Agriculture, Department Of
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers [HB-262]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
Altering the membership of the Maryland Agricultural Commission; establishing the Committee on Young Farmers for purposes of communicating to the Maryland Agricultural Commission on issues relating to young and beginning farmers in the State; repealing the provisions of law establishing and governing the Young Farmers Advisory Board; and requiring the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation to be governed and administered by a board of trustees composed in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 43 on 04/08/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established [SB-134]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing a solid waste disposal surcharge on the final disposal of solid waste in the State; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly yearly beginning December 31, 2027, on the grants awarded, and the impact on jobs creation, producers, and food waste reduction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 01/23/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations [SB-226]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the purpose and use of the Maryland Farms and Families Fund to match purchases made with FMNP, SNAP, and WIC benefits at certain farmers markets and farm stands, support nonprofit farmers markets by providing logistical and marketing support to increase the use of federal nutrition programs at these markets, and to support nonprofit organizations or other responsible persons to implement the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 40 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture – Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers [SB-240]
[Agriculture ]
Altering the membership of the Maryland Agricultural Commission; establishing the Committee on Young Farmers for purposes of communicating to the general public, State government, and the Maryland Agricultural Commission issues relating to young and beginning farmers in the State; establishing the membership of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees; and repealing the provisions of law establishing and governing the Young Farmers Advisory Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/08/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the prohibition of glyphosate herbicides and certain food additives at primary and secondary schools. [HB-1637]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to the prohibition of glyphosate herbicides and certain food additives at primary and secondary schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lacey Hull
Read First Time on 03/12/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. [HB-1592]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Public Health ]
Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Effective On 9/1/25 on 06/20/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to measures to address student hunger at postsecondary educational institutions. [HB-1289]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Relating to measures to address student hunger at postsecondary educational institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard
Read First Time on 03/10/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing an administrative penalty; requiring a permit to conduct certain research involving hemp; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense. [HB-1113]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing an administrative penalty; requiring a permit to conduct certain research involving hemp; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Briscoe Cain
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/18/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program. [HB-821]
[Food ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diego Bernal
Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 04/17/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council. [HB-1203]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Turner
Received From The House on 04/29/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 [SB-1185]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under certain provisions of the Act, pass a certain examination, and pay a certain fee; authorizing the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a standard apprenticeship program for a licensed occupation or profession; and establishing a workgroup to establish group-sponsored apprenticeships in certain professions.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance [HB-1466]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to coordinate with the Maryland Energy Administration, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Commerce, the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and certain other stakeholders to ensure anaerobic digestion technology projects are not unduly delayed; and requiring the Department, in coordination with certain State agencies, to establish certain guidance for farmers regarding the development and implementation of anaerobic digestion technology.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay A. Jacobs
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Soil Conservation Districts - Small Ponds - Plan Review Fees [HB-1465]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
Authorizing a soil conservation district to recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing plans for small ponds; establishing that any fees collected under the Act shall be supplemental to county and State funds; requiring a soil conservation district, in developing a fee system for small pond plans, to determine for the succeeding year the reasonable cost of reviewing the plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 524 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established [HB-1318]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities for on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Program in the Department of the Environment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program - Established [HB-1042]
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[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Best in Show Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impacts of State-funded best management practices in a certain manner; requiring the Department of Agriculture to administer and manage certain competitive grants under the Program in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Lanman Guzzone
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [HB-991]
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[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 531 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions [HB-1030]
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[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping a certain number of roosters on certain property beginning on January 1, 2026, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Department to work in cooperation with a local animal control or law enforcement officer to enforce the Act; and establishing a fine of $1,000 for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture - Invasive Plant Species - Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act) [HB-979]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Altering the regulatory approach for controlling invasive plant species in the State, including repealing certain provisions of law relating to a two-tiered regulatory approach and requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a list of prohibited invasive plants by regulation in a certain manner on or before October 1, 2024; establishing certain protocols for assessing certain nonnative plants and determining whether those plants are invasive or whether the plants may be placed on a certain watch list; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 590 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions [SB-1055]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting, unless authorized by the Department of Agriculture, a person from keeping more than 5 roosters per acre on a single property or more than a total of 25 roosters on a single property beginning January 1, 2026, subject to certain exceptions; and authorizing the Department to work in cooperation with a local animal control or law enforcement officer to enforce the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Agricultural BMP Priority Environmental Stewardship Program - Established [SB-932]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Maryland Agricultural BMP Priority Environmental Stewardship Program to provide and prioritize the use of certain funding relating to agricultural best management practices and to increase the cost-effectiveness and environmental, social, and health impacts of State-funded best management practices in a certain manner; requiring a grant applicant to demonstrate that any agricultural operation on which best management practices are to be established are in compliance with certain nutrient management plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/01/2024