File Code: Agriculture
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 50/10 - ENV
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 546
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Clagett, Arora, Barnes, Beidle, Bromwell, Cane, Carr, Costa,
Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, McHale, Murphy,
Niemann, Schuh, Vitale, Washington, and Wilson
- Entitled:
-
Chesapeake Bay Phosphorus Reduction Act of 2011
Prohibiting low phosphorous fertilizers from being used on established
turf; prohibiting specialty fertilizers from being labeled for
specified uses on or after April 1, 2012; providing an exception;
requiring the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the
University of Maryland, to adopt regulations on or after April 1,
2012, that require signs to be posted where specialty fertilizer is
sold or distributed; requiring the sign to contain specified
information; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
- Delegate Sam Arora, District 19
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
- Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
- Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
- Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
- Delegate Cathy Vitale, District 33A
- Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43
- Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture, Department of
- Chesapeake Bay
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Dealers -see also- Motor Vehicle Dealers and Salesmen
- Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
- Fertilizers
- Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.
- Labeling
- Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
- Rules and Regulations
- Signs and Billboards
- State Universities and Colleges
- Water
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
6-201 ,
6-201 ,
6-201 ,
6-210 ,
6-222
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Environmental Matters