# Maryland SB 0226: Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations

Maryland SB 0226, Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 40) (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0226
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-06
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 40
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture, Agriculture, Department of, Agriculture -see also- Agritourism; Cannabis Prd; Farm; etc., Awareness and Outreach, Farmers and Farming -see also- Agriculture; Farmland, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Food Insecurity, Food Stamps, Kinship -see also- Parents and Guardians, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits -see also- FoodStmps; Housing; MedAsst, Reports, State Aid -see also- Public Benefits
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (214 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More farmers market help for SNAP families: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland Farms and Families Fund money can support matching purchases through SNAP, WIC, and the Farmers Market Nutrition Program. It can also fund nonprofit farmers markets’ marketing and logistical needs, plus nonprofit organizations or other responsible persons support…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 122 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 40
- 2025-04-02: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (122-8) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments {673620/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Finance (Senate)
- 2024-10-06: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_40_sb0226e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0226e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0226t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0226f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_40_sb0226e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0226e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0226t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0226f.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-SB0226-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).