File Code: Agriculture
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 419
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Riley, Beitzel, Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, Smigiel, and
Sossi
- Entitled:
-
Agriculture - Wild Pollinators Program
Establishing, subject to funding in the State budget, the Maryland
Wild Pollinators Program for the purpose of increasing awareness of
wild pollinators and the availability of noninvasive plants that are
pollinator friendly; requiring the Department of Agriculture to
provide grants under the Program to increase the availability of seed
and nursery stock for noninvasive plants that are pollinator friendly;
and providing for termination of the Act at the end of September 30,
2010.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 2/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/22
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 4/4
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (140-0)
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 2/25
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/24
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 174
Sponsored by:
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
- Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture, Department of
- Agriculture -see also- Farmland
- Appropriations
- Grants
- Insects -see also- Bees
- Natural Resources -see also- Conserv; Forest & Park; Wildlds
- Sunset
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Agriculture
- (
2-1301
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 240311/01 Offered on: February 20, 2008 at:
10:16 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 594239/01 Offered on: April 5, 2008 at:
1:28 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- February 22, 2008: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
- April 3, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)