Farmland

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 20

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  HB 319

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 465

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 606

  Sponsored By

  Delegate James

  Entitled

  Real Property - Sale of Property Encumbered by a Conservation Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 633

  Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Beidle, V. Clagett, Elmore, Impallaria, Jennings, J. King, McDonough, Smigiel, and Stifler

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 657

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Delegation

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Purchase of Development Rights Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 974

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Elliott, George, Jennings, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Shewell, Sossi, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements - Future Dwelling House

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1041

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 448

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Foundation Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1220

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Malone, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, Waldstreicher, Ali, Glenn, Hucker, Manno, and Stein

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1331

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 650

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Jennings, Mathias, Rudolph, Smigiel, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Removal of Districts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1353

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1354

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 476

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Certification of County Priority Preservation Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1386

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 209

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Agricultural Ownership Entities - Homestead Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 3

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 305

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Miller, Astle, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 8

  Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission for the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 271

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 319

  Sponsored By

  Senators Edwards, Colburn, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Hunting - Exemptions from License and Stamp Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 273

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 443

  Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Hunting Licenses and Stamps - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 511

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Real Property - Sale of Property Encumbered by a Conservation Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 682

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 569

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Senators

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Purchase of Development Rights Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 731

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 962

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 208

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  Agricultural Ownership Entities - Homestead Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means