Farmland
US Congress 114th Congress
Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2015 [HB-1544]
Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish new estate tax rates of between 41% (for estates with a value in excess of $1 million) and 55% (for estates with a value in excess of $10 million), (2) allow a $1 million estate tax exclusion, and (3) provide for an inflation adjustment to such amounts for decedents dying after 2016. Restores the estate tax credit for any estate, inheritance, legacy, or succession taxes paid to a state (expired after 2004). Repeals the deduction currently allowed for such taxes. Sets
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim McDermott
Introduced In House on 03/23/2015
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Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 [HB-1126]
Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or another hostile fire area designated as eligible for hazardous duty pay; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. Requires the postal benefits to be in the form of coupons, vouchers, or other evidence of credit to use for postal-free mailings. Makes the benefits program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Health - Regulation of Milk Products - Revisions [SB-8]
Altering specified definitions related to the regulation of milk products; repealing the limitation on the number of milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permits the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene may issue; repealing the requirement that an applicant for a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit operate a dairy farm with no more than 120 cows or goats in the herd; repealing the limit on the number of times a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit may be renewed; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Getty
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/23/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Rate Determination [SB-766]
Providing that, when determining the rate of the agricultural land transfer tax to be imposed, the amount of agricultural land transferred that is exempt from the tax in accordance with specified provisions of law may not be included in the amount of agricultural land that is transferred.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Charles County and St. Mary's County - Deer Management Permit [SB-68]
Repealing the requirement that the Department of Natural Resources establish a program in Charles County and St. Mary's County to train rifle shooters to hunt deer for the purpose of controlling the deer population; authorizing an individual who holds a specified permit to use a specified rifle in specified locations and under specified conditions in Charles County and St. Mary's County; altering the circumstances and conditions under which an individual may hunt deer on State land in Charles County and St. Mary's County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 147 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Antibiotic Drug Usage - Food-Producing Animals [SB-470]
Prohibiting a person from administering an antibiotic drug to a food-producing animal in the absence of any clinical sign of disease and without a prescription from a licensed veterinarian; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to establish by regulation a specified program; requiring regulations adopted by the Department to include specified provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Cattle, Swine, and Poultry - Use of Antimicrobial Drugs [SB-463]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in the nontherapeutic use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in specified cattle, swine, and poultry on or after October 1, 2016; requiring a specified farm operation to submit specified information under specified circumstances to the Department of Agriculture on or before October 1 each year, beginning on or before October 1, 2017; authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to impose a specified penalty; providing for the application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Recommitted To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs (senator Pinsky) on 03/23/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program - Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week - Occurrence [SB-284]
Increasing the occurrence of a specified promotional event established under the Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program in the Department of Agriculture to advocate State agriculture and farm products to children through school meal and classroom programs; and requiring the promotional event to be held once in the fall and once in the spring.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Phosphorus Management Tool [SB-257]
Incorporating by reference specified nutrient management plan requirements in the Maryland Nutrient Management Manual of the Department of Agriculture and any supplements to the Manual; establishing specified content and criteria for a nutrient management plan developed for an agricultural operation; providing that a specified agricultural certification does not prevent the application or enforcement of specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Favorable With Amendments on 03/25/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Health - Regulation of Milk Products - Revisions [SB-122]
Altering specified definitions related to the regulation of milk products; repealing the limitation on the number of milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permits the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene may issue; repealing the requirement that an applicant for a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit operate a dairy farm with no more than 120 cows or goats in the herd; repealing the limit on the number of times a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit may be renewed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 14 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles - Access to Farms [HB-812]
Authorizing a local authority to allow a person to cross a highway under its jurisdiction on an all-terrain vehicle at a right angle to access a farm or to move from one part of a farm to another part of the same farm.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 281 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Legalization [HB-803]
Authorizing a person to plant, grow, harvest, possess, process, sell, or buy industrial hemp in the State; requiring a person to register with the Department of Agriculture before planting or growing industrial hemp; altering the definition of "marijuana" for purposes of specified provisions of law relating to controlled dangerous substances to exclude industrial hemp; providing that the Act is contingent on the taking effect of specified federal provisions that delegate authority over industrial hemp to the states; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 456 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Cattle, Swine, and Poultry - Use of Antimicrobial Drugs [HB-701]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in the nontherapeutic use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in specified cattle, swine, and poultry on or after October 1, 2016; requiring a specified farm operation to submit specified information under specified circumstances to the Department of Agriculture on or before October 1 each year, beginning on or before October 1, 2017; authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to impose a specified penalty; providing for the application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Health - Regulation of Milk Products - Revisions [HB-540]
Altering specified definitions related to the regulation of milk products; repealing the limitation on the number of milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permits the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene may issue; repealing the requirement that an applicant for a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit operate a dairy farm with no more than 120 cows or goats in the herd; repealing the limit on the number of times a milk processor - farmstead cheese producer permit may be renewed; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 15 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Phosphorus Management Tool [HB-381]
Incorporating by reference specified nutrient management plan requirements in the Maryland Nutrient Management Manual of the Department of Agriculture and any supplements to the Manual; establishing specified content and criteria for a nutrient management plan developed for an agricultural operation; providing that a specified agricultural certification does not prevent the application or enforcement of specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 04/01/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program - Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week - Occurrence [HB-252]
Increasing the occurrence of a promotional event established under the Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program in the Department of Agriculture to advocate State agriculture and farm products to children through school meal and classroom programs; and requiring the promotional event to be held once in the fall and once in the spring.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Hunting Licenses - Exemption for Retired Members of the Armed Forces [HB-14]
Creating an exemption for a person who is a retired former member of the armed forces of the United States from the requirement to obtain a hunting license under specified circumstances; providing that the exemption applies only to hunting on specified farmland that is under specified ownership; and requiring a person who hunts under the exemption to possess a retired-military identification card, specified written permission to hunt from the property owner, and any required hunting stamps.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Antibiotic Drug Usage - Food-Producing Animals [HB-1075]
Prohibiting a person from administering an antibiotic drug to a food-producing animal under specified circumstances; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to establish by regulation a specified program; requiring regulations adopted by the Department to include specified provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Morhaim
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2015
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RENEW Conservation Corps Act Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps Act [HB-8746]
To establish a Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 11/13/2020
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Charles County and St. Mary's County - Deer Hunting [SB-966]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a program in Charles County and St. Mary's County to train rifle shooters to hunt deer for the purpose of controlling the deer population in those counties; requiring the Department to give applicants who hold a Deer Management Permit priority in acceptance to the program; authorizing the Department to terminate the program under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to provide a report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 574 on 05/15/2014