Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established

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Click here to create a new list. Close SB0134 Original Chamber 1st Reading placeholder placeholder Referral to Cmte placeholder placeholder 2nd Reading placeholder placeholder 3rd Reading Opposite Chamber 1st Reading placeholder placeholder Referral to Cmte placeholder placeholder 2nd Reading placeholder placeholder 3rd Reading placeholder placeholder Review in Original Chamber Passed Both Chambers Conf. Cmte (if necessary) placeholder placeholder To Governor Title Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established Sponsored by Senator Hester Status In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) Analysis Fiscal and Policy Note Synopsis Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing a solid waste disposal surcharge on the final disposal of solid waste in the State; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly yearly beginning December 31, 2027, on the grants awarded, and the impact on jobs creation, producers, and food waste reduction; etc. Committees Original: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media Budget and Taxation Committee Testimony Witness List Details Cross-filed with: HB0042 Bill File Type: Pre-Filed Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025 History Toggle History Dropdown Legislation History Chamber Senate Calendar Date 11/01/2024 Legislative Date 11/01/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation Proceedings Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established Proceedings Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/23/2025 Legislative Date 1/23/2025 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) Proceedings Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Proceedings Senate 11/01/2024 11/01/2024 Pre-filed Senate 1/08/2025 1/08/2025 First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation Text - First - Solid Waste Disposal Surcharge and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established Senate 1/23/2025 1/23/2025 Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) File Code Toggle Filecode Dropdown Environment Agriculture Subjects Toggle Subjects Dropdown Administrative Agencies Agriculture, Department of Agriculture -see also- Agritourism; Cannabis Prd; Farm; etc. Annotated Code of Maryland Civil Rights and Social Equity Classifications and Designations Comptroller Consumer Price Index Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc. Data -see also- Census; Demographics Education, Boards of Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc. Environment, Department of the Environmental Justice Farmers and Farming -see also- Agriculture; Farmland Farmland Federal Government Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc. Grants Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc. Investments -see also- Securities Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab Language -see also- Communications; Literacy Low-Income Minorities Nonprofit Organizations Oaths Permits -see also- Building Permits Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records Refuse Disposal -see also- Recycling Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax) Rules and Regulations Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. 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