HB 972 — Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
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 the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $200,000 to the Fund each year; requiring the Comptroller to pay $100,000 to the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc, and $100,000 to the Maryland FFA Association from the Fund for agricultural education programs; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163
Sponsors (47)
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jesse T. Pippy (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jay A. Jacobs (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Chris Tomlinson (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- William Valentine (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- William J. Wivell (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Christopher T. Adams (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- H. Kevin Anderson (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Lauren Arikan (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Terry L. Baker (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Barry Beauchamp (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Brian Chisholm (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Mike Griffith (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jim Hinebaugh (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Seth A. Howard (R, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Nino Mangione (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Susan K. McComas (R, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Ric Metzgar (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Joshua J. Stonko (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Karen Simpson (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- David Fraser-Hidalgo (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Anne Healey (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Marc Korman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Darrell Odom (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Dana Stein (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Anne Healey (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Barry Beauchamp (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Brian Chisholm (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Chris Tomlinson (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Christopher T. Adams (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Dana Stein (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Darrell Odom (D, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | David Fraser-Hidalgo (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | H. Kevin Anderson (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Jay A. Jacobs (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Jesse T. Pippy (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Jim Hinebaugh (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Joshua J. Stonko (R, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Karen Simpson (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Lauren Arikan (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House environment and transportation · md-leg