Maryland Subject | Farmers and Farming | Senate

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
MD	SB808	Pass	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, the University of M... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-05-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 445
MD	SB1074	Pass	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 inform... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-05-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 532
MD	SB290	Pass	Altering the annual deadline, from July 31 to October 31, for the Office for the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program to submit to the Board of Public Works a report of waivers requested and waivers granted under the Certified Local Farm and Fish Pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 383
MD	SB56	Intro Sine Die	Establishing the On-Farm Organic Diversion and Composting Grant Program to award grants to eligible entities to assist with the costs of developing and implementing on-farm composting and compost use, food waste prevention, and food rescue projects; ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-25 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MD	SB193	Intro Sine Die	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, 2026; prohibiting a business owner or operator or a farm owner or operat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-11 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
MD	SB311	Intro Sine Die	Expanding the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program by making qualified nonprofit organizations that operate a farm or community garden that is on at least 250 acres, grows between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 pounds of produce... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-11 To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee