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Maryland Farm Bureau

Bills
456
375 for · 112 against · 14 info
Got their outcome
51%
223 of 438 decided
Lobbyists hired
20
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$292,182
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file

What this organization does in Annapolis

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Testimony history

2026 Regular Session66 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 40
Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 79
Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2026
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 91
Agriculture - Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Prohibitions
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 175
Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 175
Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 186
Natural Resources - Bow Hunting - Sundays
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 225
Maryland Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 225
Maryland Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 272
Food Establishments - Lavatory Requirement and On-Farm Food Service Facility License
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 272
Food Establishments - Lavatory Requirement and On-Farm Food Service Facility License
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 320
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 359
Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 359
Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 460
Solar Energy - Construction of Generating Stations in Priority Preservation Areas and Study
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 535
Food Establishments - Cottage Food Businesses - Maximum Annual Revenue
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 547
Income Tax - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment Subtraction Modification and Parent of a Stillborn Child Credit
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 609
State Transfer Tax - Land Preservation Special Fund - Revenue Allocation
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 613
Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring System
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 734
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 898
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 903
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Donations to Food Banks and Other Charitable Entities
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 925
Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 972
Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act)
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 972
Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act)
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 1022
PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistWithdrawn
HB 1023
Lab-Grown Meat - Prohibition
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1024
Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1063
Natural Resources - Hunting - Management
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 1067
Hunting - Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition - Phase-Out
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistPassed both chambers
HB 1071
Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 1240
Sports Wagering - Wagers on Historical Horse Races - Authorization
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1244
Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1268
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1342
Agriculture - Controlled-Environment and Hydroponic Agriculture
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1395
Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 1429
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Motor Vehicles and Farm Equipment
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1534
Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1543
Labor and Employment - Temporary Workers
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1554
Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agriculture Purposes - Study and Report
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 1554
Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agriculture Purposes - Study and Report
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 181
Hunting - Restrictions of Venison Donation
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 211
Maryland Estate Tax - Repeal
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 270
Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 344
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 371
Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 371
Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 451
Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 584
Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 599
On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 599
On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 639
Sports Wagering - Wagers on Historical Horse Races - Authorization
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 643
Natural Resources - Hunting - Management
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 683
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Siting (Solar Siting and Preservation Credit Act of 2026)
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 686
PFAS Chemicals – Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 706
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 719
Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 719
Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 751
Vehicle Laws – Required Security – Exemption of Farm Area Motor Vehicles
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 781
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 804
Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions to Heat Stress Standards
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 849
Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 851
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 851
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 861
Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 861
Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 887
Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
2025 Regular Session91 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 42
On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs - Established
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 56
Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistVetoed
HB 56
Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistVetoed
HB 81
Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act)
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 104
Maryland Farms and Families Fund – Purpose and Use – Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 225
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 262
Department of Agriculture - Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 278
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 386
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 461
Sales and Use Tax - Cut Flowers - Exemption
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 471
Agricultural Land and Programs - Scrutinized Entities
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 483
Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 498
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 506
Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 559
Food Establishments - Portable Chemical Toilets
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 631
Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 640
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Overhead Transmission Lines – Conservation Easements
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 650
Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act)
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 654
Wicomico County - Sunday Hunting Time Restrictions - Repeal
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 657
Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 701
Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - Purchase, Use, and Sale - Prohibitions (Clean Air Quiet Communities Act)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 739
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Local Approval
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 742
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Eminent Domain
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 749
Washington County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 766
Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 829
Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 832
Carroll County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 834
Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 894
Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Bats
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 907
Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 997
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Food and Beverages
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 998
Calvert County - Property Tax Credit - Tobacco Barns
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1024
Agriculture - Catastrophic Damage Caused by Deer
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1036
Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 1048
Sports Wagering - Wagers on Historical Horse Races - Authorization
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1079
Public Service Commission - Study on the Electric Transmission and Distribution System
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1175
Nutrient Management - Tidal Buffer - Vegetative Buffers and Restriction on Fertilizer Application
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1270
Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1299
Natural Resources - Western Maryland - Elk
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1337
Real Property - Condemnation - Damages Awarded for Lost Profits
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1342
Pesticide and Pest Control - State-Owned Property - Pesticide Use Restrictions and Pollinator Habitat
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1345
Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1362
Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1396
Property Rights Protection Act of 2025
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1397
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1417
Department of General Services - Clean Energy Procurement Program - Establishment
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1449
Public Health - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk for Human Consumption
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1484
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration For Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1511
Natural Resources - Wildlife Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1554
Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 34
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Conservation Easements
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 134
Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 162
Agriculture - Departmental Authority Over Identification, Inspection, and Sale of Cantaloupes - Repeal
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 162
Agriculture - Departmental Authority Over Identification, Inspection, and Sale of Cantaloupes - Repeal
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 177
Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistVetoed
SB 189
Eminent Domain – Agricultural and Conservation Easements – Prohibited Taking
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 203
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 226
Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 226
Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 240
Department of Agriculture – Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 240
Department of Agriculture – Maryland Agricultural Commission and Young Farmers
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 272
Prince George's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Deer Hunting and Archery Hunting Safety Zones
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 324
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Food and Beverages
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 335
Natural Resources - Canada Geese - Bag Limits
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 345
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 417
Carroll County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 427
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 428
Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 460
Sales and Use Tax - Cut Flowers - Exemption
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 478
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Local Approval
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 480
Department of General Services - Clean Energy Procurement Program - Establishment
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 483
Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 544
Food Establishments - Portable Chemical Toilets
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 563
Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act)
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 580
Washington County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 640
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Eminent Domain
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 657
Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 661
Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act)
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 736
Natural Resources - Wildlife Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 737
Property Rights Protection Act of 2025
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 796
Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting - Repeal of Time Restriction
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 806
Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 898
Nutrient Management – Tidal Buffer – Vegetative Buffers and Restriction on Fertilizer Application
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 932
Pesticide and Pest Control - State-Owned Property - Pesticide Use Restrictions and Pollinator Habitat
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 946
Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Bats
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 952
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 955
Overhead Transmission Lines - Eminent Domain
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 958
Agriculture - Catastrophic Damage Caused by Deer
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 978
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 990
Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 1045
Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
2024 Regular Session45 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 24
Department of the Environment - Environmental Justice Evaluation of Environmental Permit Applications
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 28
Passenger, Truck, and Multipurpose Vehicles - Annual Registration Fees (Pedestrian Fatality Prevention Act of 2024)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 57
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program – Dispensers – Veterinarians
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 94
Correctional Services - Inmate Employment - Agricultural Work
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 113
Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 150
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program and Diesel Vehicle Emissions Control Program - Fees and Fines
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 210
Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use and Electric–Ready Standards
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 234
Department of Agriculture - Licensing, Registration, Fees and Penalties, and Regulation
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 357
Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 447
Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 481
Natural Resources - Antlerless Deer Hunting Programs - Authorization
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 616
Agricultural Land - Adversarial Foreign Governments - Restrictions on Property Interests
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 812
Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission – Funding
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 885
Agricultural Land and Programs - People's Republic of China
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 979
Agriculture - Invasive Plant Species - Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 991
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 993
Commemorative Weeks - Maryland Climate Education Week
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1101
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 1190
Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1318
Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1328
Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1388
Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses for Veterinary and Health Care Professionals and Study of the Health Care Market
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
HB 1407
County Tier 1 Renewable Sources – Generating Systems, Capacity, and Generation – Prohibition, Studies, and Plans
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1421
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1515
Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 42
Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 56
Food Waste and Solid Waste Reduction – Grants, Fund, and Surcharge
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 193
Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 235
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Dispensers - Veterinarians
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 311
Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion
INFOPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 367
Natural Resources - Antlerless Deer Hunting Programs - Authorization
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 392
Agricultural Land - Adversarial Foreign Governments - Restrictions on Property Interests
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 440
Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 452
Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 589
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission - Funding
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 653
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 745
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine - Funding
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 808
Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 847
Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting - Repeal of Time Restrictions
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 911
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling
UNFPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 915
Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 1035
Focusing Federal Career and Technical Education Act Funds on Blueprint School-to-Work Apprenticeship Goals Act
FAVPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
SB 1074
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 1074
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistEnacted
SB 1082
Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement
FWAPDFHough, TylerlobbyistDid not advance
2023 Regular Session71 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 68
Electricity – Net Energy Metering – Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act)
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 152
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Programs - Alterations
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 152
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Programs - Alterations
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 230
Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 253
Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 293
Corporations and Associations – Annual Report Filing Fees – Electronic Filing Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 319
Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 378
Natural Resources - Black Bear Conflict Reduction and Damage Reimbursement Fund - Uses
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 389
Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 449
Calvert County – Sunday Hunting – Repeal of Time Restrictions
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 466
Worcester County - Natural Resources - Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 525
Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 525
Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 530
Natural Resources – Forest Mitigation Banks and the Forest Conservation Fund – Alterations
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 551
Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 556
Cannabis Reform
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 584
Income Tax Credit - Food Donations by Qualified Farms - Sunset Repeal and Alterations (Farmers Feeding Families Act)
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 584
Income Tax Credit - Food Donations by Qualified Farms - Sunset Repeal and Alterations (Farmers Feeding Families Act)
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 592
Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 678
Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Study and Report
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 718
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 847
Anaerobic Digestion Workgroup
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 908
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 928
Motor Vehicles - Off-the-Road Motorcycles - Local Regulation and Enforcement
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 934
Natural Resources - Antlerless Deer Hunting Programs - Authorization
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyPassed both chambers
HB 950
Maryland Native Plants Program
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 954
Natural Resources - Hunting - Tundra Swans
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 983
Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 987
Alcoholic Beverages – Use of Alcoholic Beverages for Educational Purposes
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 1067
Hemp Farming Program – Use of Hemp and Hemp Products in Consumable Products
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1087
Wicomico County - Sunday Hunting and Archery Hunting Safety Zones
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 1118
Middle Shore Counties - Sunday Hunting - Repeal of Time Restrictions
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1139
Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On-Farm Composting and Compost Use
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1204
Hemp Farming Program - Refined Hemp and Hemp Extract Products - Requirements
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1262
Aquaculture - Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, Oyster Advisory Commission, and Leases
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
SB 1
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 1
Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 12
Corporations and Associations – Annual Report Filing Fees – Electronic Filing Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 34
Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 86
Rifles and Shotguns – Possession – Age Requirement (Raise the Age Act of 2023)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 103
Income Tax – Maryland Residential Solar Investment Tax Credit
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 124
Maryland Food System Resiliency Council
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 155
Prince George's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Deer Hunting and Archery Hunting Safety Zones
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 158
Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 224
Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 262
Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 262
Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 310
Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Uses
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 323
Calvert County - Sunday Hunting - Repeal of Time Restrictions
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 327
Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 418
Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 433
Economic Development - Woman- and Minority-Owned Shellfish Aquaculture Enterprise Fund
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 434
Natural Resources - Restorative Aquaculture Pilot Program
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 434
Natural Resources - Restorative Aquaculture Pilot Program
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 437
Aquaculture - Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission, Oyster Advisory Commission, and Leases
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 447
Anaerobic Digestion Workgroup
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 508
Hemp Farming Program - Consumable Hemp Products
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 508
Hemp Farming Program - Consumable Hemp Products
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 516
Cannabis Reform
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 590
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2023)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 640
Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyPassed both chambers
SB 640
Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyPassed both chambers
SB 672
Alcoholic Beverages - Use of Alcoholic Beverages for Educational Purposes
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 690
Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 777
Middle Shore Counties - Sunday Hunting - Repeal of Time Restrictions
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 779
Natural Resources - Female Deer Hunting Contests - Authorization
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 796
Wicomico County - Sunday Hunting and Archery Hunting Safety Zones
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 824
Worcester County - Natural Resources - Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 836
Maryland Native Plants Program
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 866
Special Vehicle Registration Plates - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation - Appropriation
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 866
Special Vehicle Registration Plates - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation - Appropriation
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
2022 Regular Session84 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 11
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Tier 1 Renewable Source – Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2022)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 12
Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 51
Talbot County – Deer and Turkey Hunting – Sundays
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 75
Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 75
Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 116
Agriculture - Right to Engage in Equine Activities
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 143
Somerset County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 147
Maryland Farms and Families Fund, Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program, and Maryland Farm–to–School Meal Grant Pilot Program – Alterations and Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyPassed both chambers
HB 156
Local Governments – Urban Agricultural Incentive Zones – Authorization
