Committee on Legislative Investigations
TL;DR
The City Council held an informational hearing to examine the growing number of tobacco retailers in Baltimore and how current laws regulate them. City officials from Health, Police, Planning, and IT departments, along with state tobacco control experts, were invited to discuss enforcement challenges and recommend stronger regulations to reduce tobacco sales and protect public health.
Key Decisions
- Informational Hearing on Tobacco Retailers Held
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- 25-0037R 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.City Council Resolution
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC