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2026 Regular Session

SB866

Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to direct chain restaurants to its website for the purpose of explaining the purpose of and ho a chain restaurant may comply with certain requirements; and requiring certain chain restaurants to display a certain disclosure and notice regarding food items with a high added sugars content or high sodium content on each menu or menu board beginning January 1, 2027.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate February 6, 2026 Senate passed March 23, 2026 House passed April 8, 2026

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

31 yea–12 nay · 4 absent

View roll call

April 8, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

96 yea–35 nay · 5 not voting · 5 absent

View roll call

Committee referrals

March 24, 2026 · House

Health

February 6, 2026 · Senate

Finance

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators A. Washington, Lam and Mautz)
  2. Senate Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  3. Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Woorman, Alston and Hutchinson)
  4. Senate House Refuses Recede
  5. House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Woorman, Alston and Hutchinson)
  6. House House Refuses Recede
  7. House Senate Requests House Recede
  8. House Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  9. Senate Senate Requests House Recede
  10. Senate Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
  11. House Third Reading Passed (96-35) View roll call
  12. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  13. House Favorable with Amendments {633828/1 Adopted
  14. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
  15. House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
  16. House Referred Health
  17. Senate Third Reading Passed (31-12) View roll call
  18. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  19. Senate Floor Amendment {163720/1 (Senator A. Washington) Adopted
  20. Senate Favorable with Amendments {643921/1 Adopted
  21. Senate Motion Laid Over (Senator Gallion) Adopted
  22. Senate Favorable with Amendments {643921/1
  23. Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
  24. Senate Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  25. Senate First Reading Finance
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