Legislation

Title: Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Program
Sponsored by: Delegates Stein, Healey, Lafferty, Morhaim, Platt, and Robinson
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Healthy Soils Program to increase biological activity and carbon sequestration in the State's soils by promoting practices based on emerging soil science; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide incentives, including research, education, technical assistance, and, subject to available funding, financial assistance, to farmers to implement farm management practices that contribute to healthy soils; requiring the Department to determine if the program could complement other agricultural programs; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2017 Legislative Date 2/08/2017 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Program Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2017 Legislative Date 2/08/2017 Action Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2017 Legislative Date 3/06/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2017 Legislative Date 3/07/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments {960411/1 Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2017 Legislative Date 3/07/2017 Action Motion Special Order until 3/08 (Delegate Rey) Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2017 Legislative Date 3/08/2017 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Program Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2017 Legislative Date 3/10/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (137-1) Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2017 Legislative Date 3/13/2017 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2017 Legislative Date 3/15/2017 Action Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2017 Legislative Date 3/29/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2017 Legislative Date 3/29/2017 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2017 Legislative Date 3/30/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2017 Legislative Date 3/30/2017 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/04/2017 Legislative Date 5/04/2017 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Program Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2017	2/08/2017	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Program
House	2/08/2017	2/08/2017	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/06/2017	3/06/2017	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/07/2017	3/07/2017	Favorable with Amendments {960411/1 Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/07/2017	3/07/2017	Motion Special Order until 3/08 (Delegate Rey) Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/08/2017	3/08/2017	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Program
House	3/10/2017	3/10/2017	Third Reading Passed (137-1)	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/13/2017	3/13/2017	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2017	3/15/2017	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2017	4/03/2017	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/04/2017	3/29/2017	Favorable Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/04/2017	3/29/2017	Second Reading Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2017	3/30/2017	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2017	3/30/2017	Returned Passed	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/04/2017	5/04/2017	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373
			Text - Chapter - Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Program

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