64	64	Assembly that this Act be applied and interpreted to abrogate the holding of the Court of 12
65	65	Appeals in Altadis U.S.A., Inc. v. Prince George’s County, 431 Md. 307. 13
66	66
67	67	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
68	68	October 1, 2022. 15
69	69
70	70