Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB429: On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act concerning On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion and Recycling Grant Programs Program - Established FOR the purpose of establishing 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 and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion and Recycling Grant Programs Program - Established FOR the purpose of establishing 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 and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Program and the County Wasted Food Reduction Block Grant Program in the Department of the Environment to award grants and fund certain projects for infrastructure, programs, and education that reduce, rescue, and divert wasted food in the State and certain counties; and generally relating to wasted food reduction and diversion on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue in the State. BY adding to Article - Agriculture Section 2-109 Annotated Code of Maryland (2016 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Agriculture Section 2-401(a)(1) and (3) and 2-2001(a), (f), and (g) Annotated Code of Maryland (2016 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Environment Section 1-701(a)(1), (7), and (8) Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Environment Section 9-1725.1 and 9-1725.2 Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2025 …
Sponsors
- Regina Boyce (D, HD-043) · primary sponsor
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, 20)
- Elizabeth Embry (D, 43A)
- Kris Fair (D, 3)
- Jessica Feldmark (D, 12A)
- Anne Healey (D, 22)
- Terri Hill (D, HD-012)
- Aaron Kaufman (D, HD-018)
- Mary Lehman (D, HD-021)
- Edith Patterson (D, HD-028)
- Sheila Ruth (D, 44B)
- Jamila Woods (D, HD-026)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- : Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Corderman) Adopted
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
- : Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- : Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
- : Third Reading Passed (126-7)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (41-0) (April 9, 2026): 41 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (126-7) (March 12, 2026): 126 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules and Regulations, Counties, Education, Boards of, Municipal Corporations, Governor, Nonprofit Organizations, Reports, Animals
Common questions
- What is HB429?
- HB429 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established.
- What does HB429 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion and Recycling Grant Programs Program - Established FOR the purpose of establishing 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 and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue…
- What is the status of HB429?
- Signed into law as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB429?
- Regina Boyce (D, HD-043), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB429?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0429?ys=2026RS
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