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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture. [SB-759]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture.
Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West
Co-author Authorized on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions [SB-690]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a certain farm owner or operator from knowingly confining egg-laying hens in an enclosure in a certain manner, subject to certain exceptions, on and after January 1, 2025; prohibiting a business owner or operator or a farm owner or operator from selling shell eggs or egg products under certain circumstances on and after January 1, 2025; and specifying that a certain certification be obtained in a certain manner to sell shell eggs and egg products.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Native Plants Program [SB-836]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Maryland Native Plants Program to respond to the increasing demand for, use of, and sale of plants native to Maryland by retail garden centers and retail and wholesale nurseries and to educate the public on native plants; requiring the Department of Agriculture to administer the Program in coordination with the University of Maryland Extension; requiring the University of Maryland Extension to hire an extension agent to serve as a native plant specialist for certain educational purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 490 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Hemp Farming Program - Consumable Hemp Products [SB-508]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a person to produce consumable help products for sale by the person; and requiring the person offering a consumable hemp product for sale to ensure that the consumable help product is tested by a State-authorized cannabis or hemp testing laboratory to ensure the consumable hemp product meets applicable safety standards and the tetrahydrocannabinol content of the consumable hemp product does not exceed 0.5 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol per serving or 2.5 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol per package.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled (economic Matters) on 03/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Licensing and Regulation [SB-495]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring each research facility and testing facility in the State to be licensed by the Department of Agriculture to use animals in research, education, or testing; establishing requirements for the use and treatment of dogs or cats by a research facility or a testing facility; prohibiting a research facility and a testing facility from using certain dogs and cats for research or testing purposes and performing certain procedures on dogs or cats; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Food Donations by Qualified Farms - Sunset Repeal and Alterations (Farmers Feeding Families Act) [HB-584]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
Repealing certain termination provisions for a tax credit against the State income tax for fresh farm and organic fresh farm food donations; altering the amounts of the tax credit from 50% to 100% of the value of an eligible food donation and from 75% to 100% of the value of the donated certified organic produce a qualified farm is eligible to receive under certain circumstances; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 454 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Anaerobic Digestion Workgroup [SB-447]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing an Anaerobic Digestion Workgroup to study, identify, examine, and make recommendations on certain aspects of anaerobic digestion; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
First Reading Education, Energy, And The Environment on 02/02/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment [SB-386]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program; expanding the purpose of the Program to include food from certified Chesapeake invasive species providers in the overall percentage goal for certain procurement contracts; altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Food Aggregation Grant Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 575 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Agriculture - Use of Antimicrobial Drugs - Reporting Deadlines [HB-516]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Altering the date from February 1, 2020 and each February 1 thereafter, to July 1 each year, on which the Department of Agriculture must submit to the General Assembly a certain annual report regarding the use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in cattle, swine, and poultry to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 69 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Greenspace Equity Program - Establishment [HB-503]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Water ]
Establishing the Greenspace Equity Program in the Department of Natural Resources to provide grants to eligible applicants for enhancing the public health and livability of overburdened and underserved communities by implementing projects to preserve, create, and enhance community greenspace; requiring the Department to submit certain grant applications to the Maryland State Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Assistance; requiring certain grant applications to be subject to approval by the Board of Public Works; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 487 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture [HB-389]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture as a position in the Department of Agriculture to serve as the primary point of contact for individuals engaging in, or interested in engaging in, value-added agriculture in the State; and requiring the Specialist to provide information regarding State and federal regulations related to value-added agriculture and to act as a liaison between State and federal partners involved in value-added agriculture.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 435 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Actions for Possession - Pet Protections [SB-279]
[Real Estate ]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to develop, publish, and regularly update a fact sheet on the care and protection of pets in the event of an eviction or any other loss of possession of real property; requiring a landlord to provide a link to the fact sheet at the execution of a lease on or after November 1, 2023; requiring a sheriff or any other official to return a pet to a tenant or certain other person or to contact an animal shelter or rescue organization; prohibiting the leaving of a pet on public property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/04/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund [HB-365]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Inflation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the contents and authorized uses of the Spay/Neuter Fund; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a process through which a person may make a voluntary donation to the Fund; requiring the Department to give priority to certain competitive grant proposals that meet certain criteria; and requiring that a certain fee on commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by dogs or cats and registered in the State in a certain manner be adjusted annually for inflation in a certain manner beginning October 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study [HB-319]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with certain State and federal agencies, to study the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pesticides in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before November 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 486 on 05/08/2023
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to egg grading. [SB-481]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Relating to egg grading.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Johnson
Read First Time on 02/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study [SB-158]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with certain State and federal agencies, to study the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pesticides in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before November 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 485 on 05/08/2023
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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to the cultivation, manufacture, delivery, and possession of marihuana and cannabis. [HB-1341]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to the cultivation, manufacture, delivery, and possession of marihuana and cannabis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eugene Wu
Read First Time on 03/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Real Property - Actions for Possession - Pet Protections [HB-102]
[Real Estate ]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture to publish a fact sheet on the protection of pets in the event of an eviction or any other loss of possession of real property; requiring a landlord to provide a link to the fact sheet on the Department's website at the execution of a lease on or after November 1, 2023; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to provide a link to the fact sheet at certain times; requiring a sheriff or any other official to return a pet to a tenant or certain other person or to contact an animal shelter or rescue organization; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 488 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment [HB-63]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
Altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program; expanding the purpose of the Program to include food from certified Chesapeake invasive species providers in the overall percentage goal of 20% of the unit's total dollar value for certain procurement contracts; and altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Food Aggregation Grant Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 576 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture [SB-34]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture as a position in the Department of Agriculture to serve as the primary point of contact for individuals engaging in, or interested in engaging in, value-added agriculture in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 436 on 05/08/2023