# Maryland HB 0429: On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established

Maryland HB 0429, On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Regina T. Boyce (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0429
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250
- Sponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: Environment, Agriculture, Agriculture, Department of, Agriculture -see also- Agritourism; Cannabis Prd; Farm; etc., Animals -see also- Birds; Dogs; Domestic An; Horses; Livestk, Annotated Code of Maryland, Appropriations, Compost and Composting, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Education, Boards of, Environment, Department of the, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Farmers and Farming -see also- Agriculture; Farmland, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Governor, Grants, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Nonprofit Organizations, Recycling, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Soil Conservation, Standards and Best Practices, Urban Areas, Water Pollution, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (167 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New recycling grants for Maryland farms: benefit, low. The law takes effect October 1, 2026, and Maryland’s farm organics recycling grant program begins July 1, 2028. The Governor must budget $250,000 annually starting in fiscal year 2028; the law does not set individual grant amounts. Eligible applicants include farmers, urban growers, soil conservati…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dylan Behler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Healey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darrell Odom (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Stein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Todd B. Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie Ziegler (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 126 | 7 | 3 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250
- 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Corderman) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Third Reading Passed (126-7) (House)
- 2026-03-10: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-10: Favorable with Amendments {343623/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-22: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_250_hb0429t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0429t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0429f.pdf)

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- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_250_hb0429t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0429t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0429f.pdf)

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- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0429-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).