Every year during the Legislative Session, the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) follows many bills that may impact the agency, agriculture, and its constituents.
If the department 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.
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.
HJ 3 - Natural Resources - Fishing - Wild-Caught Blue CatfishFebruary 24, 2020
HB 17 - Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Valuation of Easement
January 29, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 100 - Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member
February 12, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 156 - Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Sale of Harvested Cover Crops
February 12, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 229 - Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition
February 12, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 305 - Department of Agriculture - Maryland Made Promotion Fund
February 17, 2020
Committee: Economic Matters Committee
Legislative Comment
HB 510 - Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions
February 25, 2020
Committee:House Environment and Transportation
HB 545 - State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Practicing Veterinary Medicine Without a License - Cease and Desist Order and Civil Penalty
February 19, 2020
HB 549 - State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
February 19, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 574 - Agriculture - License to Produce Hemp - Limitation
February 25, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
Legislative Comment
HB 614 - State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act)
February 19, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 687 - Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Fixed Natural Filter Practices
February 25, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 805 - Montgomery County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism MC 26-20
March 10, 2020
HB 1176 - Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Grant Program
February 21, 2020
HB 1312 - Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Industrial Poultry Operations
March 4, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
Legislative Comment
HB 1362 - Harford County - Transfer Tax - Distribution of Proceeds
March 3, 2020
Committee: Ways and Means
HB 1369 - Cannabis - Medical Cannabis Boutique Grower License and Pesticides
February 19, 2020
Committee: House Health and Government Operations
HB 1438 - Agriculture – Processing of Poultry Litter for Alternative Use
March 4, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 1442 - Environment – Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products – Definition
March 4, 2020
Committee: House Environment and Transportation
HB 1534 - Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program
March 6, 2020
SJ 3 - Natural Resources - Fishing - Wild–Caught Blue Catfish
February 25, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 189 - State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Practicing Veterinary Medicine Without a License - Cease and Desist Order and Civil Penalty
January 29, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 244 - Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Valuation of EasementFebruary 11, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 295 - Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Sale of Harvested Cover Crops
February 11, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 300 - Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition
February 11, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 351 - Agriculture - Farmers Markets - Advertising, Labeling, and Enforcement (Farmers Market Integrity Act)
February 11, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 394 - State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
March 10, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 432 - Charles County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
March 4, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 460 - State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act)
February 19, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB 491 - Regulation of Invasive Plants - Bamboo - Prohibitions
February 11, 2020
Committee: Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
