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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the Texas Rural Investment Fund. [HB-1911]
Relating to the Texas Rural Investment Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Isett Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/17/2009
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Relating to the safety of the fresh fruit and vegetables produced in this state. [HB-1908]
Relating to the safety of the fresh fruit and vegetables produced in this state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Juan Hinojosa Effective Immediately on 05/27/2009
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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the creation of the Texas Equine Incentive Program. [HB-1881]
Relating to the creation of the Texas Equine Incentive Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Estes Effective On 9/1/09 on 06/19/2009
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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the establishment of an interagency farm-to-school coordination task force. [HB-1840]
Relating to the establishment of an interagency farm-to-school coordination task force.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/24/2009
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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a grant program to provide children at risk of hunger or obesity with increased access to nutritious foods. [HB-1622]
Relating to a grant program to provide children at risk of hunger or obesity with increased access to nutritious foods.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Effective On 9/1/09 on 05/23/2009
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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the continuation and functions of the board of directors of the official cotton growers' boll weevil eradication foundation and the management of certain cotton in pest management zones. [HB-1580]
Relating to the continuation and functions of the board of directors of the official cotton growers' boll weevil eradication foundation and the management of certain cotton in pest management zones.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst Effective Immediately on 05/27/2009
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Texas 81st Legislature Regular Session
Relating to application requirements and performance standards for agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive grants. [HB-1114]
Relating to application requirements and performance standards for agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive grants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wayne Christian Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/24/2009
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Hemp Farming Program - Expansion - Processing Hemp [SB-1035]
Expanding the scope and purpose of the Hemp Farming Program to include monitoring and regulating the processing of hemp; requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Governor and the Attorney General, to establish a certain plan for monitoring and regulating the processing of hemp in the State; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a procedure for licensing the processing of hemp in accordance with the plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program [HB-1534]
Establishing the Urban Agriculture Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to increase the viability of urban farming and improve access to urban-grown foods; establishing an Urban Agriculture Grant Fund to provide grants to nonprofit organizations in Baltimore City to implement the Program; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the Fund; authorizing the distribution of up to $400,000 to the Fund for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Third Reading Passed (130-0) on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Council on Health in All Policies - Establishment [HB-1528]
Establishing the Maryland Council on Health in All Policies to employ a Health in All Policies framework, a public health framework through which public and private policymakers and stakeholders use a collaborative approach to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities in the State; providing, to the extent practicable, Council members are to reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State; requiring the Council to submit a report by December 1 each year on the Council's activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program and Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund - Establishment [HB-1488]
Establishing the Office for the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Department of Agriculture; establishing the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Office to encourage certain units to try to achieve an overall percentage goal of 20% of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts for food from certain certified local farm enterprises; establishing a Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Cannabis - Medical Cannabis Boutique Grower License and Pesticides [SB-821]
Authorizing a person to submit a certain application to the Department of Agriculture to approve the use of a pesticide in the production of cannabis; requiring that an application include a certain certified risk assessment; requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to license a medical cannabis boutique grower that meets certain requirements to provide medical cannabis to certain licensed and registered entities; limiting to 10 the number of boutique licenses the Commission may issue; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions [SB-964]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Agriculture from certifying and registering a site that will be used to grow or cultivate hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program if the area on which the hemp will be grown is located within 2 miles of a residential community with 10 or more residences; and prohibiting the Department from issuing a license to a person to produce hemp in the State if the area on which the hemp will be produced is located within 2 miles of a residential community with 10 or more residences.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program and Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund - Establishment [SB-985]
Establishing the Office for the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Department of Agriculture; establishing the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Office to encourage certain units to try to achieve an overall percentage goal of 20% of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts for food from certain certified local farm enterprises; establishing a Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Council on Health in All Policies - Establishment [SB-716]
Establishing the Maryland Council on Health in All Policies to employ a health in all policies framework, a public health framework through which public and private policy makers and stakeholders use a collaborative approach to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities in the State; providing, to the extent practicable, Council members are to reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State; requiring the Council to submit a report by December 1 each year on the Council's activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Regulation of Invasive Plants - Bamboo - Prohibitions [SB-491]
Prohibiting a person from allowing bamboo to grow without proper upkeep or spread onto adjoining property or public rights-of-way; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to provide written notice to a certain person under certain circumstances; requiring a certain person to dispose of or contain bamboo in a certain manner on written notice from the Secretary; providing for certain civil penalties for a certain violation; authorizing a governing body of a county to adopt certain rules and regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [HB-614]
Establishing the Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, term, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government – Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman – Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [SB-460]
Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; requiring the development and maintenance of a certain website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions [HB-510]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Agriculture from certifying and registering a site that will be used to grow or cultivate hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program if the area on which the hemp will be grown is located within 2 miles of a residential community with 10 or more residences; and prohibiting the Department from issuing a license to a person to produce hemp in the State if the area on which the hemp will be produced is located within 2 miles of a residential community with 10 or more residences.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Agriculture - License to Produce Hemp - Limitation [HB-574]
Altering a certain licensing requirement for producing hemp in the State; prohibiting the Department of Agriculture from issuing a license to a person to produce hemp if the Department determines that the land subject to a license application is located within 25 feet of a property or properties with three or more individual residences, unless the person agrees to produce hemp in an indoor facility that exhausts its fumes to the outside with an approved apparatus; requiring the Department to make a certain determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2020