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State (Maryland)
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]
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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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Returning to State Meat Processing Inspection (Farms Buy Local Act) [SB-39]
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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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use [HB-15]
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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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Workgroup on Food Environments [HB-179]
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]
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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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund - Extension and Report [HB-191]
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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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations. [HB-145]
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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State (Texas)
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]
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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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations. [HB-2]
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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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations. [SB-8]
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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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities. [HB-69]
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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State (Texas)
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]
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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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain food products. [HB-242]
Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain food products.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Filed on 08/27/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities. [HB-58]
Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James White Filed on 08/06/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature 1st Special

Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities. [HB-305]
Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James White Filed on 08/03/2021

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Texas 87th Legislature 1st Special

Relating to information on projected changes in weather, water availability, and climate variability in strategic plans of certain state agencies. [HB-48]
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 07/07/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council. [HB-4572]
Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Toni Rose Referred To Health & Human Services on 05/14/2021

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Texas 87th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the issuance of oversize or overweight permits for vehicles transporting agricultural commodities during or preceding a disaster. [HB-4548]
Relating to the issuance of oversize or overweight permits for vehicles transporting agricultural commodities during or preceding a disaster.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Referred To Transportation on 05/04/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products; providing administrative penalties; imposing and authorizing fees; creating a criminal offense. [SB-1778]
Relating to the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products; providing administrative penalties; imposing and authorizing fees; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Read First Time on 03/26/2021

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State (Texas)
Texas 87th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to establishing an advisory board to study the creation of an entity to facilitate the certification, buying, and selling of carbon capture and sequestration credits. [SB-1839]
Relating to establishing an advisory board to study the creation of an entity to facilitate the certification, buying, and selling of carbon capture and sequestration credits.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Eckhardt Read First Time on 03/26/2021

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