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IntroducedFeb 05, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 599
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Simonaire
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jennings
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
NO: 0
ABSENT: 4
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Toles
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
NOT VOTING: 4
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (127-7)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {563726/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Gupta, Kareena
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ainsworth, Martha (Maryland Sierra Club)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Jakuta, Joseph (Climate Parents of Prince George's)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Houstle, Peter (Maryland Recycling Network)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Perez, Monica (Howard County Government)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Fanning, Lauren
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ferrufino, Emily
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Sophia (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Thompson, Lindsay
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ranson, Emily
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Price, Sarah (Maryland Retailers Alliance)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Suwito, Nicholas
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Evans, Lucas
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cleaver, Joanna
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hance, Rosa (Enhanced Impact LLC)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Capodanno, Matthew (Maryland Food Bank)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Crouse, Hilary
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Doordan, Kelly (Trash Free Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cooke, Alexandria
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Swimmer, Sarah
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Zelaya, Michelle (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hough, Tyler (Maryland Farm Bureau)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Nelson, Jen (Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Palmer, Harrison (Maryland Department of Agriculture)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Fry Hester, Katie (Maryland Senate)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Clancy, Isabella
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Fitzgerald, Garrett (Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Taylor, Tom
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Hough, Tyler (Maryland Farm Bureau)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Ranson, Emily
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Zelaya, Michelle (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Nelson, Jen (Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Sophia (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Hance, Rosa (Enhanced Impact LLC)


