Maryland General Assembly · HB0972 · Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163 (Chapter 163)

Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act)

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Became law

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act)” Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

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 agricultur

From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

First reading, house of origin · Feb 5, 2026

Hearing · Feb 25, 2026

Committee report, house of origin: Favorable with Amendments · Mar 19, 2026

Second reading, house of origin: Passed with Amendments · Mar 8, 2026

Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Mar 9, 2026

First reading, opposite house · Mar 6, 2026

Committee report, opposite house: Favorable · Apr 8, 2026

Second reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 20, 2026

Third reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 24, 2026

The numbers

sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Delegate Miller Delegate Buckel Delegate Pippy Delegate Jacobs Delegate Bouchat Delegate Ciliberti Delegate Hornberger Delegate Rose Delegate Tomlinson Delegate Valentine Delegate Wivell Delegate Adams Delegate Anderson Delegate Arentz Delegate Arikan Delegate Baker Delegate Beauchamp Delegate Chisholm Delegate Ghrist Delegate Griffith Delegate Hartman Delegate Hinebaugh Delegate Howard Delegate Hutchinson Delegate KipkeDelegate Long, R.Delegate MangioneDelegate McComas Delegate Metzgar Delegate Morgan, M.Delegate Morgan, T.Delegate Nkongolo Delegate Reilly Delegate Schmidt Delegate Stonko Delegate Fair Delegate Simpson Delegate Allen Delegate Behler Delegate Boyce

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 163 (as of Aug 30, 2026).