Agriculture, Department of

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 20

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  HB 420

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 412

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Mosquito Control - Enforcement Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 421

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 413

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Advertising Agricultural Products as Locally Grown - Regulatory Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 621

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 649

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Hubbard, Niemann, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Environment - Pharmaceutical Disposal Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 712

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Glenn, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Hucker, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Stull, F. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Public Health - Medical Marijuana

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 813

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Aumann, Dwyer, Jennings, Lafferty, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Sludge - Timing of Winter Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 827

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Jameson, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, O'Donnell, Ross, Schuh, Sossi, Stein, Taylor, and Wood

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 921

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Bates, Beidle, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Jameson, Kipke, Krebs, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Myers, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Wood, Feldman, Hecht, Impallaria, Manno, Minnick, Stifler, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Winery Modernization Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 930

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Hucker, Barnes, Gaines, Healey, Hubbard, Niemann, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 974

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 447

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Nutrient Trading - Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1360

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Bromwell, Kach, Lafferty, Olszewski, Schuler, Shewell, and Stein

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Labeling and Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1551

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Manno

  Entitled

  Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program - Extension of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1553

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stull

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Honey - Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 90

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 34

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Quarantine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 93

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 222

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Pest Control - Fees and Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 94

  Status as of January 6, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Weights and Measures - Registration Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 359

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Exum, Harrington, King, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 569

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 627

  Status as of April 4, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Garagiola, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Madaleno, Miller, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Public Health - Medical Marijuana

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 858

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 355

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Winery Modernization Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters