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SB 589

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Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission - Funding

Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing, from $900,000 to $1,000,000, the amount of an appropriation that the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill each year for the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland from the Cigarette Restitution Fund; and repealing the termination of certain provisions of law that require the Governor to include the appropriation in the annual budget bill each year and the Council to use the appropriation to fund the activities of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVNorris, JohnlobbyistBoard of County Commissioners of Calvert CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVBowling, GilbertCcgovOral
FAVDudeck, KellyCultivate + CraftOral
FAVCrone, AmyHopScratch FarmWritten (PDF)
FAVMajchrzak, TylerlobbyistHorizon Farm CreditWritten (PDF)
FAVMcHenry, SteveMARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.)Written (PDF)
FAVHough, TylerlobbyistMaryland Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVHill, BethMaryland Forests AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVBlondino, AngelaOffice of County Attorney, St. Mary's County GovtWritten (PDF)
FAVWatson-Hampton, ShelbySMADCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBailey, JackIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBailey, JackIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDavis, CharlotteIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDonohue, DanielIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVO'Connor, JohnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVThomas, TresorIndividualOral
UNFHale, LauralobbyistAmerican Heart AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFCaplan, JasonIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCasper, AlekslobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWACaplan, JasonMDHWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNorris, JohnBoard of County Commissioners of Calvert CountyRegistered for: County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland
FAVMajchrzak, TylerHorizon Farm CreditRegistered for: Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; Horizon Farm Credit
FAVHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau
UNFHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association
UNFCasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung Association