1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 10:50 a.m.

	AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF	Another Session
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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

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

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

HB 714	Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters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

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

SB 149	Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 322
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Conway, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Van Hollen, and Sfikas
Entitled	Public Schools - Integrated Pest Management
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 227	Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs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

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