Agriculture, Department of

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 28

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  HB 136

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Specialty Fertilizer - Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 312

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Stein, Stukes, Valderrama, Cane, O'Donnell, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 315

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 171

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Harrison, Jameson, Kirk, Love, Mathias, McHale, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 449

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno and Sossi and Delegates Aumann, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Levy, Mathias, Montgomery, Murphy, Proctor, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 491

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Conway, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Levy, Robinson, Sophocleus, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 609

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Carr, V. Clagett, Niemann, and Manno

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 635

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 686

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Burns, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Gutierrez, Healey, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, F. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Criminal Conviction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 796

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 421

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Emerald Ash Borer Grant Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 929

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 973

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Horse Industry Fund - Assessments on Commercial Equine Feed

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1015

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, Boteler, Dwyer, Ivey, Kipke, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health General - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1073

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jones

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1158

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Ali, Bobo, Cardin, Frush, Hucker, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, and Stein

  Entitled

  Maryland Food and Hunger Policy Council - Department of Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1248

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bates, Beitzel, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Krebs, Manno, Mathias, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Rudolph, Serafini, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1379

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, and Wood

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  SB 77

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 19

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Organic Certification Program - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 271

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Lenett, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 278

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Jones

  Entitled

  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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  SB 516

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 553

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Glassman, Conway, Dyson, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Lenett, Harrington, Greenip, and Harris

  Entitled

  Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 553

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 278

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 555

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 563

  Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Harrington, Jones, and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  State Budget - Modifications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 623

  Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 674

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Greenip

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 816

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Kelley, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Food and Hunger Policy Council - Department of Agriculture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 917

  Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Exum, McFadden, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1029

  Status as of March 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Consolidating the Departments of Agriculture and the Environment into the Department of Natural Resources

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 1068

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Workgroup to Study the Future Conservation of the State's Open Space and Farmland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs