AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 67

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 62

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 206

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 216

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Allegany County Agricultural Expo and Fairgrounds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 284

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County Agricultural Expo and Fairgrounds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 313

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Southern Maryland Delegation, Eastern Shore Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, Harford County Delegation, and Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Fair Board - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 374

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Use of Industrial Hemp Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 457

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 421

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 532

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County Agricultural Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 669

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 653

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman and James

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Contract Purchasers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 675

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 442

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Right to Farm

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 704

  Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Getty and Amedori

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation - Recreational Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 706

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 447

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plans - Use of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 714

  Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hecht

  Entitled

  Pest Control - Neglected or Abandoned Orchards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 751

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 806

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  State Highways - Truck Restrictions in Residential Communities - Exception

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 852

  Status as of March 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson and Cane

  Entitled

  Agricultural Migrant Workers - Salaries - Overtime Pay

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 903

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Southern Maryland Delegation

  Entitled

  Tobacco Settlement Moneys - Appropriation to Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 911

  Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Conditions for Redeposit on Farm or Agricultural Use Land

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 945

  Status as of March 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cane, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Guns, Hecht, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Love, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Shank, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 983

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 474

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph and Hecht , the Eastern Shore Delegation, and the Western Maryland Delegation

  Entitled

  University of Maryland, Maryland Cooperative Extension - Dairy Farm Nutrient and Business Management Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1020

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 476

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Cane, Eckardt, Bozman, McClenahan, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Agricultural Land and Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1102

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Hunting Licenses - Funds - Wildlife Habitat Improvement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1106

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 686

  Sponsored By

  Eastern Shore Delegation

  Entitled

  Animal Waste Technology Fund - Phytase Projects - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1164

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 496

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Carroll County Agricultural Center Loan of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1180

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Carroll County Agricultural Center Loan of 1996

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 122

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 321

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson , Middleton, Astle, Colburn, Hafer, Hooper, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Fair Board - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 227

  Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Organically Produced Commodities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 334

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 362

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 175

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hafer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Allegany County Agricultural Expo and Fairgrounds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 571

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 43

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Grain Dealers Licensing - Civil Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 572

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation - Sand and Gravel Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 583

  Status as of February 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Sfikas, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Regulation of Poultry Processing Waste

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 616

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines and Ferguson (Carroll County Senators)

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Forest Conservation Program - Agricultural Preservation Land - Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 617

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 581

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines and Ferguson (Carroll County Senators)

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County Agricultural Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 685

  Status as of February 23, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Dyson

  Entitled

  Tobacco Settlement Moneys - Appropriation to Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation