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HB1212 • 2026

Workgroup on Seafood Marketing

Workgroup on Seafood Marketing

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delegates Hutchinson , Adams , Anderson , Arentz , Beauchamp , Ghrist , Hartman , Howard , Jacobs , T. Morgan , Sample-Hughes , and Schmidt
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date
2026-06-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Workgroup on Seafood Marketing

Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly to convene a workgroup to examine challenges and opportunities in the State related to seafood marketing; and on or before December 1, 2026, requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly to report the findings of the workgroup and any recommendations of the workgroup, including recommendations for legislation, to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.

What This Bill Does

  • Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly to convene a workgroup to examine challenges and opportunities in the State related to seafood marketing; and on or before December 1, 2026, requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly to report the findings of the workgroup and any recommendations of the workgroup, including recommendations for legislation, to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 House

    Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

  2. 2026-02-11 House

    First Reading Environment and Transportation

  3. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Workgroup on Seafood Marketing

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly to convene a workgroup to examine challenges and opportunities in the State related to seafood marketing; and on or before December 1, 2026, requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly to report the findings of the workgroup and any recommendations of the workgroup, including recommendations for legislation, to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1212*

HOUSE BILL 1212
M4, M2 6lr3251
CF SB 916
By: Delegates Hutchinson, Adams, Anderson, Arentz, Beauchamp, Ghrist,
Hartman, Howard, Jacobs, T. Morgan, Sample–Hughes, and Schmidt
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2026
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Workgroup on Seafood Marketing 2

FOR the purpose of requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural 3
Resources jointly to convene a workgroup to examine challenges and opportunities 4
in the State related to seafood marketing; and generally relating to seafood 5
marketing. 6

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
That: 8

(a) The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly 9
shall convene a workgroup to examine challenges and opportunities in the State related to 10
seafood marketing. 11

(b) The workgroup convened under this section shall include: 12

(1) two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 13
the Senate; 14

(2) two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 15
the House; 16

(3) the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary’s designee; 17

(4) the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee; and 18

(5) (i) representatives of the seafood industry, selected by the Secretary 19
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources; and 20

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(ii) any other stakeholder considered necessary by the Secretary of 1
Agriculture and the Secretary of Natural Resources. 2

(c) The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resource s 3
jointly shall provide staff for the workgroup. 4

(d) On or before December 1, 2026, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 5
of Natural Resources jointly shall report the findings of the workgroup convened under this 6
section and any recommendations of the workgroup, including re commendations for 7
legislation, to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State Government 8
Article, the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House 9
Environment and Transportation Committee. 10

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 11
1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 1 month and, at the end of June 12
30, 202 7, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 13
abrogated and of no further force and effect 14