2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:46 p.m.

	AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF	Another Session
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HB 2	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates McIntosh, Conway, Hixson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Bohanan, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hogan, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 91	Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 77
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 180	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 161
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Cane, Cluster, Frush, Hogan, and Stull
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Maryland Agricultural Land Link Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 396	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 172
Sponsored By	Delegates Elmore, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cane, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Agricultural Operations - Nuisance Actions - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 588	Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, James, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Kullen, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Myers, Parrott, Petzold, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sossi, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Ethics - Employees , Officials , and Committee Members - Exceptions to Employment or Financial Restrictions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 840	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Jennings
Entitled	Agriculture - Infectious and Contagious Diseases - Notice of Quarantine
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1611	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bohanan, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, McComas, McKee, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weldon, Wood, Lawton, and Weir
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Dairy Industry Oversight and Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 5	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson
Entitled	Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 31	Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Dyson
Entitled	Agriculture - University of Maryland Agricultural Internship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 793	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Ethics - Employees or Officials of the Department of Agriculture - Exemption from Conflict of Interest Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters