MD HB1024 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-05 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-05 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing the Department of Agriculture to take extraordinary measures to control local deer populations and prevent future crop loss if the Department determines that deer have caused catastrophic damage to a field; and defining "catastrophic damage" as the loss of 50% or more of crops from a single field.
Title
Agriculture - Catastrophic Damage Caused by Deer
Sponsors
| Del. Tom Hutchinson [R] | Del. Christopher Adams [R] | Del. Steven Arentz [R] | Del. Barry Beauchamp [R] |
| Del. Jay Jacobs [R] | Del. Charles Otto [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | House | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-03 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
Same As/Similar To
SB958 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-04 - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2 | 108 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1024?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1024f.pdf |
