Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB895: Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act)
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party delivery service provider from engaging in the practice of dynamic pricing or using consumer personal data to set a price for consumer goods or services; prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party delivery service provider from using protected class data to offer, advertise, or sell a consumer good or service under certain circumstances; making a certain violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Food Retailers - Dynamic Pricing, Surveillance Data, and Collective Bargaining Agreements Consumer Protection - Price Setting of Consumer Goods and Services and Use of Protected Class Data Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) FOR the purpose of prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from engaging in the practice of dynamic pricing or using consumer surveillance personal data to set a price for consumer goods or services…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Food Retailers - Dynamic Pricing, Surveillance Data, and Collective Bargaining Agreements Consumer Protection - Price Setting of Consumer Goods and Services and Use of Protected Class Data Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) FOR the purpose of prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from engaging in the practice of dynamic pricing or using consumer surveillance personal data to set a price for consumer goods or services; prohibiting a food retailer and a third-party food delivery service provider from using protected class data to offer, advertise, or sell a consumer good or service under certain circumstances; prohibiting a food retailer from diminishing or impairing any right or benefit guaranteed to employees of the food retailer under an existing collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding under certain circumstances; prohibiting a merchant from setting the price of consumer goods or services using certain dynamic pricing or personal data and issuing a certain communication in a certain manner unless the merchant includes a certain clear and conspicuous disclosure statement; making a a certain violation violations violation of this Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and generally relating to …