2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB1208: Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food
Legislative Summary
Prohibiting a person, beginning on October 1, 2028, from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in the State food that contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or Red Dye No. 3; and providing certain penalties for violations of the Act.
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Bill History
2/6/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Hearing 3/10 at 11:00 a.m.
House of Delegates
3/8/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/8/2025
Hearing 3/10 at 11:30 a.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {883822/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (131-6)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/20/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 883822/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 883822/1 Adopted
3/15/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
131
Yea
6
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 21
Republican: 8
Primary Sponsor
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (28)
Gabriel Acevero
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Aaron Kaufman
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat
April Fleming Miller
Republican
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Chris Tomlinson
Republican
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat
Teresa Woorman
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Matt Morgan
Republican
Teresa Reilly
Republican
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Kim Ross
Democrat