Subject Agriculture | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | SB675 | Establishing the Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Workgroup; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding the establishment of a pesticide use ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 |
| MD | SB820 | Establishing the Spay/Neuter Fund within the Department of Agriculture; stating the purpose of the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; requiring the Department to establish a specified fee on commercial feed prepared and distributed for consum... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 561 |
| MD | HB767 | Establishing the Spay/Neuter Fund within the Department of Agriculture; stating the purpose of the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; requiring the Department to establish a specified fee on specified commercial feed prepared and distributed ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 562 |
| MD | HB775 | Establishing the Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Workgroup; providing for the composition, cochairs, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding the establishment of a pesticide use ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 524 |
| MD | HB1030 | Altering the definition of "urban agricultural property" for purposes of a specified county or municipal corporation property tax credit to include specified real property of not more than 5 acres; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 660 |
| MD | HB1017 | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for specified qualified expenditures at specified wineries and specified vineyards; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development to administer the tax credit; providing for the maximum a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 659 |
| MD | SB1026 | Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to study whether it is necessary to continue to require a specified license and permit for the sale, manufacturing, and processing of honey and herb mixtures, including flavored honey; requiring t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 598 |
| MD | HB1257 | Clarifying specified provisions of law relating to zoning, planning, subdivision, and other land use laws of the State; altering the contents of a specified annual report to refer to approved rather than adopted plans; requiring specified charter cou... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 674 |
| MD | SB53 | Repealing provisions of law relating to the Board of Review of the Department of Agriculture, including provisions requiring persons in contested cases to exhaust an avenue of appeal to the Board of Review before pursuing review in court; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 |
| MD | SB53 | Repealing provisions of law relating to the Board of Review of the Department of Agriculture, including provisions requiring persons in contested cases to exhaust an avenue of appeal to the Board of Review before pursuing review in court; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 |
| MD | HB408 | Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland individual and corporate income tax for specified expenses incurred to buy and install enhanced agricultural management equipment under specified circumstances; defining "enhanced agricultural m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 258 |
| MD | HB408 | Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland individual and corporate income tax for specified expenses incurred to buy and install enhanced agricultural management equipment under specified circumstances; defining "enhanced agricultural m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 258 |
| MD | SB404 | Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland individual and corporate income tax for specified expenses incurred to buy and install enhanced agricultural management equipment under specified circumstances; defining "enhanced agricultural m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257 |
| MD | SB404 | Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland individual and corporate income tax for specified expenses incurred to buy and install enhanced agricultural management equipment under specified circumstances; defining "enhanced agricultural m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257 |
| MD | HB561 | Providing that specified requirements of the nutrient management program administered by the Department of Agriculture apply to specified surface waters, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and other specified bodies of water. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 315 |
| MD | SB586 | Creating a Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Hub and Spoke Program in the Southern Maryland Region; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving compensation; re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 292 |
| MD | SB748 | Providing that specified requirements of the nutrient management program administered by the Department of Agriculture apply to specified surface waters, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and other specified bodies of water. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 314 |
| MD | HB1019 | Creating a Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Hub and Spoke Program in the Southern Maryland Region; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving compensation; re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 293 |
| MD | HB1101 | Establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission; providing for the purpose and membership of the Commission; providing for the terms of the members of the Commission; establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission F... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 403 |
| MD | SB1029 | Establishing the Maryland Agricultural Certainty Program; stating the intent of the General Assembly; establishing the purpose of the Program; requiring the Department of Agriculture to develop the Program in coordination with the Department of the E... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 339 |
| MD | HB978 | Requiring the Office of the Comptroller to collect a fee for a winery off-site permit and a wine festival permit; repealing a requirement that the Comptroller collect a fee for a winery special event permit; repealing provisions that provide for a wi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 396 |
| MD | SB180 | Repealing specified special funds in the Department of Agriculture; establishing the State Chemist Fund in the Department as a special, nonlapsing fund; providing for the contents of the Fund; requiring specified penalties and proceeds to be deposite... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 27 |
| MD | HB230 | Adding the holder of a Class 7 micro-brewery license to the list of licensees with whom a holder of a Class 8 farm brewery license may contract to brew and bottle beer from ingredients produced on the licensed farm; authorizing the Comptroller to iss... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 88 |
| MD | HB378 | Authorizing the Comptroller to disburse money from the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund for the reimbursement of specified money paid by a landowner to the Fund for a specified release of a specified lot in accordance with specified requi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 108 |
| MD | HB472 | Adding a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland, to be designated and known as the "Local Government Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to local governments; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 119 |
| MD | HB1327 | Repealing the requirement that an assessment on an agricultural commodity be collected annually; repealing the requirement that an assessment be deducted by a purchaser on and after the date stated in a specified notification letter; requiring a purc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151 |
| MD | HB1388 | Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to study whether it is necessary to continue to require a specified license and permit for the sale, manufacturing, and processing of honey and herb mixtures, including flavored honey; requiring t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| MD | SB739 | Requiring a specified person to forward the results of a specified soil test to the Department of Agriculture every five years in accordance with a specified schedule; requiring the Department to maintain a specified database that is searchable in a ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-06 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | SB739 | Requiring a specified person to forward the results of a specified soil test to the Department of Agriculture every five years in accordance with a specified schedule; requiring the Department to maintain a specified database that is searchable in a ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-06 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | HB1385 | Extending the deadline for a local jurisdiction to adopt a definition or description of a major or minor subdivision if the local jurisdiction has a definition or description pending approval as of a specified date; extending the deadline for a local... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 Unfavorable Report by House Rules and Executive Nominations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB1091 | Requiring, on written request of a landowner in an application to purchase an easement, an easement to authorize the landowner to use the land subject to the easement for renewable energy generation under specified circumstances; requiring, on writte... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-01 Referred to interim study by Environmental Matters |
| MD | HB1100 | Establishing an independent Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission; providing for the purpose and membership of the Commission; providing for the terms of the members of the Commission; providing for the appointment of a chair and vice chair of the C... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | SB980 | Authorizing the Comptroller to issue a winery special event permit to a Class 4 Maryland limited winery in Queen Anne's County for unlimited use for 1 day each week at specified farmers' markets in Queen Anne's County. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| MD | HB1453 | Repealing specified criminal violations for the use, possession, and sale of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana in specified circ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| MD | SB821 | Limiting to $150 the fee that may be charged for a food processing plant license under specified provisions of law to specified farms and civic and nonprofit organizations that process animals for human consumption. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| MD | HB681 | Repealing the requirements of the Invest Maryland Program regarding the allocation and use of designated capital by specified venture firms, the Enterprise Fund, the Rural Maryland Council, and the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Author... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 |
| MD | SB520 | Prohibiting a person from using, selling, or distributing commercial feed or drinking water intended for a specified use that contains specified antimicrobial drugs on or after October 1, 2016. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| MD | HB837 | Authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in a civil suit against a family farm alleging that the family farm caused water pollution in any waters of the State as the result of an agricultural operation; and applying the Ac... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | HB796 | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the diminution in value of specified agricultural land resulting from enactment of the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 and adoption of specified regulations related to nu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| MD | SB364 | Requiring the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service to provide a dedicated extension agent to assist individuals with the adoption of management-intensive farming and grazing practices; requiring the Governor to provide at least $500,0... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| MD | SB412 | Prohibiting, with a specified exception, a person from applying a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of specified child care facilities and schools; authorizing a person to apply a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of specified child care facilities... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| MD | SB412 | Prohibiting, with a specified exception, a person from applying a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of specified child care facilities and schools; authorizing a person to apply a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of specified child care facilities... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| MD | SB326 | Authorizing, subject to specified requirements, a person to place or maintain an advertising sign for specified agricultural businesses on a State highway; providing that specified provisions of law regulating the placement and maintenance of outdoor... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn |
| MD | SB796 | Requiring, on written request of a landowner in an application to purchase an easement, an easement to authorize the landowner to use the land subject to the easement for renewable energy generation under specified circumstances; requiring, on writte... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) |
| MD | HB1405 | Authorizing the Comptroller to issue in Howard County one Class 8 farm brewery license to a person that holds not more than two Class B beer, wine and liquor licenses. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| MD | HB1409 | Authorizing the State Comptroller to issue a winery special event permit to a Class 4 Maryland limited winery in Howard County for unlimited use for 1 day each week at specified farmers' markets in Howard County. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| MD | HB433 | Prohibiting, with a specified exception, a person from applying a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of specified child care facilities and schools; authorizing a person to apply a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of specified child care facilities... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | HB433 | Prohibiting, with a specified exception, a person from applying a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of specified child care facilities and schools; authorizing a person to apply a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of specified child care facilities... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | SB521 | Requiring specified meat and poultry derived from animals that are raised, processed, and sold in the State to bear a label identifying each antibiotic that was fed or administered to the animal while being raised in the State. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| MD | HB1282 | Establishing the Agricultural Land Condemnation Board; specifying the membership of the Board and terms of membership; requiring specified State and local entities to notify the Board of the intent to condemn specified land for specified purposes; pr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-01 |
