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SENATE BILL 757
C8 6lr2427
By: Senator Rosapepe
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 3, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Consumer Protection – Disclosure of Tariffs and Economic Development – Local 2
Sourcing Database 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from not making a certain disclosure on the price 4
of a consumer good; requiring the Department of Commerce to develop and maintain 5
a certain database to connect businesses in the State with local sources for supplies 6
and inventory; and generally relating to the establishment of the Maryland Local 7
Sourcing Portal. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
Article – Commercial Law 10
Section 13–301(14)(xlviii) and (15) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2025 Replacement Volume) 13
BY adding to 14
Article – Commercial Law 15
Section 13–301(16) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2025 Replacement Volume) 18
BY adding to 19
Article – Economic Development 20
Section 2.5–111 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
Article – Commercial Law 4
13–301. 5
Unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices include any: 6
(14) Violation of a provision of: 7
(xlviii) Section 13–411.1(c)(2) of the Transportation Article; [or] 8
(15) Act or omission that relates to a residential building and that is 9
chargeable as a misdemeanor under or otherwise violates a provision of the Energy 10
Conservation Building Standards Act, Title 7, Subtitle 4 of the Public Utilities Article; OR 11
(16) FAILURE TO DISCLOSE T HAT THE PRICE OF A CONSUMER GOOD 12
INCLUDES A TARIFF IM POSED ON THE CONSUME R GOOD OR ON COMPONE NTS OF 13
THE CONSUMER GOOD AND THE AMOUNT OF THE TARIFF. 14
Article – Economic Development 15
2.5–111. 16
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
INDICATED. 18
(2) “LOCAL SOURCE” MEANS A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT: 19
(I) IS HEADQUARTERED IN THE STATE; OR 20
(II) HAS A PRINCIPAL PLAC E OF BUSINESS LOCATE D IN THE 21
STATE. 22
(3) “PORTAL” MEANS THE MARYLAND LOCAL SOURCING PORTAL. 23
(4) “TARIFF–IMPACTED GOODS ” MEANS COMMODITI ES, SUPPLIES, 24
OR RAW MATERIALS IDE NTIFIED BY THE SECRETARY AS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL 25
IMPORT DUTIES OR TRADE VOLATILITY. 26
(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP AND MAINTAIN A 27
SEARCHABLE ONLINE DA TABASE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MARYLAND LOCAL 28
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SOURCING PORTAL, TO CONNECT BUSINESSES IN THE STATE WITH LOCAL SOURCES 1
FOR TARIFF–IMPACTED GOODS AND OTHER SUPPLIES. 2
(2) THE PORTAL SHALL BE SEARC HABLE BY NORTH AMERICAN 3
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CODES. 4
(3) THE PORTAL SHALL COMPLY WITH: 5
(I) STATE AND FEDERAL ACC ESSIBILITY STANDARDS FO R 6
DIGITAL CONTENT; AND 7
(II) THE DATA MINIMIZATIO N AND SECURITY STAND ARDS OF 8
THE MARYLAND ONLINE DATA PRIVACY ACT. 9
(C) (1) PARTICIPATION IN THE PORTAL BY A LOCAL SOU RCE SHALL BE 10
VOLUNTARY. 11
(2) THE PORTAL SHALL ENABLE A LOCAL SOURCE TO LIST: 12
(I) THE CATEGORIES OF SUPPLIES OR INVENTORY HELD IN THE 13
STATE; AND 14
(II) A STATUS INDICATOR S IGNIFYING THAT INVEN TORY IS 15
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. 16
(3) THE PORTAL IS NOT REQUIRE D TO DISPLAY SPECIFI C 17
QUANTITIES OR PROPRIETARY STOCK LEVELS. 18
(D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY COORDINATE WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT 19
OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION, THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER, AND THE 20
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO: 21
(1) IDENTIFY POTENTIAL L OCAL SOURCES FOR INC LUSION IN THE 22
PORTAL; AND 23
(2) LEVERAGE EXISTING DI GITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO MINIMIZE 24
THE COST OF DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE PORTAL. 25
(E) THE STATE, THE DEPARTMENT, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES SHALL BE 26
HELD HARMLESS FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES ARISING FROM: 27
(1) THE ACC URACY OR TIMELINESS OF DATA SUBMITTED BY A 28
VOLUNTARY PARTICIPANT; OR 29
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(2) ANY TRANSACTION OR A GREEMENT ENTERED INT O BETWEEN 1
PRIVATE PARTIES USING THE PORTAL. 2
(F) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 3
REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE 4
STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PORTAL. 5
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of September 7
30, 2031, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 8
abrogated and of no further force and effect. 9
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.