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House defeats amendment to preserve vending-machine contraceptive ban at elementary schools
Summary
The Maryland House rejected an amendment to retain the criminal prohibition on selling over‑the‑counter contraceptives by vending machine at nursery through elementary schools, leaving a bill that removes criminal penalties intact for further consideration.
The Maryland House of Delegates voted down an amendment to keep a criminal prohibition on the sale of over‑the‑counter contraceptives by vending machine at nursery schools, preschools, kindergarten and elementary schools.
The amendment (633020‑1) — offered during debate on a bill described on the floor as "prohibition on sale of contraceptives and contraceptive devices by vending machine in school repeal" — would have restored language preserving the prohibition at the youngest grade levels and retained a misdemeanor penalty. The roll call showed 40 in favor and 92 opposed; the…
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