CHAPTER NUMBER: 589
File Code: Agriculture
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 364
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee
- Entitled:
-
Tobacco Authority - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Continuing the Tobacco Authority in accordance with the provisions of
the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July
1, 2006, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and
regulatory authority of the Tobacco Authority; requiring that an
evaluation of the Tobacco Authority and the statutes and regulations
of the Tobacco Authority be performed on or before July 1, 2005; and
requiring the Tobacco Authority to issue an annual report on the
status of tobacco growing in the State to the General Assembly.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/21
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 2/22
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/25
- Third Reading Passed (121-6)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 5/18
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 589
Senate Action
- 2/28
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/30
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Environmental Matters Comm.
- Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SUNSET
- TOBACCO
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
7-201.1 ,
7-206
)
- State Government
- (
8-403 ,
8-403 ,
8-403
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 25, 2000: Third Reading Passed (121-6)
- Senate
- April 1, 2000: Third Reading Passed (44-0)