2010 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 10, 2010 - 9:14 p.m.

	Agriculture, Department of	Another Session
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HB 420	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Secretary of Agriculture - Mosquito Control - Enforcement Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 421	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Advertising Agricultural Products as Locally Grown - Regulatory Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 621	Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Hubbard
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Surcharge
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 649	Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Hubbard, Niemann, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Environment - Pharmaceutical Disposal Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 712	Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Glenn, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Hucker, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Stull, F. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Public Health - Medical Marijuana
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

HB 813	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Aumann, Dwyer, Jennings, Lafferty, Sossi, and Stein
Entitled	Agriculture - Sludge - Timing of Winter Application
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 827	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Jameson, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, O'Donnell, Ross, Schuh, Sossi, Stein, Taylor, and Wood
Entitled	Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 921	Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Bates, Beidle, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Jameson, Kipke, Krebs, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Myers, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Wood, Feldman, Hecht, Impallaria, Manno, Minnick, Stifler, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Winery Modernization Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 930	Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Hucker, Barnes, Gaines, Healey, Hubbard, Niemann, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 974	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Nutrient Trading - Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1360	Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Bromwell, Kach, Lafferty, Olszewski, Schuler, Shewell, and Stein
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Invasive Plants - Labeling and Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1551	Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program - Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1553	Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Stull
Entitled	Agriculture - Honey - Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 90	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 34
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Quarantine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 93	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 222
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agriculture - Pest Control - Fees and Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 94	Status as of January 6, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Weights and Measures - Registration Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 359	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Exum, Harrington, King, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 569	Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled	Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 627	Status as of April 4, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Garagiola, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Madaleno, Miller, and Zirkin
Entitled	Public Health - Medical Marijuana
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 858	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 355
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Winery Modernization Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters