2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1434: Maryland Food System Resiliency Council - Healthy Food Priority Area Study

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Maryland Food System Resiliency Council to study and make recommendations regarding strategies to attract and retain supermarket retailers in healthy food priority areas; and requiring the Council to report its findings and recommendations including a review of existing incentives and available financing programs in the State by December 31, 2025, to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
First Reading Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {773622/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (128-10)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 773622/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 773622/1 Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
128
Yea
10
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/16/2025101.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/7/202587.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197049.5 KB