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 156
Local Governments – Urban Agricultural Incentive Zones – Authorization
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 170
Calvert County - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 171
Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 184
Environment - On-Farm Composting Facilities - Permit Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 387
Pesticide Regulation - Transfer to Department of the Environment
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 409
Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Fees for Electronic Filings
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 496
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyVetoed
HB 496
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyVetoed
HB 514
Charles County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 540
Agriculture - University of Maryland Extension - Urban Farmer Assistance
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 556
Caroline County, Dorchester County, and Queen Anne's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 558
Land Use – Agritourism – Definition
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 562
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Farm Equipment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 586
Queen Anne's County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 592
Deer Management Permit - Hunting on State Land Leased by Permit Holder - Authorization
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 596
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 646
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Funding for Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 649
Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 653
Conservation Finance Act
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 653
Conservation Finance Act
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 673
Land Use - Agritourism - Definition
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 698
Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 727
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act)
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 798
Community Healthy Air Act
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 829
Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 852
Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Filing Fees
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 855
Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program and Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 884
State Conservation Land - Old-Growth Forests - Management
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 934
Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - Sale, Offering for Sale, and Use - Prohibition
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 956
Natural Resources - Recreation on Private Land - Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 960
Natural Resources – Forest Mitigation Banks and the Forest Conservation Fund – Alterations
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1002
Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1067
Natural Resources - Wildlife Management - Nighttime Hunting
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1070
Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On–Farm Composting and Compost Use
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1085
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Qualifying Biomass and Thermal Biomass Systems
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1216
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Fund
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1216
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Fund
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1279
Sunday Hunting and Archery Hunting Safety Zones - Statewide Authorization and Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1282
Property Tax - Agricultural Accessory Use Improvements - Study and Report
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 32
Worcester County – Public Safety – Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 39
Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Returning to State Meat Processing Inspection (Farms Buy Local Act)
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 98
Somerset County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 110
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Generating Capacity
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 121
Maryland Farms and Families Fund, Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program, and Maryland Farm-to-School Meal Grant Pilot Program - Alterations and Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 135
Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 140
Talbot County – Deer and Turkey Hunting – Sundays
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 220
Calvert County – Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 229
Environment – On–Farm Composting Facilities – Permit Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 229
Environment – On–Farm Composting Facilities – Permit Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 268
Pesticide Regulation - Transfer to Department of the Environment
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 296
Land Use - Agritourism - Definition
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 342
Caroline County and Queen Anne's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 345
Agriculture - Right to Engage in Equine Activities
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 378
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Funding for Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 388
Charles County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 427
Baltimore County - Hunting - Nongame Birds and Mammals
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 437
Agriculture - University of Maryland Extension - Urban Farmer Assistance
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 489
Queen Anne's County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 492
Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 497
Deer Management Permit - Hunting on State Land Leased by Permit Holder - Authorization
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 497
Deer Management Permit - Hunting on State Land Leased by Permit Holder - Authorization
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 538
Land Use - Agritourism - Definition
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 541
Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act)
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 567
Property Tax - Agricultural Accessory Use Improvements - Study and Report
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 582
Natural Resources - Recreation on Private Land - Hunting
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 594
Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 651
Natural Resources - Forest Mitigation Banks and the Forest Conservation Fund - Alterations
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 687
Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 721
Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Acceleration
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 782
Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 783
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 800
Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Exemption
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 833
Cannabis Reform
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 903
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass and Thermal Biomass Systems
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 942
Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program and Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
2021 Regular Session79 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 7
Venison Donation Expenses - Income Tax Credit and Grant Program
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 7
Venison Donation Expenses - Income Tax Credit and Grant Program
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 8
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Use of Proceeds for Maryland Healthy Soils Program
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 33
Climate Crisis and Education Act
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 82
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 84
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair
FWAFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 92
Procurement - Invasive Plant Species - Prohibition on Use of State Funds
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 92
Procurement - Invasive Plant Species - Prohibition on Use of State Funds
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 145
Unlawful Taking of Oysters From Submerged Land Leases, Aquaculture Leases, and Water Column Leases – Penalties
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 249
Agriculture – License to Produce Hemp – Limitation
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 269
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 317
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food and Beverage Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 317
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food and Beverage Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 391
Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 472
Agriculture - Use of Glyphosate - Prohibition
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 474
Income Tax Credit - Wineries and Vineyards - Sunset Extension
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 497
Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Repeal of Repayment Requirement
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 497
Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property - Repeal of Repayment Requirement
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 507
Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 508
COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 569
Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Limit
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 577
Health and Welfare of H–2 Visa and Migrant Workers – COVID–19 Pandemic – Regulations (Healthy Farmworkers Act)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 581
Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 584
Public Utilities – Net Energy Metering
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 594
Prohibition on Sale of Wildlife - Local Venison Donation Programs - Application
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 634
Association Health Coverage Plans
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 639
Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Property Management – Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 682
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Thermal Biomass Systems
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 752
Income Tax Credit - Food Donation Pilot Program - Extension
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 800
Natural Resources - Waters of the State - Mobile Locator Application
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 801
Calvert County – Public Safety – Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 801
Calvert County – Public Safety – Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 831
Maryland Food System Resiliency Council
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 840
Somerset County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 841
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Agricultural Stands, Retail Farms, and Farmers' Markets
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 860
State Planning – Preservation of Agricultural Land – Goal
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 991
Tree Solutions Now Act of 2021
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 991
Tree Solutions Now Act of 2021
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 1017
Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Reporting Requirement and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 1025
Pesticides – Carbofuran – Collection, Disposal, and Prohibition on Possession or Storage
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1078
Attorney General - Climate Change Actions - Authorization
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1134
Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 1144
Economic Development – Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Fund – Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1163
Caroline County – Sunday Hunting – Deer Hunting Seasons
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1199
Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1282
Real Property – Nuisance Actions – Rodent Harborage
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1326
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Revisions and Public Health Emergency Leave
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
SB 11
Sales and Use Tax - Agricultural Purpose Exemption - Seedlings and Fruit Trees
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 24
Gaming – Sports and Event Wagering License – Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc.
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 51
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Property Management - Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 76
Climate Crisis and Education Act
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 119
Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 151
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 203
Aquaculture Lease Applications - Notices, Protests, Meetings, and Conflict Resolution
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 210
COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 318
Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 344
Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - State Cost-Sharing Funds
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 407
Electricity – Net Energy Metering – Limit
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 412
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 486
Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 502
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Agricultural Stands, Retail Farms, and Farmers' Markets
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 508
Public Utilities - Net Energy Metering
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 524
Environment - Multidefendant Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Cases - Effect of Settlement
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 534
Income Tax Credit – Wineries and Vineyards – Sunset Extension
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 539
Income Tax Credit – Food Donation Pilot Program – Extension
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 549
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Thermal Biomass Systems
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 603
Caroline County - Sunday Hunting - Deer Hunting Seasons
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 605
Queen Anne's County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 621
Association Health Coverage Plans
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 634
Somerset County - Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 673
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 692
State Planning – Preservation of Agricultural Land – Goal
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 716
Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 723
Maryland Food System Resiliency Council
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 727
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Revisions and Public Health Emergency Leave
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 769
Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Reporting Requirement and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 769
Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Reporting Requirement and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 803
Economic Development – Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Fund – Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 803
Economic Development – Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Fund – Establishment
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
2020 Regular Session65 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 13
Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 100
Maryland Agricultural Commission - Hemp Industry Member
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 171
Crimes Against Animals – Interference With Equines
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 222
Income Tax Rates - Capital Gains Income
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 225
Gaming - Sports Wagering - Implementation
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 336
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 395
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Use of Proceeds for Maryland Healthy Soils Program
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 510
Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions
UNFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 510
Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions
UNFPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 517
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 574
Agriculture - License to Produce Hemp - Limitation
UNFPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 636
Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 743
Universal School Start Act of 2020
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 772
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee – Food and Beverage Procurement – Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UNFPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 772
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee – Food and Beverage Procurement – Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UNFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 799
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair Farm Equipment
INFOPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 805
Montgomery County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism MC 26-20
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 856
Unlawful Taking of Oysters From Submerged Land Leases and Water Column Leases - Penalties
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 863
Natural Resources – Organized Killing Contests – Restrictions
UNFPDFFerguson, colbyDid not advance
HB 889
Property Tax - Exemption - Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc.
