Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 57

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  HB 25

  Status as of January 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Amounts Received for Agricultural Preservation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 166

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Farmer's Markets - Raw Agricultural Product Sales - Producer Mobile Farmer's Market License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 167

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Seasonal Farmer's Market Producer Sampling License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 220

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate James

  Entitled

  Program Open Space - Local Agricultural Exposition Centers - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 221

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Bartlett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Frush, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Krebs, Mathias, McComas, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Myers, O'Donnell, Stull, and Jenkins

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 228

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Living Farm Heritage Museum Ho. Co. 6-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 421

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 413

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Advertising Agricultural Products as Locally Grown - Regulatory Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 502

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bohanan, Jameson, Kullen, O'Donnell, and Wood

  Entitled

  Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties - Deer Hunting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 524

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Manno

  Entitled

  Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program - Funding and Extension of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 559

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 420

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets PG 304-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 604

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Environment - Greywater - Residential Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 712

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Glenn, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Hucker, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Stull, F. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Public Health - Medical Marijuana

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 813

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Aumann, Dwyer, Jennings, Lafferty, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Sludge - Timing of Winter Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 823

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 440

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets MC 9-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 827

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Jameson, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, O'Donnell, Ross, Schuh, Sossi, Stein, Taylor, and Wood

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 921

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Bates, Beidle, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Jameson, Kipke, Krebs, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Myers, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Wood, Feldman, Hecht, Impallaria, Manno, Minnick, Stifler, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Winery Modernization Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 930

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Hucker, Barnes, Gaines, Healey, Hubbard, Niemann, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 941

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Gaines, and Healey

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - La Vida Sana (Healthy Living Farm)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 953

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Niemann, Ross, and Stein

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 974

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 447

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Nutrient Trading - Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1062

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 721

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Ross, Frick, Gaines, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1070

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Beitzel, Haddaway, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kipke, Montgomery, Ramirez, Riley, Sophocleus, and Stull

  Entitled

  Farmer's Markets - Sale of Poultry and Rabbits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1169

  Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Cane, Elmore, Frick, Hecht, Kipke, Krebs, McHale, Sossi, Stull, Barkley, Feldman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Agricultural and Net Energy Metering Production Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1189

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, G. Clagett, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Jenkins, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Miller, Montgomery, Murphy, Norman, Shank, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1360

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Bromwell, Kach, Lafferty, Olszewski, Schuler, Shewell, and Stein

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Labeling and Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1406

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barkley

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Carroll County Agriculture Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1447

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jones

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1467

  Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stein

  Entitled

  Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Minimum Standards - Beneficial Uses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1551

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Manno

  Entitled

  Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program - Extension of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1571

  Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Cane, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Jameson, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McDonough, Murphy, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 59

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 210

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Distribution and Use of Revenue

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 82

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 31

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Commercial Feed Law - Definitions - Prohibition on Sale

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 90

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 34

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Quarantine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 95

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 36

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Farmland Preservation Partnership Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 141

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 484

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 198

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 246

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Gladden, Harris, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Mooney, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Farmer's Markets - Agricultural Product Sales - Producer Mobile Farmer's Market License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 199

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 247

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Mooney, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Seasonal Farmer's Market Producer Sampling License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 233

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Harris, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Program Open Space - Local Agricultural Exposition Centers - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 259

  Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Requests Recede

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Colburn, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties - Deer Hunting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 359

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Exum, Harrington, King, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 396

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Garagiola, Currie, Kasemeyer, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Zirkin, Glassman, Kittleman, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 436

  Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Robey, Kasemeyer, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Living Farm Heritage Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 569

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 592

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 594

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program - Funding and Extension of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 627

  Status as of April 4, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Garagiola, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Madaleno, Miller, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Public Health - Medical Marijuana

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 653

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Minimum Standards - Beneficial Uses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 790

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, DeGrange, Dyson, and Lenett

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 858

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 355

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Winery Modernization Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 859

  Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 861

  Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - La Vida Sana (Healthy Living Farm)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 912

  Status as of March 18, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Middleton, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Farmer's Markets - Sale of Poultry and Rabbits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 937

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Montgomery County - Button Farm Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 956

  Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Carroll County Agriculture Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 960

  Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Glassman, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1009

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - St. Mary's County - St. Mary's Agriculture Service Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1018

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations