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SENATE BILL 249
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SB 378/21 – FIN
By: Senator Hayes
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2022
Assigned to: Finance
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Baltimore City – Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking 2
Devices – Local Laws Authorization 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing Baltimore City to enact and enforce local laws regulating 4
the sale and distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic 5
smoking devices, subject to certain exceptions; and generally relating to the 6
regulation of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices in 7
Baltimore City. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Business Regulation 10
Section 16–308.4, 16.5–104, and 16.7–103 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Business Regulation 16
16–308.4. 17
EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE OR THE 18
IMPOSITION OF TAXES ON CIGARETTES UNDER TITLE 12 OF THE TAX – GENERAL 19
ARTICLE, THE BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENACT AND THE MAYOR OF 20
BALTIMORE CITY MAY ENFORCE LOCA L LAWS THAT ARE AT LEA ST AS STRINGENT AS 21
THE PROVISIONS OF TH IS TITLE THAT REGULA TE THE SALE AND DIST RIBUTION OF 22
CIGARETTES. 23
16.5–104. 24 2 SENATE BILL 249
EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE OR THE 1
IMPOSITION OF TAXES ON OTHER TOBACCO PRO DUCTS UNDER TITLE 12 OF THE 2
TAX – GENERAL ARTICLE, THE BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENACT AND THE 3
MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY MAY ENFORCE LOCA L LAWS THAT ARE AT L EAST AS 4
STRINGENT AS THE PRO VISIONS OF THIS TITL E THAT REGULATE THE SALE AND 5
DISTRIBUTION OF OTHE R TOBACCO PRODUCTS . 6
16.7–103. 7
EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE, THE 8
BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENACT AND THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY MAY 9
ENFORCE LOCAL LAWS T HAT ARE AT LEAST AS STRINGENT AS THE PRO VISIONS OF 10
THIS TITLE THAT REGU LATE THE SALE AND DI STRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC 11
SMOKING DEVICES . 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
October 1, 2022. 14