HB1357 — Consumer Protection - Menstrual Hygiene Products - Labeling Requirements
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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21 sponsors
1 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (16 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring, beginning April 1, 2028, manufacturers of menstrual hygiene products to include a list of all ingredients listed in order of predominance and displayed prominently in conspicuous type on each consumer-facing package of menstrual hygiene products sold in the State.
Bill Text
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Read HB1357 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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- D. Delegate Jones · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser · Primary
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Michele Guyton · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- S. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat
Co-sponsors (20)
- Delegate Jones, D.
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican
- Johnson, S.
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
Not signed on (167)
167 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 132 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 132 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1357 do?
- Requiring, beginning April 1, 2028, manufacturers of menstrual hygiene products to include a list of all ingredients listed in order of predominance and displayed prominently in conspicuous type on each consumer-facing package of menstrual hygiene products sold in the State.
- Who sponsors HB1357?
- HB1357 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), Johnson, S., Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), White Holland, and Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1357?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB1357?
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