File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 539
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Niemann, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Gilchrist, Hecht, Holmes,
Hubbard, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled:
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Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Nutrition Information Labeling
Requiring chain restaurants to provide specified nutrition information
for standard menu items; establishing how the nutrition information is
to be determined; authorizing specified restaurants and similar food
establishments voluntarily to elect to be subject to specified
provisions of law; requiring the nutrition information to be displayed
in a specified manner; authorizing a local health department to
enforce the Act; providing for civil penalties; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/10
- Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/16
- Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
- Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
- Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
- Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Citations
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
- Disclosure
- District Courts
- Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk
- Health -see also- Mental Health
- Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
- Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
- Labeling
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Publications -see also- Maryland Register
- Public Information
- Restaurants
- Rules and Regulations
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
21-313 ,
21-353 ,
21-354 ,
21-355 ,
21-1214
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Health and Government Operations