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

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HB 25	Status as of January 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Amounts Received for Agricultural Preservation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 166	Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Farmer's Markets - Raw Agricultural Product Sales - Producer Mobile Farmer's Market License
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 167	Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Seasonal Farmer's Market Producer Sampling License
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 220	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Program Open Space - Local Agricultural Exposition Centers - Authorization
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 221	Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Bartlett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Frush, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Krebs, Mathias, McComas, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Myers, O'Donnell, Stull, and Jenkins
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 228	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Howard County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Living Farm Heritage Museum Ho. Co. 6-10
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 502	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, Jameson, Kullen, O'Donnell, and Wood
Entitled	Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties - Deer Hunting
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 524	Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program - Funding and Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 559	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets PG 304-10
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 604	Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled	Environment - Greywater - Residential Use
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 823	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 440
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets MC 9-10
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 941	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Gaines, and Healey
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - La Vida Sana (Healthy Living Farm)
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 953	Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Niemann, Ross, and Stein
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition
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 1062	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 721
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Ross, Frick, Gaines, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Urban Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1070	Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Beitzel, Haddaway, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kipke, Montgomery, Ramirez, Riley, Sophocleus, and Stull
Entitled	Farmer's Markets - Sale of Poultry and Rabbits
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1169	Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Cane, Elmore, Frick, Hecht, Kipke, Krebs, McHale, Sossi, Stull, Barkley, Feldman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, and Walkup
Entitled	Agricultural and Net Energy Metering Production Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1189	Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, G. Clagett, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Jenkins, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Miller, Montgomery, Murphy, Norman, Shank, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1406	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Barkley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Carroll County Agriculture Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1447	Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Jones
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1467	Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Stein
Entitled	Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Minimum Standards - Beneficial Uses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 1571	Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Cane, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Jameson, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McDonough, Murphy, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 59	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 210
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Distribution and Use of Revenue
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 82	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 31
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Commercial Feed Law - Definitions - Prohibition on Sale
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs 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 95	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 36
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Farmland Preservation Partnership Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 141	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 198	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 246
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Gladden, Harris, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Mooney, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Farmer's Markets - Agricultural Product Sales - Producer Mobile Farmer's Market License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 199	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Mooney, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Seasonal Farmer's Market Producer Sampling License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 233	Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	Program Open Space - Local Agricultural Exposition Centers - Authorization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 259	Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Colburn, and Middleton
Entitled	Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties - Deer Hunting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 396	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 554
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Garagiola, Currie, Kasemeyer, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Zirkin, Glassman, Kittleman, and Dyson
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 436	Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Kasemeyer, and Kittleman
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - Living Farm Heritage Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 592	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 594	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program - Funding and Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	Senate: 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 653	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Minimum Standards - Beneficial Uses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 790	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, DeGrange, Dyson, and Lenett
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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

SB 859	Status as of February 19, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 861	Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - La Vida Sana (Healthy Living Farm)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 912	Status as of March 18, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Middleton, and Mooney
Entitled	Farmer's Markets - Sale of Poultry and Rabbits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 937	Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Montgomery County - Button Farm Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 956	Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Carroll County Agriculture Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 960	Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Glassman, and Kittleman
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1009	Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - St. Mary's County - St. Mary's Agriculture Service Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1018	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 372
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations