Eminent Domain – Agricultural and Conservation Easements – Prohibited Taking
Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from taking privately owned property that is subject to a perpetual agricultural or conservation easement.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 74FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Russell, Karen | Climate Change Working Group of Frederick County | Position only |
| FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Middleton, Graysonlobbyist | Delmarva Chicken Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Frederick County Government - Office of the County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaver, Lisa | Gaver Farm, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Majchrzak, Tylerlobbyist | Horizon Farm Credit | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seigler, Jane | Maryland Horse Council | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schwarz, Kurt | Maryland Ornithological Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Castino, Michael | Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy in America | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bauer, Elizabeth | Self | Position only |
| FAV | Richards, Annie | ShoreRivers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Otterbein, Angelo | Sparks-Glencoe Community Planning Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frederick, Joanne | Stop MPRP, Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hester, Beth | Stop MPRP, Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Shaw, Jaane | Stop MPRP,Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Black, Stephen | Sugarloaf Alliance | Position only |
| FAV | Gordon, Susan | Tri-County Coalition | Oral |
| FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blue, Anne | concerned citizen | Position only |
| FAV | sebastian, lucinda | gardeners gourmet | Position only |
| FAV | vleck, sandy | self | Position only |
| FAV | Baylor, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Beeson, Jeffrey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Biddinger, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Biddinger, Katie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Blue, John | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Born, Werner | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brooks, Benjamin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Patricia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Byrd, John | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Byrd, Melinda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Chalmers, Alice | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Davis, Alice | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Davis, Cortney | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dinterman, Jessica | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dugan, Chris | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dugan, Deborah | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dzimiela Castillo, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallagher, Patrice | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hall, Debra | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hall, Josh | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hanson, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hill, Brandon | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jones-Prettyman, Todd Jones Prettyman | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kable, John | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kable, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Law, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miller, Whitney | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Moffitt, Brandon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Myers, Jason | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pascal, Sue | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pembrooke, Caroline | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reese, Donna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Reese, John | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
concerned citizenFAV 1
gardeners gourmetFAV 1
Gaver Farm, LLCFAV 1
Horizon Farm CreditFAV 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
selfFAV 1
SelfFAV 1
ShoreRiversFAV 1
Stop MPRP, IncFAV 2
Stop MPRP,IncFAV 1
Sugarloaf AllianceFAV 1
Tri-County CoalitionFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVVenable, VictoriaFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
FAVMajchrzak, TylerHorizon Farm CreditRegistered for: Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; Horizon Farm Credit
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…
UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association