Informational hearing on tobacco retailers; no vote taken
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On March 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM the Baltimore City Council Committee on Legislative Investigations held an informational hearing (virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber) on the proliferation and regulation of tobacco retailers. The hearing requested representatives from the Baltimore Health Department, Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, Department of Planning, and Baltimore City Information and Technology, and invited representatives from the Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission (ATCC) and the Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control to discuss existing laws, enforcement, and how the City can better regulate tobacco retailers to protect communities. The Committee did not take a vote on the matter.
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- Held an informational hearing on tobacco retailers involving city and invited state representatives.
- The Committee did not take a vote on this matter.
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Committee on Legislative Investigations
25-0037R - Informational Hearing - Tobacco Retailers
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- Informational Hearing – Tobacco Retailers FOR the purpose of requiring representatives from the Baltimore Health Department, Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, Department of Planning, and Baltimore City Information and Technology, and inviting representatives from the Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission (ATCC) and the Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control, to appear before the City Council to discuss the proliferation of tobacco retailers in Baltimore City, existing law regulating these retailers and how those laws are enforced, and how the City can better regulate tobacco retailers and protect communities from the harmful impacts of tobacco use.
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
- The Committee did not take a vote on this matter
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