2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 744

CHAPTER NUMBER: 266 File Code: Local Government - Generally Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1147
Sponsored By:
Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled:
Consolidation of Rural Development Programs

Synopsis:

Renaming the Forvm for Rural Maryland to be the Rural Maryland Council; expanding the Council's membership; altering and expanding the Council's Executive Board membership; placing the Council, for administrative and budgetary reasons, under the Maryland Department of Agriculture and requiring the Department to provide funding, staff, and resources for the Council; transferring from the Board of Public Works to the Council the administration of the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/28
First Reading Senate Rules
3/6
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs & Budget and Taxation
3/7
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/22
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/13
Signed by the Governor Chapter 266
House Action
3/21
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/25
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Robert H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
APPROPRIATIONS
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
GRANTS
NAMES -see also- PROPER NAMES
PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD OF
REPORTS
SUNSET
ZONING AND PLANNING
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
( 15-101 , 15-101 , 15-102 , 15-103 , 15-104 , 15-105 , 15-106 , 15-107 , 15-108 , 15-109 , 15-110 )
State Finance and Procurement
( 2-206 , 11-203 , 11-203 )
State Government
( 10-102 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 660616/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2003   at: 8:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 2, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
March 28, 2003: Third Reading Passed (137-0)