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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Pesticide Regulation - Transfer to Department of the Environment [HB-387]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
Transferring the regulation of pesticides, plant diseases, and mosquitos in the State from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Environment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2022
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Conservation Finance Act [SB-348]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 238 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Pesticide Regulation - Transfer to Department of the Environment [SB-268]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
Transferring the regulation of pesticides, plant diseases, and mosquitos in the State from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Environment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund - Extension [SB-206]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Extending the termination date to September 30, 2032, for provisions of law relating to the Spay/Neuter Fund; and requiring the Department of Agriculture, by October 1, 2022, to report to the General Assembly on the Spay/Neuter Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 92 on 04/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Pre-application Determinations - Criminal Convictions [SB-111]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a process for potential applicants for an occupational license or certificate to obtain a determination, before submitting an application, from a department as to whether certain criminal convictions would be the basis for the denial of an application for a certain occupational license or certificate; requiring a department to provide a determination in writing to the potential applicant; authorizing a department to set a reasonable fee to cover the cost of performing the service; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use [SB-7]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Food ]
Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to classify certain plants as a tier 1 or tier 2 invasive plant; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to create, maintain, and publish on its website a list of plant species native to the State; requiring that each entity that receives State funding and each State agency prioritize the use of plants native to the State for every planting project; and requiring the Department to notify nurseries, landscapes, plant wholesalers, and plant retailers of the Act's requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 552 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Farms and Families Fund, Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program, and Maryland Farm-to-School Meal Grant Pilot Program - Alterations and Establishment [SB-121]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the purpose and use of the Maryland Farms and Families Fund; establishing the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program and Fund to provide grants to food banks and charitable emergency food providers to alleviate food insecurity; and establishing the Maryland Farm-to-School Meal Grant Pilot Program and Fund to award grants to eligible school districts that include a local food component in school meals and to incentivize the production, procurement, and provision of local foods in school meals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 480 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Returning to State Meat Processing Inspection (Farms Buy Local Act) [SB-39]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Returning to State Meat Processing Inspection; and requiring the Task Force to report to the Secretary of Agriculture by December 1, 2023, its recommendations on implementing State meat processing inspection and to advise the Secretary on the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to meat processing inspection and the establishment of production standards.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 1/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use [HB-15]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to classify certain plants as a tier 1 or tier 2 invasive plant; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to create, maintain, and publish on its website a list of plant species native to the State; requiring that each entity that receives State funding and each State agency prioritize the use of plants native to the State for every planting project; requiring the Department to notify nurseries, landscapers, plant wholesalers, and plant retailers of the provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 551 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workgroup on Food Environments [HB-179]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Food Environments to determine and make recommendations to the General Assembly by November 30, 2022, regarding the most cost-effective method for producing a report on the food environment in each county and State legislative district.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Farms and Families Fund, Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program, and Maryland Farm–to–School Meal Grant Pilot Program – Alterations and Establishment [HB-147]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the purpose and use of the Maryland Farms and Families Fund; establishing the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program and Fund to provide grants to food banks and charitable emergency food providers to alleviate food insecurity; and establishing the Maryland Farm-to-School Meal Grant Pilot Program and Fund to award grants to eligible school districts that include a local food component in school meals and to incentivize the production, procurement, and provision of local foods in school meals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Third Reading Passed (130-3) on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund - Extension and Report [HB-191]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Extending the termination date to September 30, 2032, for provisions of law related to the Spay/Neuter Fund; and requiring the Department of Agriculture to report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2022, on spay and neuter programs that are not receiving funding from the Fund, the market capacity for increasing the fees assessed on each brand name or product name of commercial feed, a proposed fee structure to enhance the revenue generated from certain assessed fees, and additional sources of revenue for the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 472 on 05/16/2022
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Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations. [HB-145]
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[Grants ]
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Bonnen
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 10/06/2021
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Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session
Relating to the Texas Leading on Opportunity, Investment, and Economic Stimulus Through Aid and Relief (LONESTAR) Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021; making appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations. [HB-140]
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[Economic Development ]
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Relating to the Texas Leading on Opportunity, Investment, and Economic Stimulus Through Aid and Relief (LONESTAR) Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021; making appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ina Minjarez
Filed on 10/04/2021
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Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations. [HB-2]
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Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Bonnen
Read First Time on 10/15/2021
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Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations. [SB-8]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jane Nelson
Signed By The Governor on 11/08/2021
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Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session
Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities. [HB-69]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Trade ]
Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities.
Sponsored by: Rep. James White
Filed on 09/15/2021
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Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session
Relating to information on projected changes in weather, water availability, and climate variability in strategic plans of certain state agencies. [HB-57]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
Relating to information on projected changes in weather, water availability, and climate variability in strategic plans of certain state agencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds
Filed on 09/14/2021
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Texas 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain food products. [HB-242]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain food products.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen
Filed on 08/27/2021
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Texas 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities. [HB-58]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
[Trade ]
Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities.
Sponsored by: Rep. James White
Filed on 08/06/2021