Agriculture (M4)

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  HB 49

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphate Fertilizer"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 62

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 123

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 136

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Specialty Fertilizer - Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 290

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Southern Maryland Delegation

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Agricultural Preservation Easements - Renewable Energy Generation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 333

  Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easement Properties - Natural Gas Drilling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 449

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno and Sossi and Delegates Aumann, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Levy, Mathias, Montgomery, Murphy, Proctor, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 491

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Conway, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Levy, Robinson, Sophocleus, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 609

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Carr, V. Clagett, Niemann, and Manno

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 676

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 150

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Beitzel, Carr, Conway, Donoghue, Frush, Kelly, Mathias, Myers, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Waldstreicher, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 861

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Practice of Veterinary Medicine - Operating Without a License - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 929

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 955

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 699

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Horse Industry Board - Equine Activities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 973

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Horse Industry Fund - Assessments on Commercial Equine Feed

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1158

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Ali, Bobo, Cardin, Frush, Hucker, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, and Stein

  Entitled

  Maryland Food and Hunger Policy Council - Department of Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1248

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bates, Beitzel, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Krebs, Manno, Mathias, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Rudolph, Serafini, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1413

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 725

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Veterinary Education - Continuing Education Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1418

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 727

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation - Condemnation of Land Under Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 73

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 17

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Sale of Land Preservation Easements - Confidentiality of Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 74

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 18

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Authority - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 77

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 19

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Organic Certification Program - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 78

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 20

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Practice of Veterinary Medicine - Students - Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 89

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 24

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Imposition of Civil Penalties by Board of Trustees - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 90

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 25

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Valuation of Terminated Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 91

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 26

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Lawn and Turf Grass Seed - Testing and Labeling Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 116

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 291

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easement Properties - Natural Gas Drilling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 358

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Dyson, Garagiola, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County - Agricultural Preservation Easements - Renewable Energy Generation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 362

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 536

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Residential Uses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 516

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 553

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Glassman, Conway, Dyson, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Lenett, Harrington, Greenip, and Harris

  Entitled

  Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 553

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 278

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 623

  Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 674

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Greenip

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 816

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Kelley, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Food and Hunger Policy Council - Department of Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 917

  Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Exum, McFadden, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1068

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Workgroup to Study the Future Conservation of the State's Open Space and Farmland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs