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HOUSE BILL 112
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(PRE–FILED) CF SB 220
By: Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request – Departmental – Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission)
Requested: September 18, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission – Enforcement Activities – 2
Memorandum of Understanding 3
FOR the purpose of repealing a requirement that the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis 4
Commission and the Comptroller of Maryland enter into a memorandum of 5
understanding for cooperative activities in inspections and other enforcement 6
activities; and generally relating to the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9
Section 1–321 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2024 Replacement Volume) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15
1–321. 16
(a) In order to increase efficiency and accuracy in the performance of their 17
respective duties and responsibilities under this article and other laws relating to alcohol 18
and tobacco, the Commission and the Comptroller shall: 19
(1) cooperate and share information and personnel in investigations of 20
licensed premises and other locations and materials relating to the enforcement of the 21
alcohol and tobacco laws of the State; AND 22 2 HOUSE BILL 112
(2) cooperate and share information and personnel in other matters 1
relating to the manufacture, processing, importation, taxation, sale, and service of alcohol 2
and tobacco in the State[; and 3
(3) enter into a memorandum of understanding for cooperative activities in 4
inspections and other enforcement activities relating to the alcohol and tobacco laws of the 5
State]. 6
(b) (1) The Commission may enter into memoranda of understanding and 7
other cooperative arrangements with federal, State, and local governmental units in 8
carrying out this article and other alcohol and tobacco laws of the State in the interest of 9
reducing duplication of efforts and reducing the overall costs of administration of inspection 10
and enforcement programs to the State. 11
(2) The Executive Director may also enter into memoranda of 12
understanding and other cooperative arrangements with federal, State, and local 13
governmental units to address operational matters and efficiencies in carrying out this 14
article and other alcohol and tobacco laws of the State. 15
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16
1, 2025. 17