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

	AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND	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 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

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

HB 313	Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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