File Code: Agriculture
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 573
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Middleton, Frosh, Young, Conway, Pinsky, Simonaire, Benson,
Rosapepe, Ferguson, Montgomery, and Jennings
- Entitled:
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Fertilizer Use Act of 2011
Establishing labeling requirements for specialty fertilizer used on
specified turf; exempting organic fertilizer sold to specified
fertilizer applicators from a specified prohibition; requiring the
Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the University of
Maryland, to establish a professional fertilizer applicator
certification program; establishing specified maximum limits for
nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilizer; prohibiting a person from
selling specified fertilizer; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/9
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/22
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/26
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Special Order until 3/29 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments
- Special Order until 3/30 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
- 3/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (9-35)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (7-39)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed (40-5)
- 4/7
- Senate Concur - House Amendment
- Third Reading Passed (37-7)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 3/30
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/7
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- 4/6
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (131-5)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/19
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 484
Sponsored by:
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Bill Ferguson, District 46
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
- Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31
- Senator Ronald N. Young, District 3
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture, Department of
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Contractors -see also- Heating & Cooling; Home Improvement
- Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
- Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
- Electronic Government
- Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
- Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
- Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
- Fertilizers
- Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.
- Labeling
- Laboratories
- Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws.
- Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
- Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
- Public Information
- Reports
- Rules and Regulations
- State Universities and Colleges
- Water
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Agriculture
- (
6-201 ,
6-210 ,
6-210 ,
6-219 ,
6-219 ,
6-222 ,
6-222 ,
6-223 ,
6-224 ,
8-801 ,
8-803.4 ,
8-803.5 ,
8-803.5 ,
8-803.6 ,
8-803.7 ,
8-803.8 ,
8-803.9
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
Senate
- Number: 324037/01 Offered on: March 28, 2011 at:
8:31 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 723127/01 Offered on: March 30, 2011 at:
11:34 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 803525/02 Offered on: March 30, 2011 at:
11:44 a.m. Status: Rejected
House
- Number: 250418/01 Offered on: April 9, 2011 at:
1:27 p.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
- Environmental Matters
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 28, 2011: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {723127/1 Rejected (9-35)
- March 28, 2011: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {803525/2 Rejected (7-39)
- March 29, 2011: Third Reading Passed (40-5)
- April 7, 2011: Third Reading Passed (37-7)
House
- April 6, 2011: Third Reading Passed (131-5)