HB 1458

Withdrawn

State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment

Sponsor: Emily Shetty (District 18)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Social Services - GenerallyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees; providing the purpose of the Program is to expand food access to certain households; requiring the Department of Human Services to administer the Program; establishing that certain individuals under the Program receive a certain supplemental benefit; and requiring the Department of Human Services to adopt certain regulations.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list

FAV 39FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Alemi, Lindsaylobbyist	Anne Arundel County Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garcia, Leidi	CASA	Oral
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Liu, Joseph	Capital Area Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	Catholic Charities	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	Position only
FAV	Vignarajah, Krish	Global Refuge	Oral
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nampoothiri, Preethi	International Rescue Committee	Oral
FAV	Rice, Craig	Manna Food Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jabin, Drew	Maryland Association of Community Colleges	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kovacs, Lisa	Maryland Association of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boyd, Linda	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crosby, Michelle	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network (MEPPN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miranda-Zambrano, Claudet	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Lindsay	Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stephens, Feamma	Tahirih Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Glennlobbyist	The Horizon Foundation	Position only
FAV	Smith, Austyn	The International Rescue Committee (IRC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Susan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Shetty, Delegate Shettylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dorrien, William	Individual	Oral
FAV	Karlin, Gina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez-Sanchez, Alondra	Individual	Oral
FAV	Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ofor, Chinaza	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wambui, Maureen	Individual	Oral
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
INFO	Brown-Burnett, Gloria	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County Food BankFAV 1

Capital Area Food BankFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 1

Catholic CharitiesFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCAFAV 1

Department of Human ServicesINFO 1

Global RefugeFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

International Rescue CommitteeFAV 1

Manna Food CenterFAV 1

Maryland Association of Community CollegesFAV 1

Maryland Association of Local Management BoardsFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network (MEPPN)FAV 1

Maryland Family NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Food BankFAV 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceFAV 1

Metropolitan Washington Council of GovernmentsFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

Tahirih Justice CenterFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

The International Rescue Committee (IRC)FAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAlemi, LindsayAnne Arundel County Food BankRegistered for: Anne Arundel County Food Bank

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVMartinez, MadelinCatholic CharitiesRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network; Maryland RISE

FAVCapodanno, MatthewMaryland Food BankRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

FAVSchneider, GlennThe Horizon FoundationRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The