Farmland

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 27

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  HB 81

  Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Property Tax Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 166

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Bartlett, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, Murphy, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Stull, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 220

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Ali, Healey, Montgomery, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Municipal Corporations - Annexations - Small Parcels

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 290

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Southern Maryland Delegation

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Agricultural Preservation Easements - Renewable Energy Generation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 333

  Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easement Properties - Natural Gas Drilling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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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 676

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 150

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Beitzel, Carr, Conway, Donoghue, Frush, Kelly, Mathias, Myers, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Waldstreicher, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 754

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 646

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Boteler, V. Clagett, Glenn, Hucker, James, Lafferty, and Weir

  Entitled

  Real Property - Conservation Easements - Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 771

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Holmes, Malone, Mathias, McConkey, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 783

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 419

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James, Bohanan, and Gaines

  Entitled

  Transfer Tax - Program Open Space Bonds - Land and Easement Acquisition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 911

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 696

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Counties - Purchase of Development Rights - Carroll County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 945

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McDonough

  Entitled

  Education Funding - Transfer of Funds from Land Preservation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1188

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1418

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 727

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation - Condemnation of Land Under Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1517

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 474

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Disbursement of Funds to Prince George's County and Montgomery County MC/PG 127-09

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 73

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 17

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Sale of Land Preservation Easements - Confidentiality of Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 89

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 24

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Imposition of Civil Penalties by Board of Trustees - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 90

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 25

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Valuation of Terminated Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 291

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easement Properties - Natural Gas Drilling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 358

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Dyson, Garagiola, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County - Agricultural Preservation Easements - Renewable Energy Generation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 362

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 536

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Residential Uses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 549

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 175

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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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 691

  Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 780

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Counties - Purchase of Development Rights - Carroll County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 1027

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 645

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Real Property - Conservation Easements - Disclosure

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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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