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

	Farmland	Up to the Minute
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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 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HB 464	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters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 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 723	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 675
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - On-Site Sewage Disposal System and Well Easements - Rural Zones MC 7-12
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1225	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Luedtke
Entitled	Education - Guidelines for Using State Produce in Schools - Required
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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

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 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 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 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 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