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Maryland House Bill HB559 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5		Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6	6		Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7	7		amendment.
8		-	Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
9	8		hb0559
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11	10		HOUSE BILL 559
12		-	J1, A1, M4 (5lr2329)
13		-	ENROLLED BILL
14		-	— Economic Matters/Finance —
15		-	Introduced by Delegate T. Morgan
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17		-	Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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19		-	_______________________________________________
20		-	Proofreader.
21		-	_______________________________________________
22		-	Proofreader.
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24		-	Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
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26		-	_______ day of _______________ at _________________ _______ o’clock, ________M.
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28		-	______________________________________________
29		-	Speaker.
	11	+	J1, A1, M4 5lr2329
	12	+	CF SB 544
	13	+	By: Delegate T. Morgan
	14	+	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
	15	+	Assigned to: Economic Matters
	16	+	Committee Report: Favorable
	17	+	House action: Adopted
	18	+	Read second time: February 20, 2025
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31	20		CHAPTER ______
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33	22		AN ACT concerning 1
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35	24		Food Establishments – Portable Chemical Toilets 2
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37	26		FOR the purpose of authorizing certain food establishments to comply with the 3
38	27		requirement to provide a convenient lavatory by providing a portable chemical toilet 4
39	28		that otherwise meets certain requirements; and generally relating to food 5
40	29		establishments. 6
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42	31		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
43	32		Article – Health – General 8
44	33		Section 21–325 9
45	34		Annotated Code of Maryland 10
46	35		(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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48	37		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
49		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 2 HOUSE BILL 559
	38	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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	40	+	Article – Health – General 14
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	42	+	21–325. 15
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	44	+	(a) [Each] SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION , EACH food 16
	45	+	establishment shall have: 17
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	47	+	(1) A convenient toilet that is: 18
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	51	+	(i) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, separated 1
	52	+	from any room in which food is manufactured, prepared, packed, canned, frozen, sold, or 2
	53	+	distributed; 3
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53		-	~~Article – Health – General 1~~
	55	+	(ii) Kept in a sanitary condition; and 4
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55		-	~~21–325. 2~~
	57	+	(iii) Properly ventilated; and 5
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57		-	(a) [Each] SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION , EACH food 3
58		-	establishment shall have: 4
	59	+	(2) A convenient lavatory that is: 6
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60		-	(1) A convenient toilet that is: 5
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62		-	(i) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, separated 6
63		-	from any room in which food is manufactured, prepared, packed, canned, frozen, sold, or 7
64		-	distributed; 8
	61	+	(i) Supplied with soap, water, towels, or other approved hand drying 7
	62	+	devices; 8
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66	64		(ii) Kept in a sanitary condition; and 9
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68		-	(iii) Properly ventilated~~; and~~ 10
	66	+	(iii) Properly ventilated. 10
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70		-	(2) A convenient lavatory that is: 11
	68	+	(b) Each food service facility which prepares food and provides seating for patrons 11
	69	+	established after January 1, 1979, shall have available for the public: 12
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72		-	(i) Supplied with soap, water, towels, or other approved hand drying 12
73		-	devices; 13
	71	+	(1) A convenient toilet that is kept in a sanitary condition; and 13
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75		-	(ii) ~~Kept in~~ a ~~sanitary condition;~~ ~~and~~ 14
	73	+	(2) A convenient lavatory that is: 14
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77		-	(iii) Properly ventilated. 15
	75	+	(i) Supplied with soap, water, towels, or other approved hand drying 15
	76	+	devices; 16
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79		-	(b) Each food service facility which prepares food and provides seating for patrons 16
80		-	established after January 1, 1979, shall have available for the public: 17
	78	+	(ii) Kept in a sanitary condition; and 17
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82		-	(1) ~~A convenient toilet that is kept in a sanitary condition; and~~ 18
	80	+	(iii) Properly ventilated. 18
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84		-	(2) A convenient lavatory that is: 19
	82	+	(c) A room that houses a toilet may be constructed within a larger room in which 19
	83	+	food is manufactured, prepared, packed, canned, frozen, sold, or distributed. 20
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86		-	(i) ~~Supplied with soap,~~ ~~water, towels,~~ ~~or other approved hand drying 20~~
87		-	~~devices; 21~~
	85	+	(D) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO A FOOD ES TABLISHMENT 21
	86	+	THAT IS: 22
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89		-	(ii) Kept in a sanitary condition; and 22
	88	+	(I) A BUSINESS THAT CONDUC TS AGRITOURISM , AS DEFINED IN 23
	89	+	§ 4–212 OF THE LAND USE ARTICLE; 24
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91		-	(iii) Properly ventilated. 23
	91	+	(II) A CLASS 4 LIMITED WINERY LICEN SED UNDER § 2–206 OF 25
	92	+	THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS ARTICLE; AND 26
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93		-	(c) A room that houses a toilet may be constructed within a larger room in which 24
94		-	food is manufactured, prepared, packed, canned, frozen, sold, or distributed. 25
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96		-	(D) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO A FOOD ES TABLISHMENT 26
97		-	THAT IS: 27 HOUSE BILL 559 3
	94	+	(III) A CLASS 8 FARM BREWERY LICENSE D UNDER § 2–210 OF 27
	95	+	THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS ARTICLE. 28
	96	+	HOUSE BILL 559 3
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	99	+	(2) A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT MA Y COMPLY WITH THE RE QUIREMENT 1
	100	+	TO PROVIDE A CONVENI ENT LAVATORY BY PROV IDING A PORTABLE CHE MICAL 2
	101	+	TOILET THAT OTHERWIS E MEETS THE REQUIREM ENTS OF SUBSECTION (A)(2) OR 3
	102	+	(B)(2) OF THIS SECTION. 4
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101		-	(I) A BUSINESS THAT CONDUC TS AGRITOURISM , AS DEFINED IN 1
102		-	§ 4–212 OF THE LAND USE ARTICLE; 2
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104		-	(II) A CLASS 4 LIMITED WINERY LICEN SED UNDER § 2–206 OF 3
105		-	THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS ARTICLE; AND 4
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107		-	(III) A CLASS 8 FARM BREWERY LICENSE D UNDER § 2–210 OF 5
108		-	THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS ARTICLE. 6
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110		-	(2) A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT M AY COMPLY WITH THE R EQUIREMENT 7
111		-	TO PROVIDE A CONVENI ENT LAVATORY BY PROV IDING A PORTABLE CHE MICAL 8
112		-	TOILET THAT OTHERWISE: 9
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114		-	(I) OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMEN TS OF SUBSECTION 10
115		-	(A)(2) OR (B)(2) OF THIS SECTION; AND 11
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117		-	(II) IS PLACED AT LEAST 25 FEET FROM A WELL . 12
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119		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 13
120		-	1, 2025. 14
	104	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That th is Act shall take effect June 5
	105	+	1, 2025. 6
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125	110		Approved:
126	111		________________________________________________________________________________
127	112		Governor.
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129	114		Speaker of the House of Delegates.
130	115		________________________________________________________________________________
131	116		President of the Senate.