Legislation

Title: Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program
Sponsored by: Senator Hester
Status: Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 15 of 2025 Special Session
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of General Services and the Department of Agriculture, to establish a program to procure local food for local school systems from certified local farms and certified Chesapeake invasive species providers under certain circumstances; altering a certain percentage price preference adopted by the Board of Public Works by regulations; requiring the Board to adopt certain regulations relating to limiting responses for certain procurements; etc.

Committees

Original:: Budget and Taxation

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0056

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

History

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 Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Procurement - State Department of Education - Control Authority - Local Food Purchasing Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2025 Legislative Date 1/14/2025 Action Hearing 1/22 at 11:30 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/27/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {373826/1 Adopted Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 4/02/2025 Action Rereferred to Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 4/03/2025 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (140-0) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/23/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2025 Legislative Date 5/16/2025 Action Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Governor's Veto Letter Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/16/2025 Legislative Date 12/16/2025 Action Overridden (44-0) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2025 Legislative Date 12/16/2025 Action Overridden (126-5) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/16/2025 Legislative Date 12/16/2025 Action Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 15 of 2025 Special Session Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program 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 Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Procurement - State Department of Education - Control Authority - Local Food Purchasing
Senate	1/14/2025	1/14/2025	Hearing 1/22 at 11:30 a.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/27/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	3/27/2025	3/09/2025	Favorable with Amendments {373826/1 Adopted	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/09/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	57 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2025	3/14/2025	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	4/02/2025	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	4/03/2025	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/03/2025	3/20/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Third Reading Passed (140-0)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/23/2025	Returned Passed	71 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2025	5/16/2025	Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
			Governor's Veto Letter	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	12/16/2025	12/16/2025	Overridden (44-0)
House	12/16/2025	12/16/2025	Overridden (126-5)
Senate	12/16/2025	12/16/2025	Became law per Maryland Constitution, Chapter 15 of 2025 Special Session
			Text - Chapter - Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program

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