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MarylandHB 08952026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act)
Sponsored By: Gabriel Acevero (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Commercial Law - Consumer ProtectionPrivate Sector Labor and IndustryAdvertisingArtificial Intelligence -see also- BiometricsCivil Actions -see also- Small ClaimsCollective BargainingCommerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc.Consumer ProtectionContracts -see also- ProcurementCourts -see also- AppCt; Circuit; District; Orphans'; etc.Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.Data -see also- Census; DemographicsDisclosureEmergency BillsFood -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc.Goods and Services -see also- Retail Sales; TermnSvc; TrfGdsHealth -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc.Information TechnologyInternet -see also- Internet AccessNoticesPenalties and Sentences -see also- Death PenaltyPersonal Identifying InformationPrices -see also- Consumer Price IndexRetail SalesRules and RegulationsSafety -see also- Occupational SafetyStandards and Best PracticesSurveillanceUnfair Trade PracticesWork, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Union grocery workers' rights protected
Beginning Oct. 1, 2026, food retailers cannot cut rights or benefits in a union contract unless the union agrees. Union-covered employees can sue and may recover attorney's fees.
Limits on algorithmic grocery pricing
Beginning Oct. 1, 2026, covered food stores and delivery apps cannot use dynamic pricing or your personal data to charge higher prices for tax-exempt foods. They also cannot use protected class data to withhold or deny offers or services. If a price is set by an algorithm or your data, the seller must show a clear notice next to the price. Normal promotions, loyalty deals, subscriptions, cost-based charges, price corrections, and outage resets are allowed, and you can choose data-for-discount offers. Personal data does not include de-identified or public information.
How pricing rule enforcement works
Beginning Oct. 1, 2026, the state must send a notice and give 45 days to fix a violation before it enforces these pricing rules. People cannot bring private lawsuits under the main pricing section, and the general private-suit law does not apply to these two sections. These violations are not crimes under the usual misdemeanor rule.
Which food retailers are covered
Beginning Oct. 1, 2026, a covered food retailer is a store with at least 15,000 square feet that sells food exempt from sales and use tax under §11-206(c). Only businesses that meet both rules are covered by these pricing and data limits. Smaller stores are not covered.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Gabriel Acevero
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Nick Allen
Democratic • House
Marlon Amprey
Democratic • House
Dylan Behler
Democratic • House
Harry Bhandari
Democratic • House
Adrian Boafo
Democratic • House
Derrick Coley
Democratic • House
Dana Jones
Democratic • House
Eric Ebersole
Democratic • House
Mark Edelson
Democratic • House
Diana M. Fennell
Democratic • House
Linda Foley
Democratic • House
Catherine M. Forbes
Democratic • House
Mike Griffith
Republican • House
Michele Guyton
Democratic • House
Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Democratic • House
Terri L. Hill
Democratic • House
Kevin B. Hornberger
Republican • House
Julian Ivey
Democratic • House
Aaron M. Kaufman
Democratic • House
Kenneth Kerr
Democratic • House
Robbyn Lewis
Democratic • House
Bernice Mireku-North
Democratic • House
David Moon
House
Gabriel M. Moreno
Democratic • House
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democratic • House
Cheryl E. Pasteur
Democratic • House
Edith J. Patterson
Democratic • House
N. Scott Phillips
Democratic • House
Andrew C. Pruski
Democratic • House
Denise Roberts
Democratic • House
Malcolm P. Ruff
Democratic • House
Gary Simmons
Democratic • House
Karen Simpson
Democratic • House
Jared Solomon
Democratic • House
Ryan Spiegel
Democratic • House
Vaughn Stewart
Democratic • House
Deni Taveras
Democratic • House
Karen Toles
Democratic • House
Chris Tomlinson
Republican • House
Veronica Turner
Democratic • House
Joe Vogel
Democratic • House
Ron Watson
Democratic • Senate
Jennifer White Holland
Democratic • House
Greg Wims
Democratic • House
Jamila J. Woods
Democratic • House
Natalie Ziegler
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/11/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 100 • No: 31 • Other: 10
Senate vote • 4/10/2026
Third Readings Passed with Amendments
Yes: 41 • No: 1 • Other: 5
House vote • 3/21/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 96 • No: 32 • Other: 13
House vote • 3/20/2026
Floor Amendment {473426/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected
Yes: 37 • No: 92 • Other: 12
House vote • 3/20/2026
Floor Amendment {373526/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected
Yes: 36 • No: 90 • Other: 15
Actions Timeline
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 154
4/28/2026Passed Enrolled
4/11/2026HouseThird Reading Passed (100-31)
4/11/2026HouseHouse Concurs Senate Amendments
4/11/2026HouseThird Readings Passed with Amendments (41-1)
4/10/2026SenateFloor Amendment {493323/1 (Senator Beidle) Adopted
4/10/2026SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
4/10/2026SenateFavorable with Amendments {373020/1 Adopted
4/10/2026SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/10/2026SenateReferred Finance
3/23/2026SenateThird Reading Passed (96-32)
3/21/2026HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20/2026HouseFloor Amendment {373526/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (36-90)
3/20/2026HouseFloor Amendment {473426/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (37-92)
3/20/2026HouseMotion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Chisholm) Adopted
3/20/2026HouseFavorable with Amendments {643424/1 Adopted
3/20/2026HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/20/2026HouseHearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2/9/2026HouseFirst Reading Economic Matters
2/4/2026House
Bill Text
Third Reading
4/11/2026
Third Reading
3/20/2026
First Reading
2/4/2026
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