MD HB1318 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-21 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities for on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Program in the Department of the Environment; etc.

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Title

Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 136 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-21SenateHearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-03-18SenateReferred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2024-03-18HouseThird Reading Passed (136-4)
2024-03-16HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-03-16HouseFavorable with Amendments {353525/1 Adopted
2024-03-16HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2024-02-09HouseHearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-09HouseFirst Reading Environment and Transportation

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Agriculture2109(n/a)See Bill Text
Agriculture2401(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment1701(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment91701(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment91725.1(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment91725.2(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment91725.3(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment9201(n/a)See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement6226(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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