AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 14

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  HB 140

  Status as of March 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Weights and Measures - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 160

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Weed Control - Civil Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 257

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Pitkin, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, and Boschert

  Entitled

  Nongerminating Genetically Engineered Seed - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 292

  Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Billings, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Environment - Permits - Land Application of Animal Processing Sludge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 293

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hecht, R. Baker, Grosfeld, Turner, Rosso, Sophocleus, Shriver, Clagett, Mohorovic, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Interim Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 294

  Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cane, Hubbard, R. Baker, Zirkin, Hecht, Mohorovic, D'Amato, Glassman, Nathan-Pulliam, Walkup, Boschert, Grosfeld, Turner, Sophocleus, Hurson, Shriver, Carlson, Rosso, and Clagett

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Small Farm Protection Loan Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 327

  Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 485

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Nutrient Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 507

  Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn 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 637

  Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Industrial Hemp - Department of Agriculture - Study and Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1002

  Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Parrott, Leopold, Glassman, Edwards, DeCarlo, Rzepkowski, Kach, Klausmeier, Donoghue, K. Kelly, Shank, McKee, Hecht, Stull, Walkup, and Boutin

  Entitled

  Technology-Based Farm Equipment - Income Tax Subtraction Modification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1250

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 681

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis, Guns, Morhaim, and Baldwin

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1299

  Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 689

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Brinkley, Cane, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Guns, Hecht, Hutchins, James, Kach, Klausmeier, Linton, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, Riley, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 709

  Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Exum

  Entitled

  Mosquito-Borne Diseases - Pesticides - Public Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 849

  Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Sfikas, Astle, Hafer, Hooper, Roesser, Colburn, Middleton, Jacobs, Baker, Munson, Dyson, McCabe, and Haines

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Maryland Crop Insurance Premium Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters