---
type: "Bill"
title: "Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment"
description: "Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 386"
citation: "Maryland SB 386 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Hester"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0547017-3378-4022-b3b9-3efef7b1c506"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0386?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a9c4c451297fedb4604147e22942b8373437904e0395a4ffb5df59e1d28d46b5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 386 (2023) — Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_575_sb0386t.pdf)
2. **First - Certified Local Farm and Chesapeake Invasive Species Provider Program – Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0386f.pdf)
3. **Third - Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0386t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-01** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-27** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28** Floor Amendment {
- **2023-02-28** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-03** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-27** Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Returned Passed
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0547017-3378-4022-b3b9-3efef7b1c506`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).