Alcoholic Beverages - Prohibited Acts - Defense to Prosecution for Sale to Underage Individuals
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HB 508 — Alcoholic Beverages - Prohibited Acts - Defense to Prosecution for Sale to Underage Individuals
Last action — Hearing 3/26 at 12:00 p.m.
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✓Introduced
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✓In 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 died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HB 508 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Hearing 3/26 at 12:00 p.m.
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First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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Third Reading Passed (136-0)
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Favorable Report by Economic Matters
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Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
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Hearing canceled
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Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsors
- Branch · Cosponsor
- Bromwell · Cosponsor
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Primary
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Cosponsor
- Jones · Cosponsor
- Lisanti · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk · Cosponsor
- Walker · Cosponsor
- Gaines · Cosponsor
- Glenn · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Emily Shetty · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Cosponsor
- Sydnor · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat
Co-sponsors (14)
- Branch
- Bromwell
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
- Jones
- Lisanti
- Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk Democrat
- Walker
- Gaines
- Glenn
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
- Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat
- Delegate Dana Stein Democrat
- Sydnor
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 173 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 136 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bridges | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Cain | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| Mangione | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Boteler | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Jackson, M. | — | Yea |
| Johnson, S. | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Palakovich Carr | — | Yea |
| Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Brian M. Crosby | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Emily Shetty | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Gabriel Acevero | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Harry Bhandari | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Heather Bagnall | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jared Solomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jen Terrasa | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jessica Feldmark | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jon S. Cardin | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Julian Ivey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate Kenneth Kerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lesley J. Lopez | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lily Qi | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lorig Charkoudian | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Michele Guyton | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Regina T. Boyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Vaughn Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Dalya Attar | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Ron Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Brian Chisholm | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jesse T. Pippy | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Lauren Arikan | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Wayne A. Hartman | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 508?
- HB 508 is sponsored by Branch, Bromwell, Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Jones, Lisanti, Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democrat), Walker, Gaines, Glenn, Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat), Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), Sydnor, and Delegate Kriselda Valderrama (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 508?
- This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 508?
- Track HB 508 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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