2026 Regular Session
HB272
Food Establishments - Lavatory Requirement and On-Farm Food Service Facility License
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Altering the type of toilet that certain food establishments may use to comply with the requirement to provide a convenient lavatory; requiring that the fee for an on-farm food service facility license be determined by the Maryland Department of Health based on certain factors and prohibiting the fee from exceeding $100; establishing a 1-year term for an on-farm service facility license; and requiring the Department, in consultation with other departments and stakeholders, to adopt regulations governing on-farm service facility licenses.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
133 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 6 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
36 yea–0 nay · 11 not voting
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 189
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (36-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (133-1) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {723828/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
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House Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Health
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House Pre-filed