Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 61

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  HB 208

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Riley, Beitzel, Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Wild Pollinators Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 209

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Riley, Beitzel, Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, and Sossi

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Weeks - Pollinator Week

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 227

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 57

  Sponsored By

  Chair, 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 274

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation and Garrett 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 314

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Agricultural Districts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 369

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 121

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Busch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 388

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey and Holmes

  Entitled

  Environment - Pozzolan - Use and Disposal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 420

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Feldman, Reznik, and Rice

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Button Farm Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 445

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 75

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credits - St. Mary's County - Land Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 446

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 447

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lafferty, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 466

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Pollution Control Fund - Fertilizer Application Environmental Impact Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 521

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphorus Fertilizer"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 543

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 277

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bobo, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Hucker, James, Jameson, Kullen, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Proctor, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stukes, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 559

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Agriculture Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 696

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, O'Donnell, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 710

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Scrap Tires - Reimbursement of Costs - Interest in Site

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 713

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Aumann, Kach, Morhaim, and Stein

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - The Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 734

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott and Stull

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 764

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, V. Clagett, Dwyer, George, Ivey, King, Kipke, McConkey, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Shank, Sophocleus, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Organic Fertilizer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 898

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cane (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture) and Delegates Braveboy, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 939

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Prince George's County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program PG/MC 116-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 976

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 105

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program - Lot Releases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1018

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 365

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Property Tax Credits - Agricultural Land Preservation Programs PG 421-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1137

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Ali, Aumann, Bartlett, Beidle, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Conway, DeBoy, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Glenn, Haddaway, Holmes, Hucker, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Lafferty, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Schuler, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, Taylor, Waldstreicher, and Weir

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1230

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Agriculture and Education Complex

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1267

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Haddaway (By Request) and Delegates Eckardt, Elmore, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  State Designations - Soybean - State Crop

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1293

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Frank, Haddaway, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Schuler, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Corporations and Associations - Filing Fees - Family Farms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1480

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McDonough, Minnick, Olszewski, Schuler, Shewell, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  State Highway Administration - Snow Removal - Use of Farm Trucks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1519

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - St. Mary's Agricultural Service Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1624

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 332

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Cardin, Eckardt, Haddaway, Kullen, Stull, Riley, Beitzel, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Milk Products - Farmstead Cheese Production

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HJ 2

  Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, George, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Mizeur, Niemann, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 94

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 364

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Currie, Britt, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Property Tax Credits - Agricultural Land Preservation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 95

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 366

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Britt, Currie, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Prince George's County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 119

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Button Farm Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 133

  Status as of March 28, 2008: 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 158

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 371

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Harris, Jones, King, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 165

  Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm or Family-Owned Business

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 213

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Conway, Dyson, Lenett, Rosapepe, Harrington, Colburn, and Harris

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 246

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 260

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 377

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Agricultural Districts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 275

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Haines

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - The Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 396

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Agriculture Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 419

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Wild Pollinators Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 434

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 472

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Montgomery County - Agricultural Activity Center Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 495

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit - Farm or Agricultural Use Land

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 503

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 599

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 662

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 610

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Currie, Kasemeyer, McFadden, DeGrange, Jones, Madaleno, Kramer, Brinkley, Munson, Peters, Robey, King, Edwards, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Surcharge and Distribution of Revenue

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

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  SB 758

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 795

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 219

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 814

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - St. Mary's Agricultural Service Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 853

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Munson, Edwards, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Washington County - Agricultural/Education Center Loan of 2000

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 880

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Mooney

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Agriculture and Education Complex

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 909

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 237

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Board of Trustees - Young Farmer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 915

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Dyson, Harris, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Future Conservation of Maryland's Open Space and Farmland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 939

  Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  State Highway Administration - Snow Removal - Use of Farm Trucks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 964

  Status as of February 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Frosh

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Filing and Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 970

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Construction of Houses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SJ 2

  Status as of March 15, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Peters, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library

  Committee
  Assignments

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