2000 Regular Session

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 35

HB 158
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 107
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Maryland Commercial Feed Law - Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 162
Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program - Lot Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 186
Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Delegates Glassman, James, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Elliott, Getty, Giannetti, Hecht, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Leopold, Malone, McKee, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Sher, Sophocleus, Stern, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled
Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 257
Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Pitkin, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, and Boschert
Entitled
Nongerminating Genetically Engineered Seed - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 292
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Billings, and Morhaim
Entitled
Environment - Permits - Land Application of Animal Processing Sludge
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 293
Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Hecht, R. Baker, Grosfeld, Turner, Rosso, Sophocleus, Shriver, Clagett, Mohorovic, and Hurson
Entitled
Agriculture - Interim Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 294
Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Cane, Hubbard, R. Baker, Zirkin, Hecht, Mohorovic, D'Amato, Glassman, Nathan-Pulliam, Walkup, Boschert, Grosfeld, Turner, Sophocleus, Hurson, Shriver, Carlson, Rosso, and Clagett
Entitled
Agriculture - Small Farm Protection Loan Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 327
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 485
Sponsored By
Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Department of Agriculture - Nutrient Management
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 478
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 607
Sponsored By
Delegates Guns, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled
Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 486
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, Rudolph, Amedori, W. Baker, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Cane, D'Amato, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Glassman, Guns, Hecht, K. Kelly, Linton, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Riley, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Turner, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Honoring State Agriculture
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 507
Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Agriculture - Commercial Use of Industrial Hemp Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 542
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 615
Sponsored By
Carroll County Delegation
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County Agricultural Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 637
Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Industrial Hemp - Department of Agriculture - Study and Report
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 703
Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Rudolph, Bohanan, and Hecht
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 856
Status as of April 5, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Washington County Delegation
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Agricultural/Education Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 932
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Eastern Shore Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, and Harford County Delegation
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 933
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 433
Sponsored By
Eastern Shore Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, and Harford County Delegation
Entitled
Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland - Establishment
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 952
Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Delegates Stull, Owings, Boutin, Baldwin, Klausmeier, Parrott, McKee, Getty, Amedori, Bartlett, Cane, K. Kelly, Elliott, Shank, Edwards, Brinkley, Snodgrass, Donoghue, Stocksdale, Hecht, Glassman, McClenahan, W. Baker, Walkup, Guns, O'Donnell, and Conway
Entitled
University System of Maryland - Soil Testing - Fees and Procedures
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Senate Rules
HB 997
Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Bartlett, Parrott, Leopold, Glassman, Edwards, DeCarlo, Rzepkowski, Kach, Klausmeier, Donoghue, K. Kelly, Shank, McKee, and Hecht
Entitled
Farm Employment Tax Incentives
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1002
Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Bartlett, Parrott, Leopold, Glassman, Edwards, DeCarlo, Rzepkowski, Kach, Klausmeier, Donoghue, K. Kelly, Shank, McKee, Hecht, Stull, Walkup, and Boutin
Entitled
Technology-Based Farm Equipment - Income Tax Subtraction Modification
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1250
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 681
Sponsored By
Delegates C. Davis, Guns, Morhaim, and Baldwin
Entitled
Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1299
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Brinkley, Cane, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Guns, Hecht, Hutchins, James, Kach, Klausmeier, Linton, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, Riley, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Department of Agriculture - Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 1311
Status as of February 18, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Glassman
Entitled
Highways - Placement of Farm-Related Directional Signs
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1315
Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Stull
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Turf Research - Exemption
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1380
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 192
Sponsored By
Harford County Delegation
Entitled
Harford County - Senator William Amoss Agricultural Education Project Loan of 1998
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 255
Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Colburn, Munson, Hogan, Baker, Hooper, Collins, Jimeno, Bromwell, Haines, Jacobs, Dyson, Hafer, Mooney, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 281
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 251
Sponsored By
Senators Baker, Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Jimeno, Mooney, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Honoring State Agriculture
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Commerce and Government Matters
SB 416
Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By
Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled
University System of Maryland - Soil Testing - Fees and Procedures
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
SB 446
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Neall, Stoltzfus, Hafer, Dyson, Ferguson, Haines, Hooper, Colburn, Munson, Jacobs, Mooney, and McCabe
Entitled
Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland - Establishment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 556
Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Senators Haines and Ferguson (Carroll County Senators)
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County Agricultural Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 679
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 552
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, McCabe, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Stoltzfus, Hogan, and Harris
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund Act of 2000
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Environmental Matters
SB 723
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 302
Sponsored By
Senators Munson and Mooney
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Agricultural/Education Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 756
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Hooper, Exum, Roesser, Harris, Dyson, and Jacobs
Entitled
Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 849
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Stoltzfus, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Hooper, Roesser, Colburn, Middleton, Jacobs, Baker, Munson, Dyson, McCabe, and Haines
Entitled
Department of Agriculture - Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 873
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Hooper and Jacobs
Entitled
Harford County - Senator William Amoss Agricultural Education Project Loan of 1998
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations