HB 1208 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food

HB 1208 prohibits businesses in Maryland from manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale food containing four specific ingredients: brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and Red Dye No. 3. It also requires a conspicuous warning label on food products containing Red Dye No. 3 starting October 1, 2025. The full ban on all four ingredients takes effect October 1, 2028. This bill directly affects food manufacturers, retailers, and distributors operating within Maryland.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025

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MINOR

This bill was amended to add new sponsors and include a favorable committee report before being adopted by the House. The substantive text of the bill regarding prohibited food ingredients (Brominated Vegetable Oil, Potassium Bromate, Propylparaben, and Red Dye No. 3) remains unchanged from the original version.

TECHNICAL

Added new sponsors (Woorman, Pena-Melnyk, Cullison, Bhandari, Chisholm, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kerr, Kipke, M. Morgan, Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, and Ross) to the list of bill sponsors.

Added committee report status showing the bill was approved with amendments and adopted by the House.

Changed the document header from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 8, 2025

How they voted

129–6

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 139

Mar 8, 2025

D Democratic100

97 Yea 3

97% Yea

R Republican39

32 Yea 6 Nay 1

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred Finance

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

lower

Mar 8, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (129-6-4)

house of delegates

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

First Reading Health and Government Operations

lower

28 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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