HB0410 — Public Health - Food Labeling - Requirements
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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29 sponsors
1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (27 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Establishing requirements and prohibitions regarding food labeling; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in conjunction with the University of Maryland Extension and food donation organizations, to create educational materials to inform consumers about the meaning of quality dates and safety dates for food labels by July 1, 2028, and to post the information on the Department's website.
Bill Text
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Read HB0410 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Primary
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian · Cosponsor
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne Healey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
- Delegate Melissa Wells · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- S. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on · 30 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
Co-sponsors (28)
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison Democrat
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Anne Healey Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
- Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Johnson, S.
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- White Holland
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 83 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Republican | 2 | 28 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 91 | 33 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 23% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0410 do?
- Establishing requirements and prohibitions regarding food labeling; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in conjunction with the University of Maryland Extension and food donation organizations, to create educational materials to inform consumers about the meaning of quality dates and safety dates for food labels by July 1, 2028, and to post the information on the Department's website.
- Who sponsors HB0410?
- HB0410 is sponsored by Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat), Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Johnson, S., Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), and White Holland.
- What is the current status of HB0410?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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