New laws: No Kings, no trying youths as adults, no ‘dynamic pricing’ — and a prehistoric shark

The more than 370 bills that became law Thursday are the usual grab bag of serious and silly, of technical tweaks, of answers to sweeping national issues and personal responses to situations that took young lives in Maryland. Many were years in the making.

By: William J. Ford, Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 1,925

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Police will no longer be able to wear masks, hospitals will not be able to deny emergency abortions in life-threatening situations and retailers will prohibited from setting different prices for the same item based on shoppers’ personal data, under new laws that took effect Thursday.

Motorists, meanwhile, will be required to clear snow and ice off their cars before driving, businesses will be required to accept cash for essential goods like food and medicine at …

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