2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB443: Baby Food Labeling - Statement Regarding Toxic Heavy Metal Testing - Terminology
Legislative Summary
Altering the statement that must be included on a baby food product label if the baby food product has been tested for toxic heavy metals for the purpose of changing the term included on the label from "toxic heavy metal" to "toxic element".
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Bill History
1/16/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
House of Delegates
2/21/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/13/2025
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable
Senate
3/28/2025
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kagan) Adopted
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/28/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
2/20/2025
132
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Deni Taveras
Democrat