Maryland House Bill 838 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Renaming the food stamp program to be the food supplement program; establishing a Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) within the food supplement program in the Department of Human Services to expand food access to certain individuals; authorizing a certain household eligible to participate in the RMP if the household is eligible for certain State and federal benefits and lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes certain persons; requiring a restaurant to meet certain requirements to participate; etc.

Food Supplement Program - Restaurant Meals Program

Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Del. Carol Krimm [D]
Del. Brooke Lierman [D]	Del. Jared Solomon [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]	Del. Pat Young [D]

2019-03-27 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-08 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (99-37) (Y: 100 N: 38 NV: 1 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475
2019-04-03	House	Returned Passed
2019-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2019-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2019-03-11	Senate	First Reading Finance
2019-03-08	House	Third Reading Passed (99-37)
2019-03-07	House	Special Order until 03/08 (Delegate Kipke) Adopted
2019-03-05	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-05	House	Favorable with Amendments {604461/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-04	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
2019-02-11	House	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-08	House	First Reading Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0838?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0838f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0838t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_475_hb0838t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0008/hb0838_60446101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0838.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0838_app.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0352.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0838_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1024.pdf