2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 449

CHAPTER NUMBER: 554
File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 516
Sponsored By:
Delegates Manno and Sossi and Delegates Aumann, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Levy, Mathias, Montgomery, Murphy, Proctor, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled:
Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)

Synopsis:

Establishing the Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program in the Department of Agriculture; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and implement the Pilot Program; establishing the Organic Agriculture Development Fund; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/4
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
3/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/5
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/6
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 554

Sponsored by:

Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture, Department of
Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Grants
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
Rules and Regulations
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture
( 10-14A-01 , 10-14A-02 , 10-14A-03 , 10-14A-04 , 10-14A-05 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)