2008 Regular Session
Agriculture (M4)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 24
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Riley, Beitzel, Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, Smigiel, and Sossi
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Wild Pollinators Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Hospital Inspections
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Allegany County Delegation and Garrett County Delegation
- Entitled
- Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Niemann, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lafferty, and Sossi
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphorus Fertilizer"
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bobo, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Hucker, James, Jameson, Kullen, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Proctor, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stukes, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, O'Donnell, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, and Stein
- Entitled
- Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Cane (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture) and Delegates Braveboy, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program - Lot Releases
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shewell, Ali, Aumann, Bartlett, Beidle, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Conway, DeBoy, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Glenn, Haddaway, Holmes, Hucker, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Lafferty, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Schuler, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, Taylor, Waldstreicher, and Weir
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, V. Clagett, Beidle, Bromwell, Love, and Morhaim
- Entitled
- State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Animal Control Facilities - License to Administer Scheduled Drugs to Animals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HJ 2
Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, George, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Mizeur, Niemann, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Harris, Jones, King, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington
- Entitled
- Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 246
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Glassman
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Wild Pollinators Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Dyson (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture)
- Entitled
- Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 503
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 599
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Board of Trustees - Young Farmer
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway and Frosh
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Filing and Release
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 970
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Haines
- Entitled
- Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Construction of Houses
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SJ 2
Status as of March 15, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Rosapepe, Peters, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
