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STATE BILLMD HB 196ENGROSSED
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Public Health - Baby Food Testing and Labeling - Requirements

State of Maryland

Altering the definition of "baby food" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing baby food testing to include infant cereal; altering the defined term "toxic heavy metal" to be "toxic element" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing baby food testing; authorizing a person to sell, distribute, or offer for sale infant cereal manufactured before April 1, 2028; requiring a manufacturer of baby food to make certain information about baby food publicly available beginning January 1, 2026; etc.

Status
Engrossed
Passed its first chamber
Status date
Mar 21, 2026
236 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2026 Regular Session
MD HB 196 · EngrossedMar 21

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Bill details

Last action
Referred Finance · Mar 23, 2026
Pending committee
Finance

Sponsors

DTDeni TaverasRepresentative · Democrat · HD-047Primary sponsor
TATiffany AlstonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-024
HBHeather BagnallRepresentative · Democrat · HD-033
BCBonnie CullisonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-019
PGPam GuzzoneRepresentative · Democrat · HD-013
THTerri HillRepresentative · Democrat · HD-012
THTom HutchinsonRepresentative · Republican · HD-037
AKAaron KaufmanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-018
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NKNicholaus KipkeRepresentative · Republican · HD-031
LLLesley LopezRepresentative · Democrat · HD-039
AMAshanti MartinezRepresentative · Democrat · HD-022
MMMatt MorganRepresentative · Republican · HD-029
TRTeresa ReillyRepresentative · Republican · HD-035
SRSamuel RosenbergRepresentative · Democrat · HD-041
KRKim RossRepresentative · Democrat · HD-008
KSKathy SzeligaRepresentative · Republican · HD-007
JWJennifer White HollandRepresentative · Democrat · HD-010
TWTeresa WoormanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-016

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 23, 2026Referred FinanceSenate
Mar 21, 2026Third Reading Passed (124-0)House
Mar 20, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse
Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments {273825/1 AdoptedHouse
Mar 20, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by HealthHouse
Jan 22, 2026Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.House
Jan 14, 2026First Reading HealthHouse
Oct 15, 2025Pre-filedHouse

Recorded vote

Third Reading PassedMar 21, 2026 · House · 124 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Public Health
  • Food
  • Hazardous and Toxic Substances
  • Health
  • Infants and Toddlers (0-3)
  • Chemical Tests
  • Certifications
  • Commerce and Business
  • Consumer Protection
  • Electronic Documents
  • internet
  • Labeling
  • Laboratories
  • Public Information
  • Records
  • Retail Sales
  • Standards and Best Practices
  • Time

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