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MarylandSB 08422025 Regular SessionSenate

Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements

Sponsored By: Pamela Beidle (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.

Vape seizures come with return rights

Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission Executive Director can seize illegally sold or offered vape devices without a warrant. At seizure, the Director must notify the person holding them and explain how to seek their return. Owners or others with an interest must file a claim within 30 days or lose their rights to the devices. The Director or designee must order their return unless satisfactory evidence shows the owner or claimant was breaking the relevant law when seized.

Manufacturers can supply licensed vape shops

Beginning October 1, 2025, a licensed vape device manufacturer can sell devices to a licensed vape shop vendor. The shop must hold its own vendor license.

Vape wholesalers face detailed record rules

Beginning October 1, 2025, vape wholesalers, including distributors and importers, must keep purchase invoices and post daily receipt records. Daily entries must list invoice number, receipt date, quantity, brand, manufacturer, and supplier. They must keep retailer names and addresses, sales invoices showing each retailer’s local jurisdiction, and out-of-state resale records. Monthly inventories must cover devices on-site or under their control, except transfers to retail stock documented by written memorandum. Inventories may use the month’s start, end, or another specific practicable day; records must be available for the Director’s examination and kept six years unless the Director sets a shorter period.

State drops seized vape handling safeguard

Beginning October 1, 2025, the law removes this section’s explicit handling safeguard for seized vape devices. That safeguard required transport, storage, and destruction to follow applicable local, state, and federal law. This section sets no replacement standard; the repeal does not itself cancel other applicable laws.

Vape seizure cost powers narrow

Beginning October 1, 2025, the seizure section no longer expressly authorizes recovery of investigation and case-preparation expenses, including attorney fees. It also drops express power to impose and collect transport, storage, and disposal costs for seized devices. Nonpayment of these costs or expenses is no longer a listed ground for license denial or revocation under this section. However, a separate retained rule still leaves people responsible for reimbursing transport, storage, and disposal costs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Pamela Beidle

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 197 • No: 33

House vote • 4/7/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 105 • No: 33 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 46 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 3/14/2025

Third Reading Passed

Yes: 46 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 305

    5/6/2025

  2. Passed Enrolled

    4/7/2025Senate

  3. Third Reading Passed (46-0)

    4/7/2025Senate

  4. Senate Concurs House Amendments

    4/7/2025Senate

  5. Third Reading Passed (105-33)

    4/7/2025House

  6. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    4/7/2025House

  7. Favorable with Amendments {343125/1 Adopted

    4/7/2025House

  8. Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Crosby) Adopted

    4/7/2025House

  9. Favorable with Amendments {343125/1

    4/7/2025House

  10. Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

    4/5/2025House

  11. Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

    3/21/2025House

  12. Referred Economic Matters

    3/15/2025House

  13. Third Reading Passed (46-0)

    3/14/2025Senate

  14. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    3/13/2025Senate

  15. Favorable with Amendments {213123/1 Adopted

    3/13/2025Senate

  16. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

    3/12/2025Senate

  17. Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

    2/6/2025Senate

  18. First Reading Finance

    2/3/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enacted

    5/6/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    4/7/2025

    PDF

  • Third Reading

    3/13/2025

    PDF

  • First Reading

    2/3/2025

    PDF

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