2026 Regular Session
SB594
Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations
Altering the ownership and control percentage requirement for a social equity applicant for a cannabis license; prohibiting cannabis advertising from directly targeting individuals under the age of 21 years; authorizing a standard dispensary to place exterior signage for a certain limited purposes; requiring the Maryland Cannabis Administration to accept certain advertising audience composition data and develop a process for accepting a certain attestation from a certain person regarding audience composition; etc.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
30 yea–11 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Passed
87 yea–41 nay · 12 not voting · 1 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
38 yea–8 nay · 1 not voting
Committee referrals
March 21, 2026 · House
Economic Matters
February 5, 2026 · Senate
Finance
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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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (38-8) View roll call
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Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed with Amendments (87-41) View roll call
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House Floor Amendment {793429/1 (Delegate Valderrama) Adopted View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {713523/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
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House Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Economic Matters
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Senate Third Reading Passed (30-11) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Adopted
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Senate Motion Special Order until 3/18 (Senator Folden) Adopted
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Senate Committee Amendment Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {883426/1
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance