2012 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of May 25, 2012 - 12:15 p.m.

	Agriculture -see also- Farmland	Up to the Minute
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HB 54	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Rural Heritage Transportation Museum
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 94	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 647
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway-Riccio, Afzali, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beitzel, Branch, Bromwell, Cane, Clippinger, Conway, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glass, Glenn, Hershey, Hogan, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Lafferty, McDermott, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McMillan, W. Miller, Murphy, Myers, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Otto, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Schulz, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stocksdale, Vitale, Waldstreicher, Washington, Wood, Costa, McComas, James, F. Turner, A. Miller, and Summers
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 154	Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Afzali, Barkley, Clagett, Elliott, Feldman, George, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Ivey, Jacobs, A. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, A. Miller, Myers, Niemann, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 167	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 652
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Anderson, Arora, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Cullison, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Howard, A. Kelly, Lafferty, Luedtke, Oaks, Reznik, S. Robinson, Stein, Waldstreicher, and Washington
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 171	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 105
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County and Dorchester County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 412	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Agriculture - Sewage Sludge - Timing of Winter Application
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 423	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 444	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 449
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Afzali, Bohanan, Cane, Clagett, Conway, Glass, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Jameson, A. Kelly, Krebs, Lafferty, Love, Luedtke, McComas, Murphy, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Boteler, Cardin, Frick, George, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Myers, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, Summers, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 445	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bobo, Carr, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hucker, Lafferty, McIntosh, Niemann, S. Robinson, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 446	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Beidle, Bobo, Clippinger, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hucker, McIntosh, Mitchell, Niemann, S. Robinson, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Fees and Uses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 464	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 625	Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway-Riccio and Eckardt
Entitled	Critical Area Commission - Planting Credits - Warm Season Grass
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 680	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 672
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Luedtke, and Washington
Entitled	Education - Task Force to Explore Incorporating the Subject of Agriculture in Existing Curricular Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 722	Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Real Property - Enforceability of Recorded Covenants and Restrictions - Agricultural Activities and Structures MC 16-12
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 839	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By	Delegates Stifler and Norman
Entitled	Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1024	Status as of February 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, Clagett, Dumais, Glenn, Luedtke, Washington, and Weir
Entitled	Medical Marijuana Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

HB 1032	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate McDermott
Entitled	Agritourism Activity - Civil Liability - Defense of Assumption of Inherent Risks
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1045	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur and Bobo
Entitled	The Maryland Native Plants and Wildflower Preservation Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1126	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By	Delegates Schulz, Hogan, Stifler, Barkley, Hershey, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Love, and Olszewski
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Farm Brewery Manufacturer's License
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1128	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Afzali, Beitzel, Boteler, Donoghue, Hough, Ivey, K. Kelly, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, and Serafini
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1158	Status as of February 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frank, Glass, Glenn, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lafferty, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Washington, and Weir
Entitled	Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

HB 1290	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 426
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Land Use
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1303	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1304	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 429
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Animal Waste Technology Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1309	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cane, Cardin, Clagett, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, Gaines, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Jacobs, Kach, Lafferty, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McIntosh, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Weir, Wood, and Zucker
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1349	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McDermott, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga
Entitled	University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1384	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Jones
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1387	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 436
Sponsored By	Delegate Murphy
Entitled	Charles County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1468	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines, Healey, and Ross
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Prince George's County - La Vida Sana (Healthy Living Farm)
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1801	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HJ 16	Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate McDermott
Entitled	Hudson Family Farm
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 20	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 112	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 21
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Appraisal Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 118	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 25
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Credit Certification Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 129	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 180
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 142	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 32
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Secretary of Agriculture - Farm Food Safety
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 148	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 35
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Lot Release
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 189	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Rural Heritage Transportation Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 207	Status as of April 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 236	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 294	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Young, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Stone, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Kittleman, and Simonaire
Entitled	Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 324	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Reilly, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Pipkin, Robey, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 330	Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Montgomery, and Shank
Entitled	Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 410	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Brinkley, Colburn, Garagiola, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, Manno, and Middleton
Entitled	Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 428	Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Jennings, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Commission to Study Expanding the Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 579	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Brinkley, Colburn, Jacobs, Kelley, Middleton, Montgomery, Robey, Rosapepe, Dyson, Jennings, Pinsky, and Young
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Farm Brewery Manufacturer's License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 594	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Frosh
Entitled	Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Application of Nutrients
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 664	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2010 - Carroll County - Carroll County Agriculture Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 756	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 297
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, Klausmeier, Mathias, and Montgomery
Entitled	Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 757	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, Klausmeier, Mathias, and Montgomery
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 795	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Peters, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Estate Tax - Exemption for Family Farm or Small Business
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 908	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Farm Truck Registration - Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 945	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 976	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Pipkin, Zirkin, Kasemeyer, Currie, DeGrange, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 995	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

SB 1037	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 639
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 1074	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Critical Area Commission - Planting Credits - Warm Season Grass
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1100	Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Garagiola, Frosh, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Montgomery County - Real Property - Enforceability of Recorded Covenants and Restrictions - Agricultural Activities and Structures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1301	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations