MD HB1318 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-07 - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Hearing: Feb 17 @ 1:00 pm House Economic Matters Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-07 - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Hearing: Feb 17 @ 1:00 pm House Economic Matters Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a certain tobacco products retailer license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; exempting a holder of the license from the Clean Indoor Air Act; and altering a certain period of time during which a local alcoholic beverages license may not be issued to a certain tobacconist.
Title
Alcoholic Beverages - Premium Cigar Lounge License - Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025)
Sponsors
| Del. Andre Johnson [D] | Del. Adrian Boafo [D] | Del. Kevin Harris [D] | Del. Andrew Pruski [D] |
| Del. Ryan Spiegel [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | House | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-07 | House | First Reading Economic Matters |
Same As/Similar To
SB934 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-04 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide Bills
Alcoholic Beverages Distribution
Alcoholic Beverages Licenses
Counties
Fees
Forms
Health
License Commissioners, Boards of
Licenses
Notices
Reports
Retail Sales
Signatures
Smoking and Vaping
Time
Tobacco and Nicotine
Work, Labor, and Employment
Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide Bills
Alcoholic Beverages Distribution
Alcoholic Beverages Licenses
Counties
Fees
Forms
Health
License Commissioners, Boards of
Licenses
Notices
Reports
Retail Sales
Signatures
Smoking and Vaping
Time
Tobacco and Nicotine
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter of the Acts | 2024 | (n/a) | See Bill Text | |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 4 | 1002 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 24 | 504 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 24 | 505 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1318?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1318f.pdf |
