2001 Regular Session

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 7

JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER: 9 File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12
Sponsored By:
Delegate Guns
Entitled:
Cover Crop Cost Share Program - Expanded Area and Increased Appropriation

Synopsis:

Urging the Governor to expand the geographic area covered under the Cover Crop Cost Share Program to include the entire State and to include a sufficient amount in the annual State budget to fund this objective; urging the Maryland Department of Agriculture to explore the availability of federal funding for the Program; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/7
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2/20
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
2/21
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/23
Special Order 2/27 (Delegate Rawlings) Adopted
2/27
Special Order 2/28 (Delegate Guns) Adopted
2/28
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (93-23)
3/20
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (127-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/18
Signed by the President and the Speaker Joint Resolution 9
Senate Action
3/1
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/16
Floor Amendment (Senator Hoffman) Adopted
Special Order 3/20 (Senator Hoffman) Adopted
3/20
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
FARMLAND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 563627/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2001   at: 12:08 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 619737/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2001   at: 12:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 28, 2001: Third Reading Passed (93-24)
March 20, 2001: Third Reading Passed (127-0)
Senate
March 20, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)