Legislation - HB0972

Title: Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Miller, Pippy, Bouchat, Ciliberti, Fair, Hornberger, Rose, Simpson, Tomlinson, Valentine, and Wivell
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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Synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund to provide grants that advance agricultural fairs and education in the State; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring certain proceeds from the State lottery, before being allocated to the General Fund, to be allocated to the Fund; and repealing the requirement that a certain amount of annual proceeds from the State horse racing Special Fund be used to promote State agricultural fairs and education.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0650 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/10/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act)
House	2/10/2026	2/10/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

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