Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB99 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 99
8	8	C2 2lr0802
9	9	SB 410/21 – FIN (PRE–FILED) CF 2lr1331
10	10	By: Senator Kramer
11	11	Requested: October 15, 2021
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
13	13	Assigned to: Finance
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Device s – Local Law 2
20	20	Authorization 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of authorizing a county or municipality to enact and enforce local laws 4
23	23	regulating the sale and distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and 5
24	24	electronic smoking devices, subject to certain exceptions; declaring the intent of the 6
25	25	General Assembly; and generally relating to the regulation of cigarettes, other 7
26	26	tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices in counties and municipalities. 8
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28	28	BY adding to 9
29	29	Article – Business Regulation 10
30	30	Section 16–308.4, 16.5–104, and 16.7–103 11
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
32	32	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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37	37	Article – Business Regulation 16
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39	39	16–308.4. 17
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41	41	EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE OR THE 18
42	42	IMPOSITION OF TAXES ON CIGARETTES UNDER TITLE 12 OF THE TAX – GENERAL 19
43	43	ARTICLE, A COUNTY OR MUNICIPA LITY MAY ENACT AND E NFORCE LOCAL LAWS 20
44	44	THAT ARE AT LEAST AS STRINGENT AS THE PRO VISIONS OF THIS TITL E THAT 21
45	45	REGULATE THE SALE AN D DISTRIBUTION OF CI GARETTES. 22
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47	47	16.5–104. 23 2 SENATE BILL 99
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51	51	EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE OR THE 1
52	52	IMPOSITION OF TAXES ON OTHER TOBACCO PRODUC TS UNDER TITLE 12 OF THE TAX 2
53	53	– GENERAL ARTICLE, A COUNTY OR MUNICIPA LITY MAY ENACT AND E NFORCE 3
54	54	LOCAL LAWS THAT ARE AT LEAST AS STRINGEN T AS THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE 4
55	55	THAT REGULATE THE SA LE AND DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS . 5
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57	57	16.7–103. 6
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59	59	EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUAN CE OF LICENSES UNDER THIS TITLE, A COUNTY OR 7
60	60	MUNICIPALITY MAY ENA CT AND ENFORCE LOCAL LAWS THAT ARE AT LEA ST AS 8
61	61	STRINGENT AS THE PRO VISIONS OF THIS TITL E THAT REGULATE THE SALE AND 9
62	62	DISTRIBUTION OF ELEC TRONIC SMOKING DEVICE S. 10
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64	64	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 11
65	65	Assembly that this Act be applied and interpreted to abrogate the holding of the Court of 12
66	66	Appeals in Altadis U.S.A., Inc. v. Prince George’s County, 431 Md. 307. 13
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68	68	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
69	69	October 1, 2022. 15
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