You have voted HB-1826: Relating to authorizing the Department of Agriculture to create a database of nonpaying buyers of agricultural products; authorizing a fee..
HB-1825: Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; creating an offense and providing penalties; providing authority to impose a fee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Gonzalez
Committee Report Distributed on 05/03/2013
You have voted HB-1825: Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; creating an offense and providing penalties; providing authority to impose a fee..
Pesticides - Dealer Permits and Applications for Certified Applicators - [SB-888]
Requiring a background check for a person applying for a pesticide dealer permit or to become a certified applicator; and authorizing the Department of Agriculture to charge a fee to cover costs associated with background checks under specified circumstances.
SB-888: Pesticides - Dealer Permits and Applications for Certified Applicators -
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2012
Private Property Rights - Regulatory Infringement - Compensation [SB-819]
Giving an owner of private property a cause of action under specified circumstances against the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Natural Resources, or the Department of Planning if the application of specified regulations infringes on a private property right; providing that the cause of action shall be filed in a specified court; providing for the sum that a private property owner may recover; etc.
SB-819: Private Property Rights - Regulatory Infringement - Compensation
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/19/2012
Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards [SB-757]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for specified qualified expenditures at specified wineries and specified vineyards; requiring the Maryland Department of Agriculture to administer the tax credit; providing for the maximum amount of tax credits that may be issued by the Department each year; requiring the Comptroller to adopt specified regulations; applying the tax credit to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011; defining terms; etc.
SB-757: Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Hearing 3/19 At 2:00 P.m. on 03/15/2012
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Application of Nutrients [SB-594]
Prohibiting a person from applying animal manure or biosolids to agricultural land during a specified time of the year, with a specified exception; prohibiting a person from applying specified fertilizer to agricultural land on or after a specified date; prohibiting the Department of Agriculture from authorizing the application of animal manure or biosolids to agricultural land during a specified time of the year even under a specified circumstance; etc.
SB-594: Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Application of Nutrients
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
Commission to Study Expanding the Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit [SB-428]
Establishing a Commission to Study Expanding the Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program; specifying the membership, purposes, and staffing of the Commission; specifying that a member of the Commission may not receive specified compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Commission to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2012; etc.
SB-428: Commission to Study Expanding the Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 02/28/2012
Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations [SB-330]
Prohibiting the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Environment, and the Department of Natural Resources from adopting regulations to help the State meet the agricultural sector requirements of the Total Maximum Daily Load for the Chesapeake Bay unless New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia achieve or exceed the percentage reduction of nitrogen and the percentage reduction of phosphorus that the State has achieved from 2009 levels under specified circumstances.
SB-330: Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 02/28/2012