Organization on the record
Maryland Food Bank
Bills
77
81 for · 1 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
40%
30 of 75 decided
Lobbyists hired
6
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$30,916
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 175 Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 429 On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 704 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 903 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Donations to Food Banks and Other Charitable Entities | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1458 State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| SB 377 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 461 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program - Study | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 586 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 599 On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 772 Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 935 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Donations to Food Banks and Other Charitable Entities | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session19 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 42 On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs - Established | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 483 Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 503 Housing Development Act | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 708 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1006 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1024 Agriculture - Catastrophic Damage Caused by Deer | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1090 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Maryland College Aid Processing System - Applications | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1254 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1434 Maryland Food System Resiliency Council - Healthy Food Priority Area Study | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 134 Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 353 Food Deserts Workgroup - Establishment | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 428 Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 430 Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 473 Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion | FWAPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 668 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 769 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program – Establishment | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 789 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 828 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 828 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Passed both chambers |
2024 Regular Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 353 Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 386 Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Alterations (Maryland Meals for Achievement Flexibility Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 543 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 608 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 666 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 694 Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 696 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 35 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 98 Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee - Food Desert Study | FAVPDF | Capodanno, Matthewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion | FWAPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 425 Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Alterations (Maryland Meals for Achievement Flexibility Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 445 Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 482 Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 579 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 579 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session19 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 9 Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 87 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs - Waiver - Diapers and Menstrual Hygiene Products | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 111 Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 152 Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Programs - Alterations | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 323 Social Services Programs - Eligibility and Enrollment | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 452 Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 514 Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Annual Appropriation | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 547 Family Prosperity Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 584 Income Tax Credit - Food Donations by Qualified Farms - Sunset Repeal and Alterations (Farmers Feeding Families Act) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 584 Income Tax Credit - Food Donations by Qualified Farms - Sunset Repeal and Alterations (Farmers Feeding Families Act) | FWAPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 628 Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 19 Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 26 Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 52 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs – Waiver – Diapers and Menstrual Hygiene Products | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 353 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 552 Family Prosperity Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 552 Family Prosperity Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 557 Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 559 Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Annual Appropriation | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| HB 422 Working Marylanders Tax Relief Act of 2022 | FWAPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 456 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 456 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 857 Education - Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program - School Lunch | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 919 Income Tax – Child Tax Credit – Alterations and Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 992 Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Alteration and Sunset Repeal | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1027 Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did 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 | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 404 Working Marylanders Tax Relief Act of 2022 | FWAPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 805 Income Tax – Child Tax Credit – Alterations and Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 971 Education – Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program – School Lunch | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 1009 Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations | FAVPDF | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 752 Income Tax Credit - Food Donation Pilot Program - Extension | FAVPDF | Smith, Nancy | Enacted |
| SB 539 Income Tax Credit – Food Donation Pilot Program – Extension | FAVPDF | Smith, Nancy | Enacted |
| SB 640 Emergency Community Services Fund | FAVPDF | Del Guercio, Carmen | Did not advance |
| SB 769 Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Reporting Requirement and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease | FAVPDF | Smith, Nancy | Enacted |
