MD SB428 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 2 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-02 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on April 2 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-02 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program; establishing the Maryland Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF) Program Fund to support actions associated with fulfilling the Program's purpose; defining "fixed natural buffer" as a strip of maintained, native vegetation alongside a body of water; exempting certain holders of certain fishing licenses from the requirement to obtain a certain food establishment license; establishing the Water Quality Monitoring Program; etc.
Title
Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | House | Referred Rules and Executive Nominations |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Floor Amendment {503623/1 (Senator Kagan) Adopted |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {113127/1 Adopted |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {113127/1 |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {113127/1 |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
Same As/Similar To
HB506 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 430
Subjects
Administrative Agencies
Agriculture
Air Pollution
Appropriations
Aquaculture
Boats and Ships
Chemical Tests
Chesapeake Bay
Classifications and Designations
Coastal Bays
Commerce and Business
Committees and Commissions
Communications
Comptroller
Conservation
Data
Electronic Communication
Electronic Government
Energy Administration
Environment, Department of the
Environmental Incentives
Environmental Justice
Environmental Matters
Ethnic Affairs
Farmers and Farming
Fees
Fish and Fishing
Food
Food Insecurity
Forests and Parks
Hearings
Higher Education
Hunting and Fishing
Inspections
Intergovernmental Cooperation
internet
Leases and Rent
Licenses
Mediation
meetings
Mentors
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Natural Resources, Department of
Open Government
Oysters
permits
Pollution
Postal Service
Protests and Demonstrations
Records
Renewable Energy Sources
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Rivers, Streams, and Lakes
Rules and Regulations
Scientific Research
Soil Conservation
Sports and Recreation
Standards and Best Practices
Sunset
Surveyors
Time
Treasurers
Trees
Virtual Environments
Water
Water Pollution
Wetlands
Wholesale Distribution
Worcester County
Work, Labor, and Employment
Agriculture
Air Pollution
Appropriations
Aquaculture
Boats and Ships
Chemical Tests
Chesapeake Bay
Classifications and Designations
Coastal Bays
Commerce and Business
Committees and Commissions
Communications
Comptroller
Conservation
Data
Electronic Communication
Electronic Government
Energy Administration
Environment, Department of the
Environmental Incentives
Environmental Justice
Environmental Matters
Ethnic Affairs
Farmers and Farming
Fees
Fish and Fishing
Food
Food Insecurity
Forests and Parks
Hearings
Higher Education
Hunting and Fishing
Inspections
Intergovernmental Cooperation
internet
Leases and Rent
Licenses
Mediation
meetings
Mentors
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Natural Resources, Department of
Open Government
Oysters
permits
Pollution
Postal Service
Protests and Demonstrations
Records
Renewable Energy Sources
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Rivers, Streams, and Lakes
Rules and Regulations
Scientific Research
Soil Conservation
Sports and Recreation
Standards and Best Practices
Sunset
Surveyors
Time
Treasurers
Trees
Virtual Environments
Water
Water Pollution
Wetlands
Wholesale Distribution
Worcester County
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2 | 1901 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Agriculture | 2 | 2401 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Agriculture | 2 | 2402 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Agriculture | 2 | 2403 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Agriculture | 2 | 2404 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Agriculture | 2 | 2405 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Health - General | 21 | 305 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 3 | 1101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 4 | 11A-09 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 4 | 11A-14 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 4 | 215 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 5 | 2101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 5 | 2102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 8 | 2B-02 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
