Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act)
Sponsor: Delegate MangioneCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the fair market value of certain agricultural property taken in a condemnation proceeding to be valued at 350% of the highest appraisal value of the property; and applying the Act retroactively to condemnation proceedings initiated on or after January 1, 2024.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 24FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gaver, Lisa | Gaver Farm, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seigler, Jane | Maryland Horse Council | Position only |
| FAV | Otterbein, Angelo | Sparks-Glencoe Community Planning Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frederick, Joanne | Stop MPRP, Inc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hester, Beth | Stop MPRP, Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Black, Stephen | Sugarloaf Alliance | Position only |
| FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beeson, Jeffrey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Born, Werner | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Chalmers, Alice | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Davis, Cortney | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Mangione, Delegate Mangionelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Law, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pascal, Sue | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pembrooke, Caroline | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schulze, Glen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Seibel, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Steiger, Erich | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Reed, Dytonialobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Klase, Annelobbyist | Pepco/DPL | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hill, Brandon | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Moran, Suzannah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BGEUNF 1
Gaver Farm, LLCFAV 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
Pepco/DPLUNF 1
Stop MPRP, IncFAV 2
Sugarloaf AllianceFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…