Agriculture, Department of

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 17

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  HB 159

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Report

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Barkley, Clagett, Elliott, Feldman, Gaines, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Ivey, Jacobs, A. Kelly, Krebs, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Myers, Niemann, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Ross, Schulz, Sophocleus, Walker, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 167

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 652

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Anderson, Arora, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Cullison, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Howard, A. Kelly, Lafferty, Luedtke, Oaks, Reznik, S. Robinson, Stein, Waldstreicher, and Washington

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 412

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Sewage Sludge - Timing of Winter Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 464

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1128

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Afzali, Beitzel, Boteler, Donoghue, Hough, Ivey, K. Kelly, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, and Serafini

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1304

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 429

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Animal Waste Technology Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 108

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 19

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Horse Industry Board - Licensing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 118

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 25

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Credit Certification Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 142

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 32

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Food Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 193

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 189

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Colburn, Forehand, Madaleno, Middleton, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 207

  Status as of April 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 330

  Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Montgomery, and Shank

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 428

  Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Jennings, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Commission to Study Expanding the Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 594

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Frosh

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Application of Nutrients

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 757

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Colburn, Klausmeier, Mathias, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 819

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank

  Entitled

  Private Property Rights - Regulatory Infringement - Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 888

  Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Montgomery, Ramirez, and Stone

  Entitled

  Pesticides - Dealer Permits and Applications for Certified Applicators - Background Checks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs