1999 Regular Session

Agriculture (M4)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 20

HB 66
Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 61
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Veterinary Practice Act - Practice of Veterinary Medicine
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 67
Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 62
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Department of Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 220
Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Weights and Measures - Registration Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 374
Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Agriculture - Commercial Use of Industrial Hemp Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 453
Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee
Entitled
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 457
Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 469
Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 95
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
State Tobacco Authority - Regulatory Powers
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 507
Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Grosfeld, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, Kopp, Leopold, Marriott, Mandel, Menes, Montague, Morhaim, Patterson, Proctor, Rosenberg, Shriver, Owings, Benson, Barve, Barkley, Franchot, Moe, Valderrama, Rosso, Nathan-Pulliam, and Krysiak
Entitled
Child Care Facility - Pesticide Application - Prior Notification
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 669
Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 653
Sponsored By
Delegates Glassman and James
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Contract Purchasers
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 704
Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Getty and Amedori
Entitled
Agricultural Land Preservation - Recreational Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 706
Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plans - Use of Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 714
Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Hecht
Entitled
Pest Control - Neglected or Abandoned Orchards
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 887
Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Fulton
Entitled
Food Labeling and Synthetic Bovine Growth Hormone Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 983
Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 474
Sponsored By
Delegates Rudolph and Hecht , the Eastern Shore Delegation, and the Western Maryland Delegation
Entitled
University of Maryland, Maryland Cooperative Extension - Dairy Farm Nutrient and Business Management Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1106
Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 686
Sponsored By
Eastern Shore Delegation
Entitled
Animal Waste Technology Fund - Phytase Projects - Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 149
Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 322
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Forehand, Conway, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, and Sfikas
Entitled
Public Schools - Integrated Pest Management
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 217
Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 531
Sponsored By
Senator Blount (Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee)
Entitled
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 227
Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Agriculture - Organically Produced Commodities
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 571
Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 43
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Grain Dealers Licensing - Civil Penalties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 572
Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Agricultural Land Preservation - Sand and Gravel Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters