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HB1111 • 2026

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

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

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Delegate Pruski
Last action
2026-03-21
Official status
In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (40-0)
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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

Authorizing the holder of a Class 3 winery license to acquire bulk wine from the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license; and authorizing the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license to sell and deliver bulk wine to the holder of a Class 3 winery license.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizing the holder of a Class 3 winery license to acquire bulk wine from the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license; and authorizing the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license to sell and deliver bulk wine to the holder of a Class 3 winery license.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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733223/1

None

Favorable with Amendments { 733223/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 1111 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

  • AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 1111 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 On page 1, in line 3, after “Wine” insert “and Pomace Brandy”; in line 4, after the first “of” insert “ expanding the definition of “pomace brandy” authorized to be produced and sold by the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license; ”; in line 7, after “license;” insert “ clarifying that the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license must report all pomace brandy distilled and bottled by the holder as a distilled spirit for purposes of the alcoholic beverage tax;”; after line 7, insert: “BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 1-101(a) and 2-206(a), (b), and (e)(1) Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement)”; in line 10, strike “2 –205 and 2 –206(c)(1)” and substitute “ 1–101(bb), 2 –205, and 2 – 206(c)(1), (e)(2), and (k)”; and strike in their entirety lines 13 through 17, inclusive, and substitute: “BY adding to Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Section 2-206(k) Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement)”.
  • AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 On page 1, after line 20, insert: HB1111/733223/1 BY: Finance Committee HB1111/733223/01 Finance Committee Amendments to HB 1111 Page 2 of 3 “1-101.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

  2. 2026-03-21 House

    Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

  3. 2026-03-21 Senate

    Third Reading Passed (40-0)

  4. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Favorable with Amendments { 733223/1 Adopted

  5. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  6. 2026-03-11 House

    Third Reading Passed (136-0)

  7. 2026-03-09 House

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  8. 2026-03-07 Senate

    Referred Finance

  9. 2026-02-13 House

    Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

  10. 2026-02-11 House

    First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

  11. Maryland General Assembly

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

  12. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections

  13. Maryland General Assembly

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

  14. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance

Official Summary Text

Authorizing the holder of a Class 3 winery license to acquire bulk wine from the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license; and authorizing the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license to sell and deliver bulk wine to the holder of a Class 3 winery license.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1111*

HOUSE BILL 1111
A1 6lr2564
CF SB 803
By: Delegate Pruski
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 9, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Alcoholic Beverages – Class 3 Wineries and Class 4 Limited Wineries – Bulk 2
Wine 3

FOR the purpose of authorizing the holder of a Class 3 winery license to acquire bulk wine 4
from the holder of a Class 4 limited winery license; authorizing the holder of a Class 5
4 limited winery license to sell and deliver bulk wine to the holder of a Class 3 winery 6
license; and generally relating to Class 3 wineries and Class 4 limited wineries. 7

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9
Section 2–205 and 2–206(c)(1) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14
Section 2–206(b) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 17

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19

Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20

2 HOUSE BILL 1111

2–205. 1

(a) There is a Class 3 winery license. 2

(b) A license holder may: 3

(1) establish and operate a plant for fermenting and bottling wine at the 4
location described in the license; 5

(2) import bulk wine from the holder of a nonresident dealer’s permit; 6

(3) ACQUIRE BULK WINE FR OM THE HOLDER OF A CLASS 4 LIMITED 7
WINERY LICENSE; 8

(4) sell and deliver wine to: 9

(i) a holder of a wholesaler’s license; 10

(ii) a holder of a permit that is authorized to acquire wine; and 11

(iii) a person outside the State that is authorized to acquire wine; 12

[(4)] (5) subject to subsection (c) of this section, sell at retail wine mad e 13
at the plant from products grown in the State to an individual participating in a guided 14
tour of the plant; and 15

[(5)] (6) serve, at no charge, not more than 6 ounces of wine made at the 16
plant to an individual who has attained the legal drinking age an d is participating in a 17
guided tour of the plant. 18

(c) An individual may purchase wine under subsection [(b)(4)] (B)(5) of this 19
section if the individual has attained the legal drinking age. 20

(d) The license holder shall report to the Executive Director annually on a form 21
provided by the Executive Director on: 22

(1) the amount of alcoholic beverages produced under the license; 23

(2) the amount of alcoholic beverages sold for off –premises consumption; 24
and 25

(3) the amount of alcoholic beverages served for on–premises consumption. 26

(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, the license holder may not sell alcoholic 27
beverages for off –premises consumption to a person who intends to resell the alcoholic 28
beverages. 29
HOUSE BILL 1111 3

(f) The annual license fee: 1

(1) shall be determined by the Executive Director; and 2

(2) may not exceed $750. 3

2–206. 4

(b) There is a Class 4 limited winery license. 5

(c) (1) A license holder may: 6

(i) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, from available 7
Maryland agricultural products: 8

1. ferment and bottle wine; and 9

2. distill and bottle pomace brandy; [and] 10

(ii) sell and deliver the wine and pomace brandy to: 11

1. a holder of a wholesaler’s license; 12

2. a holder of a permit that is authorized to acquire wine or 13
pomace brandy; or 14

3. a person outside the State that is authorized to acquire 15
wine or pomace brandy; AND 16

(III) SELL AND DELIVER BULK WINE TO THE HOLDER OF A CLASS 17
3 WINERY LICENSE. 18

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
1, 2026. 20