HB 831

Maryland Food System Resiliency Council

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 724 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Food System Resiliency Council; providing that the goals of the Council are to address the food insecurity crisis in the State due to the pandemic, develop recommendations to increase the long-term resiliency of the food system, and develop by November 1, 2021, a plan to increase the production and procurement of Maryland certified food; requiring the Council to submit an interim report by November 1, 2021, and recommendations on a statewide food policy council to the General Assembly by November 1, 2022; etc.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith-Bell, Melanie	CommunityFARE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Melman, Lori	Family Learning Solutions, inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Leibman, Dena	Future Harvest	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, JD	MD Hunger Solutions	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of Health	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Michael Jlobbyist	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Oral
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nardi, Catherine	Montgomery County Food Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Matthews, Dakota	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Ayesha	Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hulsey, Heather	Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, Tri-County Council for Southern MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Position only
FAV	Lantz, Willie	Western Maryland Food Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brocato, Barbaralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gardiner, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmer, Anne	Individual	Oral
FAV	Squires, Netta	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Porter, Hollylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

CommunityFAREFAV 1

Family Learning Solutions, inc.FAV 1

Future HarvestFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFAV 1INFO 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

MD Hunger SolutionsFAV 1

Montgomery County Food CouncilFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1

Share Our Strength/No Kid HungryFAV 1

Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, Tri-County Council for Southern MDFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

Western Maryland Food CouncilFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVWilson, Michael JMaryland Hunger SolutionsRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVBrocato, BarbaraRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FWAElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FWAPorter, HollyRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association