Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking
Sponsor: April Rose (District 5)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from taking certain property that is subject to a perpetual agricultural or conservation easement.
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Testimony (35)
MGA witness listFAV 33FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Stevens, Katie | Frederick County Office of Agriculture | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaver, Lisa | Gaver Farm, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Guilfoil, Mona | MD Third Act or Marylanders for Data Center Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shaw, Barron | Shaw Orchards | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shaw, Jaane | Stop MPRP,Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Blue, Anne | concerned citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bond, Charles | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carrigan, Anna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Davis, Donna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dawson, Sharon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Rose, Delegate Roselegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Grabush, Joyce | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Green, Amanda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grochowski, Kathy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Isaac, Victoria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kable, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kable, Robin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krumrine, Amanda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MIller, Kenneth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McIntosh, Shawn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ryan, Shawn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seibel, Derek | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Soderstrom, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stratton, Janet | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vleck, Frank | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Werner, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | teeter, jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Michels, Tyler | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Rhoda, Spencer | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
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…