Agriculture (M4)

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  HB 65

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 37

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings, Proctor, Hubbard, Stup, and Guns

  Entitled

  Soil Conservation Districts - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 154

  Status as of March 16, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stup

  Entitled

  Consumer Education - Milk Pricing Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 237

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 226

  Sponsored By

  Western Maryland Delegation

  Entitled

  Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 286

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 461

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stup , Owings, Klausmeier, McHale, Ciliberti, Oaks, D. Davis, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Frush, Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Moe, Montague, Muse, Opara, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, and Turner

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Integrated Pest Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

• Heard
  FEBRUARY 11
  1:30 p.m.

  HB 300

  Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Pitkin, Oaks, Billings, Frush, Watson, Bobo, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Conroy, R. Baker, Crumlin, and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Water Quality - Agricultural Practices and Best Management Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 453

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• Heard
  FEBRUARY 11
  1:30 p.m.

  HB 502

  Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Busch, Clagett, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, Curran, Doory, Exum, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, B. Hughes, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosenberg, Shriver, Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 512

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 76

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Discipline

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 520

  Status as of February 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Removal of Animals - Authorization by State Veterinarian

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 575

  Status as of April 14, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 80

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Aquaculture Advisory Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 599

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 325

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Taylor, Arnick, W. Baker, Baldwin, Beck, Bonsack, Boston, Bozman, Brinkley, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Comeau, Conroy, Conway, Heller, Curran, C. Davis, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Greenip, Gordon, Harkins, Hecht, Holt, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, La Vay, Linton, Love, Kittleman, Malone, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, V. Mitchell, D. Murphy, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Poole, Ports, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schade, Schisler, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Walkup, Weir, Miller, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Fulton, Klima, Palumbo, Vallario, Mossburg, and Crumlin

  Entitled

  Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 891

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Fertilizers - Recycled Hazardous Material

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 935

  Status as of March 19, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Billings, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Bobo, Pendergrass, Mandel, Oaks, Hurson, Pitkin, Franchot, Turner, Conroy, and Kopp

  Entitled

  Chicken Excise Tax - Nutrient Waste Management Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1069

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Watson, Kirk, Branch, McHale, T. Murphy, Jones, Muse, Patterson, C. Davis, Bobo, Howard, Grosfeld, Benson, Oaks, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Commission on Concentrated Poverty in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1108

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Baldwin, W. Baker, McClenahan, Brinkley, Slade, Greenip, Owings, O'Donnell, Wood, Linton, Hutchins, Stocksdale, Stull, Elliott, Mossburg, DeCarlo, Opara, B. Hughes, Proctor, Klima, Conway, V. Mitchell, Kittleman, Miller, Beck, M. Burns, La Vay, D. Hughes, Ports, Stup, Eckardt, Jacobs, Rzepkowski, Harkins, Edwards, McKee, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Maryland Right to Farm Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1179

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harkins and Edwards

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation - Valuation of Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• Heard
  MARCH 19
  1:00 p.m.

  HB 1193

  Status as of March 4, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, R. Baker, W. Baker, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Cadden, Clagett, Comeau, Conroy, Crumlin, Cryor, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Genn, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, B. Hughes, Hurson, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Muse, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Turner, Watson, Nathan-Pulliam, E. Burns, and Opara

  Entitled

  Parents' and Employees' Right to Know - Pesticide Applications - Schools and Child Care Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 133

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor

  Sponsored By

  Senators McCabe , Stoltzfus, Craig, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Soil Conservation Districts - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 178

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 324

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Frosh, Blount, Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Pinsky, Van Hollen, Currie, Dorman, Forehand, Green, Hoffman, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 285

  Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Derr, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, and Munson (Western Maryland Senators)

  Entitled

  Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• Heard
  FEBRUARY 12
  1:00 p.m.

  SB 413

  Status as of February 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Conway, Currie, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Pinsky, McFadden, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Poultry Waste Management Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

• Heard
  FEBRUARY 12
  1:00 p.m.

  SB 658

  Status as of February 10, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Middleton, Colburn, Bromwell, Craig, Derr, Dyson, Ferguson, Fry, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Munson, and Neall

  Entitled

  Nutrient Management Practices Improvement Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs