2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:01 p.m.

	AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF	Another Session
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HB 49	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 192
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Witness Fees and Mileage Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 76	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 353
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 77	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 354
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Feed and Fertilizer, Agricultural Liming Materials, and Pesticide Registration and Labeling Laws - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 104	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Secretary of Agriculture - Animal Health - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 402	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 207
Sponsored By	Delegates Moe, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, Madaleno, Malone, McConkey, McHale, Menes, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Petzold, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Commercial Fertilizer - Ammonium Nitrate - Sale or Distribution Information
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 555	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee and Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Entitled	Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 576	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 385
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull and Cane
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Water Pollution Control - Cost Sharing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 709	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 390
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Secretary of Agriculture - Regulation of Poultry to Control Avian Influenza
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 971	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 405
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell and McIntosh
Entitled	Fish and Fisheries - Seafood - Aquaculture
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1051	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Required Signage at Retail Outlets
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1450	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, McIntosh, Bartlett, Bohanan, Cane, Cluster, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, Kullen, Mayer, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Montgomery, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Agriculture - Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund and Council - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 283	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Middleton, and Schrader
Entitled	Fish and Fisheries - Seafood - Aquaculture
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 306	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dyson, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Middleton
Entitled	Land Preservation and State Asset Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 565	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 319
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	Agriculture - Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 566	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 320
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	Agriculture - Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund and Council - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters