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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Restrictions on Sales and Use (Pollinator Protection Act of 2016) [SB-198]
Prohibiting a person from selling, on or after January 1, 2018, a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted use pesticide; prohibiting a person from using a neonicotinoid pesticide on or after January 1, 2018, unless the person is a certified applicator or a person working under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Agriculture to incorporate pollinator habitat expansion and enhancement practices into the State's Managed Pollinator Protection Plan; requiring a specified report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 661 on 05/28/2016
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Baltimore County - Marinas Infested With Midges - Funding for Larvicide [SB-1163]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to provide financial assistance for the purchase of larvicide to an owner of a public or private marina in Baltimore County that is located on waters of the State and is infested with midges; and limiting financial assistance under the Act to no more than 50% of the cost of the purchase of larvicide.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Bees, Bee Colonies, and Used Bee Equipment - Transportation and Shipment [SB-113]
Repealing the requirement that a bee colony or used bee equipment shipped or transported into the State be accompanied by an entry permit issued by the Department of Agriculture; requiring a specified person to submit specified information to the Department before shipping or transporting a bee colony or used bee equipment into the State; and authorizing the Department to restrict the movement of a bee or bee colony under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22 on 04/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Occupational Licenses - Denial for Criminal Conviction - Notice of Prohibition and Task Force [HB-979]
Clarifying that specified departments of State government and specified units in specified departments of State government are prohibited from denying a specified license to an applicant solely on the basis that the applicant has previously been convicted of a crime except in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring specified departments of State government and each unit that issues specified licenses in specified departments to post specified notice on their Web sites in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/21/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Black Fly Management and Control - Washington County [HB-870]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, to establish a program to control the spread of black flies in the State under specified circumstances; requiring that the program be implemented initially in Washington County on State-owned property, property owned by a local government, and private property with the owner's consent; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture to accept, use or expend specified funding to implement the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 585 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agriculture - Cattle, Swine, and Poultry - Use of Antimicrobial Drugs [HB-829]
Prohibiting a specified owner of cattle, swine, or poultry from administering or authorizing an agent to administer specified antimicrobial drugs in cattle, swine, or poultry without a prescription or veterinary feed directive issued by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with specified conditions; requiring a veterinarian who issues a veterinary feed directive to submit to the Department of Agriculture specified information in a specified manner; providing for the application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Poultry Litter Management Act [HB-599]
Requiring a specified integrator to place poultry only at a contract operation that maintains a specified nutrient management plan; requiring an integrator to be responsible for the removal and delivery of all excess manure in accordance with specified requirements; requiring an integrator to be responsible for the removal and delivery of all excess manure; requiring integrators, or manure brokers or manure transporters working under contract with an integrator, to deliver excess manure only to specified facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Humane Adoption of Companion Animals Used in Research Act of 2016 [HB-594]
Requiring specified research facilities using dogs or cats for scientific research purposes to take specified steps to provide for the adoption of a dog or cat that is no longer needed for research purposes; authorizing specified research facilities to enter into specified agreements with animal rescue organizations for specified purposes; and requiring specified research facilities to submit specified information to the Secretary of Agriculture beginning on December 1, 2017, and each year thereafter.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Agricultural or Academic Research [HB-443]
Authorizing the Department of Agriculture or an institution of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp if the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated for agricultural research or academic research purposes; requiring a site used by the Department or an institution of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp to be certified by and registered with the Department; authorizing the Department to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 105 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Restrictions on Sales and Use (Pollinator Protection Act of 2016) [HB-211]
Prohibiting a person from selling, on or after January 1, 2018, a neonicotinoid pesticide unless the person also sells a restricted use pesticide; prohibiting a person from using a neonicotinoid pesticide on or after January 1, 2018, unless the person is a certified applicator or a person working under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Agriculture to incorporate pollinator habitat expansion and enhancement practices into the State's Managed Pollinator Protection Plan; requiring a specified report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 662 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Marijuana CONTRol (Cannabis Oversight and Nondiscrimination through Taxation, Regulation, and Legalization) Act of 2016 [HB-1580]
Repealing specified criminal and civil prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing specified exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing marijuana under specified circumstances; providing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana cultivation facilities, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; establishing a specified affirmative defense; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Program Open Space Trust Fund Act of 2016 [HB-1464]
Establishing the Program Open Space Trust Fund; requiring specified appropriations from the General Fund to the Fund to repay specified appropriations or transfers from the Fund to the General Fund; providing that the Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund not subject to specified provisions of law; providing for the uses, purposes, sources of funding, and investment of money of the Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Government - Pollinator Habitat Plans [HB-132]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Environmental Service, and the State Highway Administration, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to each establish a specified pollinator habitat plan by July 1, 2017, and to make each plan available to the public on each State agency's web site by September 1, 2017; requiring specified State agencies to report to specified committees of the General Assembly by January 1, 2018, on the implementation of each pollinator habitat plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 614 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Agriculture - Veterinary Feed Directives - Information Collection [HB-1163]
Requiring a veterinarian who issues a veterinary feed directive to submit to the Department of Agriculture specified information from the veterinary feed directive beginning July 1, 2017, and every 6 months thereafter; requiring the Department to maintain specified information and make the information available for public review in a manner that protects the identity of the farm operation or the owner of the farm operation for which the veterinary feed directive relates, the veterinarian who issued the directive, and the feed distributor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/01/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commercial Sale of Dogs and Cats - Prohibited Acts (Companion Animal Welfare Act) [HB-1113]
Prohibiting the sale, transfer, offer to sell or transfer, barter, trade, or auction of dogs and cats at specified locations; authorizing animal control officers and officers of specified humane organizations to enforce specified provisions of the Act; providing that a retail pet store may only offer for sale a dog or cat obtained from specified persons; requiring a retail pet store to post on each dog's cage specified information and maintain a record that includes information about the breeder or dealer, if applicable; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 573 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Allocation of Funds [HB-1110]
Requiring money in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund, beginning in fiscal year 2017, to be allocated in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring a minimum of $5,000,000 in the Trust Fund to be allocated to the Department of Agriculture annually for distribution to soil conservation districts to assist farmers and counties with nonpoint source pollution control projects; establishing the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 03/09/2016
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Texas 87th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to requiring a consumer warning upon sale of certain household plants that are hazardous when ingested by canines. [HB-580]
Relating to requiring a consumer warning upon sale of certain household plants that are hazardous when ingested by canines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ray Lopez
Read First Time on 03/01/2021
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Commercial Fertilizer [SB-860]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland individual and corporate income tax for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2016, but before January 1, 2026, for the additional expenses to purchase and apply specified qualified commercial fertilizer on an agricultural production; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to calculate the amount of the subtraction allowed; requiring a taxpayer to file a specified certification with the taxpayer's income tax return; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/11/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Deer Hunting - Crop Damage Permit - Wild Venison [SB-748]
Providing that specified provisions of law related to the sale of livestock apply to specified deer; providing that the Maryland Wholesome Meat Act applies to specified deer; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources on or before October 1, 2016, to adopt regulations to establish requirements for the processing, inspection, labeling and sale of wild venison in the State; authorizing a person who holds a crop damage permit to hunt deer under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
General Provisions - Public Information Act - Enforcement, Fees, and Exemptions [SB-695]
Establishing the State Public Information Act Compliance Board and Office of the Public Access Ombudsman; requiring the Governor and the Attorney General to publish on their Web sites specified notice relating to specified applications and the names and qualifications of specified applicants; requiring the Governor to solicit specified recommendations from specified individuals; requiring the Board to report on specified matters to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1, of each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 135 on 05/12/2015