2000 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 19, 2000 - 2:27 a.m.

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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 174	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor and Vallario
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Hard Bargain Farm
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 301	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 583
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman and James
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Development Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 398	Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Stocksdale
Entitled	Hunting Licenses - Private Farmland - Exception for Relatives
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 434	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements - Dwelling House
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 491	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 610
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, McClenahan, and Cane
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Wicomico County - Pemberton Hall Foundation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 615	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	Agricultural Transfer Tax - County Land Preservation Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 661	Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Boutin, W. Baker, Bohanan, Stull, D'Amato, Hecht, Bozman, James, Glassman, Hixson, Shank, Finifter, Phillips, Cryor, McKee, Rosso, Bartlett, Carlson, and Shriver
Entitled	Income Tax - Preservation and Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 740	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 634
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, W. Baker, Bohanan, Stull, D'Amato, Hecht, Bozman, James, Boutin, and Glassman
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 754	Status as of March 17, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Hecht, K. Kelly, Stull, McKee, Bartlett, Snodgrass, Edwards, and Elliott
Entitled	Income Tax - Gain Recognized on Sale of Preservation or Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 808	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 157
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Garrett County - Agricultural Land - Property Tax Credits
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1213	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings (Calvert County Delegation)
Entitled	Calvert County - Agricultural Land Preservation Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1367	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 191
Sponsored By	Dorchester County Delegation
Entitled	Dorchester County - Property Tax Credit - Agricultural Land in Agricultural Preservation District
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 67	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Hard Bargain Farm
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 393	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Agricultural Transfer Tax - County Land Preservation Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 443	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Middleton, Munson, Stoltzfus, Baker, Colburn, Stone, Della, Harris, Mooney, Jacobs, McCabe, Madden, Ferguson, and Hooper
Entitled	Political Subdivisions - Property Tax - State Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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

SB 795	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Wicomico County - Pemberton Hall Foundation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 837	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Property Tax Credit - Agricultural Land in Agricultural Preservation District
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means