City of Baltimore - File #: 21-0007

• File #: 21-0007
• Version: 0
• Name: COVID-19 Restaurant, Consumer, and Gig Worker Relief Act (Temporary Limit on Third-Party Delivery Services Fees)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/11/2021
• In control: Baltimore City Council
• Final action: 1/26/2021
• Enactment #: 21-001
• Title: COVID-19 Restaurant, Consumer, and Gig Worker Relief Act (Temporary Limit on Third-Party Delivery Services Fees) For the purpose of establishing certain temporary regulations on third-party food delivery platforms; defining certain terms; authorizing the Director of Finance to adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce this subtitle; setting forth certain prohibited conduct for third-party food delivery platforms; providing for enforcement by citation; providing for certain criminal and administrative penalties; providing for this Ordinance’s severability; setting forth a certain termination date; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of third-party food delivery platforms and the economic well-being of Baltimore restaurants, consumers, and gig workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Sponsors: Eric T. Costello, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Robert Stokes, Sr., Ryan Dorsey, Odette Ramos, Kristerfer Burnett, Danielle N. McCray, Sharon Green Middleton, John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter, James Torrence, Zeke Cohen, Antonio Glover
• Indexes: COVID-19, Restaurant, Workers

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/8/2021	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
1/25/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day
1/25/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
1/25/2021	0	Ways and Means	Recommended Favorably
1/19/2021	0	Ways and Means	Recommended Favorably	Pass
1/14/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
1/14/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
1/14/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.
1/14/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
1/14/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
1/13/2021	0	Ways and Means	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
1/11/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
1/11/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Costello and President Mosby

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
COVID-19 Restaurant, Consumer, and Gig Worker Relief Act (Temporary Limit on Third-Party Delivery Services Fees)
For the purpose of establishing certain temporary regulations on third-party food delivery platforms; defining certain terms; authorizing the Director of Finance to adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce this subtitle; setting forth certain prohibited conduct for third-party food delivery platforms; providing for enforcement by citation; providing for certain criminal and administrative penalties; providing for this Ordinance’s severability; setting forth a certain termination date; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of third-party food delivery platforms and the economic well-being of Baltimore restaurants, consumers, and gig workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
body

By adding
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Sections 21-1 through 21-15, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 21. Third-Party Food Delivery Platforms”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(2)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Recitals

Whereas, a state of emergency and catastrophic health emergency was proclaimed within the State of Maryland on March 5, 2020, and renew...