2007 Regular Session

Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 54

HB 153
Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates Honoring Mountain Maryland
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 194
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Frederick County Delegation
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Agriculture and Education Complex
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 220
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 136
Sponsored By
Delegates Beidle, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Elmore, Frush, George, Glassman, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, James, Jameson, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levy, Love, Malone, Mathias, McConkey, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Weir, Glenn, Niemann, and Stull
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 239
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate Bromwell (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Delegate Kach
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Agricultural Resource Center and Farm Park
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 308
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Talbot Agricultural Service Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 319
Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 416
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 602
Sponsored By
Delegates Stein, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Lafferty, Morhaim, and Weir
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Commission - Biofuel Industry Member
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 522
Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Clagett, Beidle, and George
Entitled
Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 558
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By
Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Lawton, Levy, McConkey, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled
Department of Agriculture - Employment - Exemption from Ethics Restrictions
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 621
Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Boteler, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Elliott, Hecht, Holmes, Jameson, Kelly, Kullen, Lafferty, McComas, McKee, Miller, Myers, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Weldon, Wood, Elmore, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, and Stukes
Entitled
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 657
Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Cecil County Delegation
Entitled
Cecil County - Purchase of Development Rights Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 825
Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Weldon
Entitled
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 865
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By
Delegates Haddaway, Eckardt, Aumann, Cane, Conway, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Jennings, Krebs, Mathias, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, Hammen, Beitzel, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled
Milk Products - Farmstead Cheese Production - Pilot Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 974
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Stocksdale, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Elliott, George, Jennings, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Shewell, Sossi, and Wood
Entitled
Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements - Future Dwelling House
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1035
Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Rudolph, Conway, and McKee
Entitled
Maryland Tort Claims Act - State Personnel - Definition and Claims
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1041
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By
Delegate Rudolph
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Foundation Grants
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1043
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Ali, Beidle, V. Clagett, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Malone, Shewell, Stein, and Weir
Entitled
Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1045
Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Montgomery, Gilchrist, Glassman, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, Lawton, Manno, McComas, Pena-Melnyk, and Shewell
Entitled
Biodiesel and Ethanol Production Credit - Amounts
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1064
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Heller, Barkley, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lawton, Manno, Montgomery, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Agriculture Activity Center Expansion
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1088
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Cecil County Delegation
Entitled
Cecil County - Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemptions
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1152
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Carroll County Delegation
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Danele Shipley Memorial Arena
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1220
Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Malone, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, Waldstreicher, Ali, Glenn, Hucker, Manno, and Stein
Entitled
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 1246
Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Ali, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lawton, Montgomery, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Agriculture - Confinement of Pigs During Pregnancy
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1262
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Boteler, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Mathias, McDonough, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled
Renewable Fuels - Production Credits - British Thermal Units
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1268
Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Elliott and Stull
Entitled
Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement of Funds
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1331
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 650
Sponsored By
Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Jennings, Mathias, Rudolph, Smigiel, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Removal of Districts
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1353
Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1354
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 476
Sponsored By
Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled
Certification of County Priority Preservation Areas
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1386
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 209
Sponsored By
Delegates Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled
Agricultural Ownership Entities - Homestead Tax Credit
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1389
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 479
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, Beitzel, Bohanan, Cane, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Jameson, Jennings, Kelly, Kullen, Mathias, McKee, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Agriculture - Crop Insurance Premium Program - Cost Share
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 3
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 305
Sponsored By
Senators DeGrange, Miller, Astle, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled
Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 8
Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Garagiola
Entitled
Maryland Commission for the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 37
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Brinkley
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Agriculture and Education Complex
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 64
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 517
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Young Farmers Advisory Board - Termination Date - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 124
Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Edwards
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates Honoring Mountain Maryland
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 217
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By
Senators Astle, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Middleton, Pinsky, and Zirkin
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 228
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Lenett, Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, Hogan, Kramer, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Agriculture Activity Center Expansion
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 230
Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Garagiola, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 273
Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Edwards
Entitled
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 275
Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton and Munson
Entitled
Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employee or Official of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 315
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Stone (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Haines
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Agricultural Resource Center and Farm Park
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 425
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton and Munson
Entitled
Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 442
Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Migrant Labor Camps
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 454
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Talbot Agricultural Service Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 682
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 569
Sponsored By
Cecil County Senators
Entitled
Cecil County - Purchase of Development Rights Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Environmental Matters
SB 770
Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Milk Products - Farmstead Cheese Production - Pilot Study
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 821
Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Britt
Entitled
Agriculture - Confinement of Pigs During Pregnancy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 829
Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Renewable Fuels - Production Credits - British Thermal Units
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 843
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Carroll County Senators
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Danele Shipley Memorial Arena
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 850
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Dyson
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - St. Mary's Agriculture Service Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 901
Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Conway, Frosh, and Pinsky
Entitled
Chesapeake Bay Green Fund
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SB 962
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 208
Sponsored By
Senator Brinkley
Entitled
Agricultural Ownership Entities - Homestead Tax Credit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 971
Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled
Relocation Assistance Program - Reestablishment Expenses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 1021
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled
Budget Reconciliation Act of 2007
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation