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2026 Regular Session

HB972

Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act)

Establishing the Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund to provide grants that advance agricultural fairs and education in the State; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $200,000 to the Fund each year; requiring the Comptroller to pay $100,000 to the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc, and $100,000 to the Maryland FFA Association from the Fund for agricultural education programs; etc.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
April 28, 2026
Last status update
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163
Author
April Fleming Miller
Co-sponsors
Jason BuckelJesse PippyJay JacobsChristopher BouchatBarrie CilibertiKevin HornbergerApril RoseChris TomlinsonWilliam ValentineWilliam WivellChristopher AdamsKevin AndersonSteven ArentzLauren ArikanTerry BakerBarry BeauchampBrian ChisholmJeff GhristMichael GriffithWayne HartmanJim HinebaughSeth HowardTom HutchinsonNicholaus KipkeBob LongNino MangioneSusan McComasRic MetzgarMatt MorganTodd MorganLaToya NkongoloTeresa ReillyStuart SchmidtJoshua StonkoKris FairKaren SimpsonNick AllenDylan BehlerRegina BoyceLinda FoleyDavid Fraser-hidalgoMichele GuytonAnne HealeyMarvin HolmesJeffrie LongMarc KormanRobbyn LewisDarrell OdomDana SteinNatalie Ziegler

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 6, 2026 House passed March 23, 2026 Senate passed April 13, 2026 Governor approved April 28, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 23, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

137 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent

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April 13, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

45 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163
  2. House Returned Passed
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
  4. Senate Second Reading Passed
  5. Senate Favorable Adopted
  6. Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  7. Senate Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
  8. Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
  9. House Third Reading Passed (137-1) View roll call
  10. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  11. House Favorable with Amendments {973727/1 Adopted
  12. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
  13. House Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  14. House First Reading Environment and Transportation
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2110134
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB972.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00