2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB178: Public Health – Cottage Food Businesses – Annual Revenues
Legislative Summary
Altering the definition of "cottage food business" for the purpose of increasing from $25,000 to $50,000 the cap on the annual revenue from the sale of cottage food products that a cottage food business may earn.
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Bill History
10/5/2021
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/12/2022
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/11/2022
Hearing 1/19 at 2:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
1/19/2022
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
1/19/2022
Hearing 1/19 at 2:50 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Favorable with Amendments {973623/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Referred Finance
Senate
3/22/2022
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2022
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/5/2022
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/5/2022
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/6/2022
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/7/2022
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/16/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 406
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 973623/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 973623/1 Adopted
3/17/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/6/2022
45
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2022
130
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/16/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Mark Chang
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Carol Krimm
Democrat
Shane Pendergrass
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Lisa Belcastro
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Alfred Carr
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Cheryl Landis
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Teresa Reilly
Republican
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Sid Saab
Republican
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Karen Lewis Young
Democrat