Public Health - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk for Human Consumption
Sponsor: Kathy Szeliga (District 7A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 11:30 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Excluding certain sales of raw milk for human consumption from certain State regulation of milk products; requiring a person to obtain a permit from the Secretary of Health before the person may sell raw milk direct to the consumer for human consumption; and establishing certain requirements for raw milk produced and sold direct to the consumer for human consumption in the State.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Szeliga, Kathy | Maryland State Delegate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Belkoff, Stephen | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bowen, Mary | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Szeliga, Delegate Szeligalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Prigel, Matt | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reitzig, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Young, Weston | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miller, Robert | JRB Dairy LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Myers, Zach | Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Association, Inc. | Oral |
| UNF | Maiorana, Ruth | Maryland Association of Coutny Health Officers (MACHO) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kalyanaraman, Nilesh | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| UNF | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mitchell, Clifford | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| UNF | Davis, Meghan | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Cagle, Anna Kate | University of Maryland Law School | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Jones, Rachel | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Bauer Farace, Danielle | Maryland Veterinary Medical Association | Written (PDF) |