SENATE BILL 544

Sponsored By:

Senators Middleton and Stoltzfus

Entitled:

Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation

Synopsis:

Creating a Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation; specifying the membership and duties of the Task Force; providing for a chairman, meetings, compensation of members, and staff of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to issue a report; and terminating the Task Force.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/1

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/6

Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

2/27

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/28

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/4

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

4/3

Senate Concur - House Amendment

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/16

Signed by the Governor Chapter 473

House Action

3/5

First Reading Appropriations

3/13

Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/1

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)

Sponsored by:

Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28

Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

FARMLAND

REPORTS

SUNSET

ZONING AND PLANNING

Bill affects the following Statute:

Agriculture

( 2-517 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 174160/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2002   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (45-0)

April 3, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)