Legislation - HB1342

Authorizing grants to controlled-environment or hydroponic farmers under the Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Fund; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a certain one-stop portal as a centralized source of certain information about the permitting and licensing of controlled-environment or hydroponic agriculture in the State; establishing the Maryland Controlled-Environment and Hydroponic Agriculture Program Fund to provide grants; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Agriculture - Controlled-Environment and Hydroponic Agriculture Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Agriculture - Controlled-Environment and Hydroponic Agriculture
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.

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