SB0594 — Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations
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 Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes 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
Altering the ownership and control percentage requirement for a social equity applicant for a cannabis license; prohibiting cannabis advertising from directly targeting individuals under the age of 21 years; authorizing a standard dispensary to place exterior signage for a certain limited purposes; requiring the Maryland Cannabis Administration to accept certain advertising audience composition data and develop a process for accepting a certain attestation from a certain person regarding audience composition; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0594 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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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
- Senator Pamela Beidle · Primary
- Senator Dawn Gile · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 48 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Senator Dawn Gile Democrat
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 79 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 87 | 41 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 29% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 17% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 23% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (48)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0594 do?
- Altering the ownership and control percentage requirement for a social equity applicant for a cannabis license; prohibiting cannabis advertising from directly targeting individuals under the age of 21 years; authorizing a standard dispensary to place exterior signage for a certain limited purposes; requiring the Maryland Cannabis Administration to accept certain advertising audience composition data and develop a process for accepting a certain attestation from a certain person regarding audience composition; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0594?
- SB0594 is sponsored by Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat) and Senator Dawn Gile (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0594?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.
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