Organization on the record
MDA
Bills
41
17 for · 5 against · 23 info
Got their outcome
79%
15 of 19 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2025 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 176 Agriculture - Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plan - Uses of Information | FAV | Jones, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 226 Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations | FAV | Jones, Rachel | Enacted |
| SB 240 Department of Agriculture – Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers | FAV | Jones, Rachel | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 7 Invasive and Native Plants - Classification, Listing, and Use | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
2020 Regular Session41 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 17 Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Valuation of Easement | FAVPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| HB 100 Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 156 Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Sale of Harvested Cover Crops | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 161 Nutrient Management – Nonagricultural Fertilizer Application – Requirements and Penalties | FAVPDF | Schmidt, Hans | Enacted |
| HB 229 Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 305 Department of Agriculture - Maryland Made Promotion Fund | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 510 Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions | UNFPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 545 State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners – Cease and Desist Orders and Civil Penalties | FAVPDF | Connelly, Steve | Enacted |
| HB 549 State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation | FAVPDF | Connelly, Steve | Enacted |
| HB 574 Agriculture - License to Produce Hemp - Limitation | UNFPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 687 Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Fixed Natural Filter Practices | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| HB 805 Montgomery County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism MC 26-20 | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| HB 1146 Forest Conservation - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives Fund - Distribution of Agricultural Land Transfer Tax Revenue | UNFPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 1176 Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Grant Program | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 1312 Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Industrial Poultry Operations | UNFPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 1369 Cannabis - Medical Cannabis Boutique Grower License and Pesticides | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 1438 Agriculture – Processing of Poultry Litter for Alternative Use | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| HB 1442 Environment – Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products – Definition | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| SB 9 Agriculture - Maryland Egg Law - Revisions | FAVPDF | Baldwin, Deanna | Enacted |
| SB 9 Agriculture - Maryland Egg Law - Revisions | FAV | Connelly, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 11 Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Board of License Commissioners - Qualifications | INFO | Connelly, Steven | Did not advance |
| SB 92 Secretary of Agriculture - Weed Control Law | FAVPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| SB 92 Secretary of Agriculture - Weed Control Law | FAV | Heimer, Lane | Enacted |
| SB 118 Land Use - Alcohol Production and Agricultural Alcohol Production | FAVPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| SB 189 State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners – Cease and Desist Orders and Civil Penalties | FAVPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| SB 189 State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners – Cease and Desist Orders and Civil Penalties | FAV | connelly, steve | Enacted |
| SB 244 Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Valuation of Easement | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| SB 295 Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Sale of Harvested Cover Crops | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| SB 300 Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Vetoed |
| SB 351 Agriculture - Farmers Markets - Advertising, Labeling, and Enforcement (Farmers Market Integrity Act) | INFOPDF | Connelly, Steven | Withdrawn |
| SB 351 Agriculture - Farmers Markets - Advertising, Labeling, and Enforcement (Farmers Market Integrity Act) | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Withdrawn |
| SB 394 State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation | FAVPDF | Connelly, Steve | Did not advance |
| SB 460 State Government – Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman – Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| SB 491 Regulation of Invasive Plants - Bamboo - Prohibitions | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| SB 597 Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Fixed Natural Filter Practices | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| SB 821 Cannabis - Medical Cannabis Boutique Grower License and Pesticides | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| SB 840 Environment - Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Definition | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Enacted |
| SB 928 Environment – Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Construction or Expansion – Manure Transport Plan Requirement | INFOPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Withdrawn |
| SB 964 Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions | UNFPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| SB 1035 Hemp Farming Program - Expansion - Processing Hemp | FAVPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |
| SJ 3 Natural Resources – Fishing – Wild–Caught Blue Catfish | FAVPDF | Shirk, Cassie | Did not advance |