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*hb1286*
HOUSE BILL 1286
A2 6lr2154
CF SB 852
By: Delegates Behler, Howard, D. Jones, Kipke, Nkongolo, and Rogers
Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 7, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Barbershop and Beauty Salon 2
License 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing a holder of a barbershop and beauty salon license in Anne 4
Arundel County to provide a certain amount of liquor for on –premises consumption 5
in addition to beer and wine; and generally relating to alcoholic bev erages licenses 6
in Anne Arundel County. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 9
Section 11–102 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 14
Section 11–1002 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 1286
11–102. 1
This title applies only in Anne Arundel County. 2
11–1002. 3
(a) There is a barbershop and beauty salon beer [and], wine, AND LIQUOR 4
license. 5
(b) The Board may issue the license to a holder of: 6
(1) a barbershop permit issued under § 4–501 of the Business Occupations 7
and Professions Article; or 8
(2) a beauty salon permit issued under § 5–501 of the Business Occupations 9
and Professions Article. 10
(c) The license authorizes the license holder to provide TO A CUSTOMER DURING 11
ANY ONE VISIT not more than 12 ounces of beer [or], 5 ounces of wine by the glass, OR 1.7 12
OUNCES OF LIQUOR for on–premises consumption by a THE barbershop or beauty salon 13
customer: 14
(1) when the customer is being provided: 15
(i) a barbering service under Title 4 of the Business Occupations 16
and Professions Article; or 17
(ii) a cosmetology service under Title 5 of the Business Occupations 18
and Professions Article; or 19
(2) while the customer is attending a fund–raising event at the barbershop 20
or beauty salon. 21
(d) A license holder may serve beer [and], wine, AND LIQUOR for on–premises 22
consumption during normal business hours but not later than 9 p.m. 23
(e) A license holder need not obtain a Sunday license under § 11–2004 of this title 24
to provide beer [and], wine, AND LIQUOR on Sunday. 25
(f) The annual license fee is $100. 26
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 27
1, 2026. 28