Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1412 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXIS TING LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1412
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1412
8	8	C2 5lr2494
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10	10	By: Delegates Alston, Acevero, Martinez, and Tomlinson
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Business Regulation – Retail Stores – Carryout Bags 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from requiring a retail 3
21	21	establishment to impose a fee, tax, or charge for a carryout bag, except under certain 4
22	22	circumstances; requiring that certain customers be exempted from any fee, tax, or 5
23	23	charge for a carryout bag; and generally relating to fees for carryout bags from retail 6
24	24	stores. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Business Regulation 9
28	28	Section 19–108 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2024 Replacement Volume) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Business Regulation 15
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37	37	19–108. 16
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39	39	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
40	40	INDICATED. 18
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42	42	(2) “LOCAL JURISDICTION” MEANS A COUNTY OR MU NICIPAL 19
43	43	CORPORATION . 20
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45	45	(3) (I) “PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM” MEANS ANY 21
46	46	PUBLICLY FUNDED BENEFIT PROGRAM THAT A RECIPIENT CAN USE TO PURCHASE 22
47	47	FOOD. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1412
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51	51	(II) “PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ” INCLUDES: 1
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53	53	1. THE FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 2
54	54	ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP); 3
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56	56	2. THE STATE FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (FIP); 4
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58	58	3. THE FEDERAL WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN 5
59	59	PROGRAM (WIC); AND 6
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61	61	4. ANY OTHER PROGRAM TH AT PROVIDES PUBLICLY 7
62	62	FUNDED ASSISTANCE TH AT CAN BE USED TO PU RCHASE FOOD . 8
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64	64	(B) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER LAW, A LOCAL JURISDICTION 9
65	65	MAY NOT ADOPT OR ENFORCE A L AW OR AN ORDINANCE T HAT REQUIRES A RETAIL 10
66	66	ESTABLISHMENT TO CHA RGE AND COLLECT A FE E, A TAX, OR ANY OTHER CHARGE 11
67	67	FOR THE USE OF A CARRYOUT BAG AT THE POINT OF SALE UNLESS THE LAW OR 12
68	68	ORDINANCE: 13
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70	70	(I) WAS IN EFFECT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2025; AND 14
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72	72	(II) REQUIRES THAT REVENUE GENERATED FR OM THE SALE OF 15
73	73	CARRYOUT BAGS BE PAID TO THE LOCAL JURISDI CTION TO BE USED ONLY FOR 16
74	74	ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPOR T PURPOSES. 17
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76	76	(2) A LOCAL JURISDICTION A UTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION TO 18
77	77	REQUIRE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT S TO CHARGE AND COLLECT A FEE, A TAX, OR ANY 19
78	78	OTHER CHARGE FOR THE USE OF A CARRYOUT BAG AT THE POINT OF SALE SHALL 20
79	79	REQUIRE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS TO EXEMPT FROM THE CHARGE ANY CUSTOMER : 21
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81	81	(I) USING FUNDS FROM A PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PR OGRAM TO 22
82	82	PAY FOR ALL OR PA RT OF THEIR PURCHASE ; OR 23
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84	84	(II) WHO IS AT LEAST 65 YEARS OLD. 24
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86	86	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
87	87	October 1, 2025. 26