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 889
Property Tax - Exemption - Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc.
FAVTorres, JohnEnacted
HB 999
Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 1006
Real Estate Brokers - Exemption for Auctioneers - Repeal
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1098
Use of Public Funds – Playground and Athletic Field Surfaces – Authorizations, Preferences, and Prohibitions (Safe and Healthy Fields Act)
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 1123
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Agricultural Stands
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 1124
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair
INFOPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1146
Forest Conservation - Mel Noland Woodland Incentives Fund - Distribution of Agricultural Land Transfer Tax Revenue
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1176
Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Grant Program
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 1300
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation
INFOFerguson, ColbyVetoed
HB 1304
Baltimore County - Hunting - Deer Management Permits
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
HB 1390
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1434
Aquaculture Leases – Marking Requirements and Use of Lease – Alterations
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
HB 1438
Agriculture – Processing of Poultry Litter for Alternative Use
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1487
Public Schools - Agricultural Education and Grant Programs
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1488
Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program and Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerVetoed
HB 1534
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
HB 1543
Environment – Climate Crisis and Education Act
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
HB 1628
Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services
INFOPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 4
Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Sports and Event Wagering Referendum and Minority Business Enterprise Disparity Study
FWAFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 4
Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Sports and Event Wagering Referendum and Minority Business Enterprise Disparity Study
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 58
Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Referendum - Sports Wagering
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 118
Land Use - Alcohol Production and Agricultural Alcohol Production
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 189
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners – Cease and Desist Orders and Civil Penalties
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 208
Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers
UNFFerguson, ColbyVetoed
SB 281
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 403
Labor and Employment – Maryland Wage and Hour Law – Agricultural Stands, Retail Farms, and Farmers’ Markets
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
SB 432
Charles County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
FAVPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
SB 478
Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
UNFPDFWelch, ParkerDid not advance
SB 505
Crimes Against Animals – Interference With Equines
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 540
Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 562
Public Schools - Flexible Instructional Days - Policy Requirements
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 644
Income Tax Checkoff - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 646
Public Safety – Access to Firearms – Storage Requirements (Jaelynn’s Law)
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 650
Vehicle Laws - Title Service Agents - Out-of-State Vehicle Titles and Registrations
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 689
Unlawful Taking of Oysters From Submerged Land Leases and Water Column Leases - Penalties
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
SB 707
Task Force on the Tourism Industry in Maryland
FWAPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 723
Consumer Protection - Right to Repair
INFOPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 802
Property Tax - Exemption - Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc.
FAVTorres, JohnEnacted
SB 802
Property Tax - Exemption - Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc.
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 912
Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 928
Environment – Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Construction or Expansion – Manure Transport Plan Requirement
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyWithdrawn
SB 964
Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions
UNFPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 986
Public Schools – Agricultural Education and Grant Programs
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance
SB 987
Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyEnacted
SB 1035
Hemp Farming Program - Expansion - Processing Hemp
FAVPDFFerguson, ColbyDid not advance