AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 16

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  HB 91

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 200

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  State Agricultural Mediation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 92

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Egg Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 124

  Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Billings

  Entitled

  Nutrient Management Plans - Transfer to the Department of the Environment and Extension of Deadlines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 304

  Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 6

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cole, D. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Oaks, Phillips, Turner, Vallario, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Infectious and Contagious Diseases - Administrative Search Warrants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 467

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 223

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Horse Industry Fund - Assessments on Commercial Equine Feed

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 468

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 522

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Manure Transportation Pilot Project - Repeal of Termination Date

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 778

  Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman and James

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Applicability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 809

  Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, Clagett, Frush, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Kagan, Love, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Rosso, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Restricted Use Pesticide - Use and Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 893

  Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Aquaculture - Enforcement and Education Programs - Transfer to the Department of Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 984

  Status as of April 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Eastern Shore Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, Harford County Delegation, and Delegates Billings, Frush, Hubbard, Hurson, Klausmeier, and Redmer

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Water Quality Improvement Act - Nutrient Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 994

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 257

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Organically Produced Commodities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1066

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Climate Change Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HJ 33

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Joint Resolution 21

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Taylor, W. Baker, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Crouse, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hecht, Hubbard, Hutchins, James, Klausmeier, Linton, McClenahan, Mitchell, Montague, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Petzold, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rosso, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stull, Wood, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Ethanol Production in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 236

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Infectious and Contagious Diseases - Administrative Search Warrants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters

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  SB 303

  Status as of March 15, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Water Quality Improvement Act - Nutrient Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SJ 18

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Joint Resolution 20

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Ethanol Production in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters