Legislation - HB1048

Title: Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice
Sponsored by: Delegates Shetty, Charkoudian, Cullison, Alston, Bagnall, Guzzone, Kaufman, Lopez, Martinez, Rosenberg, Ross, White Holland, and Woorman
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Finance
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations relating to the sale of food items with a high added sugars content or high sodium content by a chain restaurant by January 1, 2027, and to direct chain restaurants to its website for details on how to comply with the requirements of the Act; and requiring certain chain restaurants to display certain icons next to certain food items with a high added sugars content or high sodium content on each menu or menu board beginning January 1, 2027.

Committees

Original:: Health Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0866

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action First Reading Health Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/23/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/10/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {323826/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/10/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/11/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (97-36) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	First Reading Health
			Text - First - Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/23/2026	3/23/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
House	3/23/2026	3/10/2026	Favorable with Amendments {323826/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/23/2026	3/10/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice
House	3/23/2026	3/11/2026	Third Reading Passed (97-36)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Finance	46 Click to view Recorded Media

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