AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 15

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  HB 49

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 192

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Witness Fees and Mileage Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 76

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 353

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 77

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 354

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Feed and Fertilizer, Agricultural Liming Materials, and Pesticide Registration and Labeling Laws - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 104

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 358

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Animal Health - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 402

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 207

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, Madaleno, Malone, McConkey, McHale, Menes, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Petzold, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Commercial Fertilizer - Ammonium Nitrate - Sale or Distribution Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 555

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee and Chair, Ways and Means Committee

  Entitled

  Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 576

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 385

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull and Cane

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Water Pollution Control - Cost Sharing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 709

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 390

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Regulation of Poultry to Control Avian Influenza

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 971

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 405

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Fish and Fisheries - Seafood - Aquaculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1051

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Required Signage at Retail Outlets

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1450

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, McIntosh, Bartlett, Bohanan, Cane, Cluster, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, Kullen, Mayer, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Montgomery, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund and Council - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 283

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Middleton, and Schrader

  Entitled

  Fish and Fisheries - Seafood - Aquaculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 306

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 473

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Dyson, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Land Preservation and State Asset Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

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  SB 565

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 319

  Sponsored By

  Senator Munson

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 566

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 320

  Sponsored By

  Senator Munson

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund and Council - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters