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Bills/2021 Regular Session

SB 723

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile HB 831
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Maryland Food System Resiliency Council

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 725 (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 (24)

MGA witness list
FAV 20FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRivkin, DeborahlobbyistCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith-Bell, MelanieCommunityFAREWritten (PDF)
FAVDiamond, JoannaHealth Care for the HomelessWritten (PDF)
FAVHoward County, StaffHoward County Public School SystemWritten (PDF)
FAVRobinson, JDMD Hunger SolutionsWritten (PDF)
FAVKraska, MJMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVBennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of GovernmenMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
FAVFerguson, ColbyMaryland Farm BureauOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilson, Michael J.lobbyistMaryland Hunger Solutions/PG Food Equity CouncilOral
FAVOrosz, SamanthaMaryland Rural Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVJefferson , StaceylobbyistMarylanders Against PovertyWritten (PDF)
FAVNardi, CatherineMontgomery County Food CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVConner, CharleslobbyistOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVMatthews, DakotaRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVHolmes, AyeshaShare Our Strength/No Kid HungryWritten (PDF)
FAVHulsey, HeatherSouthern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, Tri-County Council for Southern MDWritten (PDF)
FAVLantz, WillieWestern Maryland Food CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPalmer, AnneIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAPorter, HollylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOOffice of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of HealthMaryland Dept. of HealthWritten (PDF)
INFOKelly, CatherineMaryland Military DepartmentWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFAV 1
CommunityFAREFAV 1
Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1
Howard County Public School SystemFAV 1
Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1
Maryland Dept. of HealthFAV 1INFO 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
Maryland Hunger Solutions/PG Food Equity CouncilFAV 1
Maryland Military DepartmentINFO 1
Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1
Maryland SenateFAV 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
Western Maryland Food CouncilFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
FAVWilson, Michael J.Maryland Hunger Solutions/PG Food Equity CouncilRegistered 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
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