2000 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 19, 2000 - 1:35 a.m.

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HB 158	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 107
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Commercial Feed Law - Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 162	Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program - Lot Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 186	Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman, James, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Elliott, Getty, Giannetti, Hecht, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Leopold, Malone, McKee, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Sher, Sophocleus, Stern, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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

HB 292	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters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

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

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

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

HB 478	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 607
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 486	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Rudolph, Amedori, W. Baker, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Cane, D'Amato, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Glassman, Guns, Hecht, K. Kelly, Linton, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Riley, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Turner, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Honoring State Agriculture
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

HB 542	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 615
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County Agricultural Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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

HB 703	Status as of March 30, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Bohanan, and Hecht
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 856	Status as of April 5, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Agricultural/Education Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 932	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Eastern Shore Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, and Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 933	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 433
Sponsored By	Eastern Shore Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, and Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 952	Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Owings, Boutin, Baldwin, Klausmeier, Parrott, McKee, Getty, Amedori, Bartlett, Cane, K. Kelly, Elliott, Shank, Edwards, Brinkley, Snodgrass, Donoghue, Stocksdale, Hecht, Glassman, McClenahan, W. Baker, Walkup, Guns, O'Donnell, and Conway
Entitled	University System of Maryland - Soil Testing - Fees and Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Senate Rules

HB 997	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, and Hecht
Entitled	Farm Employment Tax Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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

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

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

HB 1311	Status as of February 18, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Glassman
Entitled	Highways - Placement of Farm-Related Directional Signs
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1315	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Stull
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Turf Research - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1380	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 192
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Harford County - Senator William Amoss Agricultural Education Project Loan of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 255	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Munson, Hogan, Baker, Hooper, Collins, Jimeno, Bromwell, Haines, Jacobs, Dyson, Hafer, Mooney, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Agriculture - Land Preservation Matching Grants Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 281	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 251
Sponsored By	Senators Baker, Haines, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Jimeno, Mooney, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Honoring State Agriculture
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 416	Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	University System of Maryland - Soil Testing - Fees and Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 446	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Neall, Stoltzfus, Hafer, Dyson, Ferguson, Haines, Hooper, Colburn, Munson, Jacobs, Mooney, and McCabe
Entitled	Task Force on Resource Based Industry in Maryland - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 556	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
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 679	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 552
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, McCabe, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Stoltzfus, Hogan, and Harris
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 723	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 302
Sponsored By	Senators Munson and Mooney
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Agricultural/Education Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 756	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Exum, Roesser, Harris, Dyson, and Jacobs
Entitled	Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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

SB 873	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper and Jacobs
Entitled	Harford County - Senator William Amoss Agricultural Education Project Loan of 1998
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations