File Code: Agriculture
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request -
Departmental - Agriculture)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Imposition of Civil
Penalties by Board of Trustees - Authorization
 
Authorizing the board of trustees of the Maryland Agricultural Land
Preservation Foundation to impose civil penalties on owners of
property that is subject to a specified easement for violations of
provisions of law and regulations relating to agricultural land
preservation easements; establishing that each day a violation occurs
is a separate violation; establishing notice and hearing requirements;
requiring the Foundation to provide an alleged violator a reasonable
time to correct the alleged violation; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 10/22
 - Pre-filed
 - 1/14
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 1/7
 - Hearing 1/15 at 2:00 p.m.
 - 2/13
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/16
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 - 2/17
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order 2/18 (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 - 2/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus)
 -      Special Order 2/19 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
 - 2/19
 - Floor Amendment (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/23
 - Third Reading Passed (44-3)
 - 4/5
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 2/24
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 3/25
 - Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/8
 - Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 4/14
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 24
 
Sponsored by:
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Com, Chair
 - Departmental
 - Agriculture, Department of
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
 - Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
 - Easements
 - Farmland
 - Hearings
 - Notices
 - Penalties
 - Rules and Regulations
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Agriculture
 - (
 2-519 
)
 
- 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):
 Senate
- Number: 163626/01     Offered on: February 19, 2009   at:
10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 673229/01     Offered on: February 19, 2009   at:
10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 684935/01     Offered on: February 18, 2009   at:
10:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- February 23, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (44-3)
 
House 
- April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)