2026 Regular Session
SB623
Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)
Establishing a Class C-PCL (premium cigar lounge) alcoholic beverages license for use in conjunction with a tobacconist license; authorizing a local licensing board to issue the license; authorizing a local licensing board to permit the owner or operator of a tobacconist that does not hold an alcoholic beverages license to allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises under certain circumstances; prohibiting a county clerk from issuing a tobacconist license if the location shares a wall with a health care or child care facility; 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
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–37 nay · 7 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 24, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
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 Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
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Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
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Senate Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Watson) Adopted
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House Third Reading Passed (96-37) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {563122/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
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Senate Third Reading Passed (40-2) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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Senate Floor Amendment {553520/1 (Senator Jackson) Adopted View roll call
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Senate Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hershey) Rejected
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Senate Floor Amendment {553520/1 (Senator Jackson)
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Senate Floor Amendment {133629/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted View roll call
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Senate Motion Laid Over (Senator Hayes) Adopted View roll call
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Senate Floor Amendment {133629/1 (Senator Hester)
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {493820/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance