HB0429 — On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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22 sponsors
1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (18 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Establishing, beginning July 1, 2028, the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement on-farm organics recycling, compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 for the program; and requiring the Department, beginning December 31, 2028, to annually report to the General Assembly on the impact of the grant program.
Bill Text
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Read HB0429 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Primary
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian · Cosponsor
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne Healey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Linda Foley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
Co-sponsors (21)
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Anne Healey Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
- Delegate Dana Stein Democrat
- Morgan, T.
Not signed on (166)
166 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 166 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 126 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 5% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0429 do?
- Establishing, beginning July 1, 2028, the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement on-farm organics recycling, compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 for the program; and requiring the Department, beginning December 31, 2028, to annually report to the General Assembly on the impact of the grant program.
- Who sponsors HB0429?
- HB0429 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Lewis, Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat), Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), and Morgan, T..
- What is the current status of HB0429?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
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