Farmland

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 26

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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 333

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Bohanan, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elmore, Jameson, Jennings, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, O'Donnell, Proctor, Rudolph, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 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 1289

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Boteler, Frank, 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 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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  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 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 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 175

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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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 409

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Real Property - Agricultural and Historic Property - Prohibition on Condemnation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 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 509

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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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 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 962

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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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