2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB56: Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of General Services and the Department of Agriculture, to establish a program to procure, when funding is available, local food for local school systems with preference to providers that are certified local farms or certified Chesapeake invasive species providers; altering the percentage price preference adopted by the Board of Public Works for locally grown food from 5% to 10%; etc.

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Bill History

10/3/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {103827/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
Third Reading Passed (135-1)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Referred Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/20/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/28/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 103827/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 103827/1 Adopted

3/4/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/6/2025
135
Yea
1
Nay
4
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED