During the Legislative Session, the Maryland Department of Agriculture follows many bills that may impact the agency and the customers it serves.
If MDA provides written testimony for any bill, that testimony will be posted below after the hearing, if not sooner. To read individual bills, fiscal notes and to obtain complete information about hearings and voting sessions, visit the
Maryland General Assembly Website.
Secretary Joe Bartenfelder
Jan. 25, 2018
Departmental Bill
HB 252 - Agriculture - Definition of Agritourism
Committee: Environment & Transportation
Bill Testimony
Any testimony that the department submits for or against a bill this legislative session will be posted below on or shortly after the day of the hearing on that bill.
SB 133 - Community Healthy Air Act
Committee: Education, Health and
Environmental Affairs
Jan. 24, 2018
SB 153 - Income Tax Credit - Oyster Shell Recycling
Committee: Budget and Taxation
Jan. 25, 2018
SB 500 - Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition
Committee: Education, Health and
Environmental Affairs
Feb. 13, 2018
HB 515 - Agriculture - Palmer Amaranth - Noxious Weed List Addition
Commitee: Environment & Transportation
Feb. 14, 2018
HB 698 - Agriculture - Industrial Hemp Pilot Program - Establishment
Committee: Environment & Transportation
Feb. 14, 2018
HB 870 - Public Schools - Agricultural Education Programs
Committee: Ways and Means
Feb. 15, 2018
SB 571 - Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Use of Land - Signs and Outdoor Advertising Displays
Committee: Education, Health and
Environmental Affairs
Feb. 20, 2018
