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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Second Reading Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 972
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Jacobscosponsor
- Bouchatcosponsor
- Ciliberticosponsor
- Hornbergercosponsor
- Rosecosponsor
- Tomlinsoncosponsor
- Valentinecosponsor
- Wivellcosponsor
- Adamscosponsor
- Andersoncosponsor
- Arentzcosponsor
- Arikancosponsor
- Bakercosponsor
- Beauchampcosponsor
- Chisholmcosponsor
- Ghristcosponsor
- Griffithcosponsor
- Hartmancosponsor
- Hinebaughcosponsor
- Howardcosponsor
- Hutchinsoncosponsor
- Kipkecosponsor
- R. Longcosponsor
- Mangionecosponsor
- McComascosponsor
- Metzgarcosponsor
- M. Morgancosponsor
- T. Morgancosponsor
- Nkongolocosponsor
- Reillycosponsor
- Schmidtcosponsor
- Stonkocosponsor
- Faircosponsor
- Simpsoncosponsor
- Allencosponsor
- Behlercosponsor
- Boycecosponsor
- Foleycosponsor
- Fraser-Hidalgocosponsor
- Guytoncosponsor
- Healeycosponsor
- Holmescosponsor
- J. Longcosponsor
- Kormancosponsor
- Lewiscosponsor
- Odomcosponsor
- Steincosponsor
- Zieglercosponsor
Votes
YES: 137
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kipke
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Queen
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (137-1)
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {973727/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act)PDF
- Amendments {973727/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hough, Tyler (Maryland Farm Bureau)
- ENT Testimony, INFO -- Phillips, Dana (Department of Budget and Management)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- DeCheubel, Leeza (Rural Maryland Council)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Ziegler, Natalie (Maryland General Assembly)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Gordon, David (Maryland State Fair)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Lenhart, Cheryl
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Burch III, Barron (Maryland Envirothon)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hough, Tyler (Maryland Farm Bureau)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ziegler, Natalie (Maryland General Assembly)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Richards, Susanne (Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Burch III, Barron (Maryland Envirothon)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
