MD HB895

Food retailers with 15,000+ square feet that sell tax-exempt food are prohibited from using dynamic pricing (varying prices within a business day based on demand) or consumer surveillance data to set prices for individual consumers or groups

Promotional pricing, loyalty programs, and temporary discounts for customer retention are explicitly excluded from the dynamic pricing prohibition

Retailers cannot use protected class data to offer, advertise, or sell goods if doing so withholds or denies accommodations, advantages, or privileges available to other consumers

Food retailers are barred from making administrative, operational, or organizational changes that diminish employee rights under existing collective bargaining agreements without negotiating with the union

Violations are enforceable under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; employees can bring private actions for labor violations with potential recovery of attorney's fees; the bill takes effect immediately as an emergency measure