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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 473: Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 473 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Agriculture - Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program - Expansion. Primary sponsor: Katie Hester (Democratic), Chris West (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Katie HesterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Chris WestPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate42

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
  2. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source