# Maryland HB 0989: On-Farm Home Processing License - Revenue Limit - Prohibition

Maryland HB 0989, On-Farm Home Processing License - Revenue Limit - Prohibition, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jay A. Jacobs (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-24 (Withdrawn by Sponsor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0989
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: On-Farm Home Processing License - Revenue Limit - Prohibition
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-02-24, Withdrawn by Sponsor
- Sponsor: Jay A. Jacobs (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: Agriculture, Public Health, Agriculture -see also- Agritourism; Cannabis Prd; Farm; etc., Annotated Code of Maryland, Farmers and Farming -see also- Agriculture; Farmland, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Health, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax)
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher T. Adams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Arentz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lauren Arikan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark N. Fisher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jefferson L. Ghrist (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Nawrocki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Otto
- Cosponsor: Jesse T. Pippy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd B. Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Valentine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William J. Wivell (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-24: Withdrawn by Sponsor (House)
- 2025-02-19: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-31: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0989f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0989f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0989-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).