# Maryland HB 1048: Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice

Maryland HB 1048, Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Emily Shetty (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Referred Finance) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1048
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Referred Finance
- Sponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Public Health, Awareness and Outreach, Consumer Protection, Disclosure, Electronic Government, Federal Government, Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health, Department of, Information Technology, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Labeling, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Publications -see also- Maryland Register; Textbooks, Reports, Restaurants, Rules and Regulations, Signs and Billboards, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Weights and Measures
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (97 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 97 | 36 | 7 |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (97-36) (House)
- 2026-03-23: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-23: Favorable with Amendments {323826/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health (House)
- 2026-02-13: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-09: First Reading Health (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1048t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1048f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1048t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1048f.pdf)

## Related
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- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1048-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).