HB 1111 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Alcoholic Beverages - Class 3 Wineries and Class 4 Limited Wineries - Bulk Wine

HB 1111 allows Class 3 wineries to purchase bulk wine directly from Class 4 limited wineries and permits Class 4 wineries to sell bulk wine to Class 3 wineries. This changes existing Maryland law, which previously prohibited these specific bulk wine transactions between the two license types. The bill directly affects wineries holding Class 3 or Class 4 licenses by expanding their supply chain options for bulk wine. The policy change takes effect July 1, 2026.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Apr 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

First - Alcoholic Beverages - Class 3 Wineries and Class 4 Limited Wineries - Bulk Wine → Third - Alcoholic Beverages - Class 3 Wineries and Class 4 Limited Wineries - Bulk Wine · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reorganized to align with standard legislative formatting, shifting the bill title from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' and renumbering the statutory sections. The substantive legal content regarding Class 3 and Class 4 winery licenses, including their permitted activities and reporting requirements, remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; only the document structure and section numbering were modified.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to reflect standard legislative formatting conventions.

Statutory sections were renumbered and restructured (e.g., 2-205 and 2-206) to match the new chapter format, though the underlying legal text within those sections was preserved.

New metadata lines indicating a 'Favorable' committee report and 'Adopted' house action were added to the header.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

41–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 49

Mar 21, 2026

D Democratic36

28 Yea 8

77% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred Finance

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

lower

Mar 21, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (41-0-8)

senate

Mar 11, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (137-0-5)

house of delegates

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors