---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations"
description: "Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 594"
citation: "Maryland SB 594 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beidle", "Gile"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4644722-dd36-431e-a689-477b4e23a8d8"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0594?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "50d7e8d9f397aa0ce56e615f1ba1b53eb18d75a9ea5e976e9678eeda401adfaf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 594 (2026) — Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_416_sb0594e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0594e.pdf)
3. **First - Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0594f.pdf)
4. **Third - Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0594t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **30–11** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **87–41** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **38–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beidle — primary (person)
- Gile — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-05** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment Adopted
- **2026-03-17** Motion Special Order until 3/18 (Senator Folden) Adopted
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-21** Referred Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-21** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-02** Hearing canceled
- **2026-04-02** Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2026-04-02** Hearing canceled
- **2026-04-02** Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Floor Amendment {
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed with Amendments `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 416 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4644722-dd36-431e-a689-477b4e23a8d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).