Agriculture (M4)

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  HB 208

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Riley, Beitzel, Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Wild Pollinators Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 227

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 57

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 228

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 58

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Hospital Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 274

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation and Garrett County Delegation

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 447

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lafferty, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 521

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphorus Fertilizer"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 543

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 277

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bobo, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Hucker, James, Jameson, Kullen, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Proctor, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stukes, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 696

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, O'Donnell, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 898

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cane (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture) and Delegates Braveboy, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 976

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 105

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program - Lot Releases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1137

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Ali, Aumann, Bartlett, Beidle, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Conway, DeBoy, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Glenn, Haddaway, Holmes, Hucker, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Lafferty, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Schuler, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, Taylor, Waldstreicher, and Weir

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1481

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 697

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, V. Clagett, Beidle, Bromwell, Love, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Animal Control Facilities - License to Administer Scheduled Drugs to Animals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HJ 2

  Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, George, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Mizeur, Niemann, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 133

  Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 158

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 371

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Harris, Jones, King, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 246

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 419

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Senator Glassman

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Wild Pollinators Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 434

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 503

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 599

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 909

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 237

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Board of Trustees - Young Farmer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 964

  Status as of February 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Frosh

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Filing and Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 970

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Construction of Houses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SJ 2

  Status as of March 15, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Peters, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations