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MD SB 623

died on adjournment

Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did MD SB 623 pass?

No. MD SB 623 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted

What is MD SB 623 about?

MD SB 623 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)”.

Who sponsors MD SB 623?

Harris, Watson are the primary sponsors of MD SB 623.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-13 — Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Harrisprimary
  • Watsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-13

    Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted

  2. 2026-04-13

    Senate Concurs House Amendments

  3. 2026-04-13

    Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Watson) Adopted

  4. 2026-04-13

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  5. 2026-04-13

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  6. 2026-04-13

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-13

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-03-26

    Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.

  9. 2026-03-24

    Referred Government, Labor, and Elections

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-23

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  11. 2026-03-23

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  12. 2026-03-23

    Floor Amendment {

  13. 2026-03-23

    Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hershey) Rejected

  14. 2026-03-23

    Floor Amendment {

  15. 2026-03-23

    Floor Amendment {

  16. 2026-03-23

    Motion Laid Over (Senator Hayes) Adopted

  17. 2026-03-23

    Floor Amendment {

  18. 2026-03-23

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-03-23

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-02-11

    Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

  21. 2026-02-05

    First Reading Finance

    referral-committee

Versions

  • Third - Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)Compare
  • First - Retail Tobacco Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-03-08 · pass · 40-2

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Corderman: yes
    • Henson: yes
    • Kramer: yes
    • Salling: yes
    • Attar: yes
    • Feldman: yes
    • Hershey: yes
    • Lewis Young: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Augustine: yes
    • Folden: yes
    • Hester: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Sydnor: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Gallion: yes
    • Hettleman: yes
    • Mautz: yes
    • Waldstreicher: yes
    • Beidle: yes
    • Gile: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • McCray: yes
    • Washington, A.: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • McKay: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Carozza: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Kagan: yes
    • Ready: yes
    • West: yes
    • Charles: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Rosapepe: yes
    • Zucker: yes
    • Lam: no
    • Washington, M.: no
    • Ellis: not voting
    • Muse: not voting
    • Benson: absent
    • James: absent
    • Simonaire: absent
  • On Third Reading (Amend)

    2026-04-02 · pass · 96-37

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Queen: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Addison: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Alston: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Embry: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Fair: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Vogel: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Long, J.: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • White Holland: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Buckel: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wims: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Hornberger: yes
    • Pasteur: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Crosby: yes
    • Anderson: no
    • Fisher: no
    • Kipke: no
    • Morgan, T.: no
    • Schindler: no
    • Arentz: no
    • Grammer: no
    • Long, R.: no
    • Nawrocki: no
    • Stonko: no
    • Arikan: no
    • Griffith: no
    • Mangione: no
    • Nkongolo: no
    • Szeliga: no
    • Baker: no
    • Hartman: no
    • McComas: no
    • Pippy: no
    • Tomlinson: no
    • Beauchamp: no
    • Hinebaugh: no
    • Metzgar: no
    • Pruski: no
    • Valentine: no
    • Boafo: no
    • Howard: no
    • Miller: no
    • Reilly: no
    • Wivell: no
    • Chisholm: no
    • Johnson, A.: no
    • Morgan, M.: no
    • Rose: no
    • Wu: no
    • Ciliberti: no
    • Johnson, S.: no
    • Acevero: not voting
    • Feldmark: not voting
    • Healey: not voting
    • Hutchinson: not voting
    • Sample-Hughes: not voting
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Ghrist: not voting
    • Jones, A.: absent

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