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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Property Tax - Benefits for Agricultural Land - Exclusion of Solar Farms [SB-759]
Establishing that a certain special use value assessment of certain agricultural land does not apply to land used for the generation of electricity from solar energy; prohibiting a certain property tax credit for agricultural land from being granted for tax imposed on land used for the generation of electricity from solar energy; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2018
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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Use of Land - Signs and Outdoor Advertising Displays [SB-571]
Authorizing a landowner, without the approval of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, to erect and display on land subject to a certain easement a certain sign or outdoor advertising display for a certain purpose; authorizing the Foundation to authorize a landowner to erect and display on land subject to a certain easement a certain sign or outdoor advertising display for the purpose of providing certain information; applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail Bates
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 644 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Regulation of Farm Labor Contractors and Foreign Labor Contractors [SB-526]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive certain rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a certain license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; requiring a licensee to take certain actions while performing a foreign labor contracting service in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [SB-360]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $32,700,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County, including water and sewer projects, to finance loans for fire or emergency-related equipment, buildings, and other facilities of volunteer fire departments in the County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Local Government - Agricultural Land Preservation Fee [SB-354]
Authorizing a certain county that has established an effective agricultural land preservation program to establish and collect, by public local law, ordinance, or resolution, a certain agricultural land preservation fee in accordance with certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/06/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, Farm Equipment, Farm Tractors, and Animal-Drawn Vehicles [SB-268]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass a bicycle, farm equipment, a farm tractor, or an animal-drawn vehicle in accordance with a certain provision of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Floor Amendment {723724/1 (senator Jennings) on 03/02/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Distilleries - Farmers' Markets and Other Events [SB-23]
Removing the limit on the number of farmers' markets at which the license holder may use a distillery off-site permit; and increasing to 32 the number of certain other events at which a distillery off-site permit may be used.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Fertilizer Use on Turf [SB-203]
Altering the type of fertilizer and the application rate at which the fertilizer may be applied to turf by a professional fertilizer applicator during a certain time of the year; altering certain restrictions on the application of a fertilizer containing nitrogen to turf by a professional fertilizer applicator; altering certain limitations on the application of an enhanced efficiency fertilizer by a professional fertilizer applicator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 548 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class 4 Limited Winery Licenses [HB-972]
Requiring a holder of a Class 4 limited winery license to own or have under contract at least 20 acres of grapes or other fruit in cultivation for use in the production of wine in the State or to ensure that at least 51% of the ingredients used in the annual production of wine are grapes or other fruit grown in the State; authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a certain exemption; providing for the application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 542 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds [HB-609]
Authorizing and empowering the County Commissioners of Carroll County, from time to time, to borrow not more than $32,700,000 in order to finance the construction, improvement, or development of certain public facilities in Carroll County, including water and sewer projects, to finance loans for fire or emergency-related equipment, buildings, and other facilities of volunteer fire departments in the County, and to effect such borrowing by the issuance and sale at public or private sale of its general obligation bonds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 89 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Local Government - Agricultural Land Preservation Fee [HB-396]
Authorizing a certain county that has established an effective agricultural land preservation program to establish and collect, by public local law, ordinance, or resolution, a certain agricultural land preservation fee in accordance with certain requirements; and applying the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Land Use - Agritourism [HB-252]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt the definition of agritourism by local ordinance, resolution, law, or rule; providing for the application of the Act to charter counties; and defining "agritourism" as an activity conducted on a farm that is offered to a member of the general public or to invited guests for the purpose of education, recreation, or active involvement in the farm operation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Deb Rey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 672 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, Farm Equipment, Farm Tractors, and Animal-Drawn Vehicles [HB-222]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass a bicycle, farm equipment, a farm tractor, or an animal-drawn vehicle in accordance with a certain provision of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/16/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Higher Education - Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Farmers [HB-1532]
Establishing the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Farmers; requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to assist in the repayment of a higher education loan obtained for tuition, education expenses, or living expenses for undergraduate or graduate study leading to a degree in agriculture or an agriculture-related field, including farming; requiring the Office, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Simonaire
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 404 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Regulation of Farm Labor Contractors and Foreign Labor Contractors [HB-1493]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive certain rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a certain license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Environment - Sewage Sludge - Land Application [HB-1360]
Exempting a person that holds a certain sewage sludge utilization permit and a certain groundwater discharge permit from the restrictions on the winter application of nutrients described in the Maryland Nutrient Management Manual.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Land Use - Zoning - Agritourism Activities [HB-1120]
Requiring a local jurisdiction to authorize, by local ordinance, resolution, law, or rule, certain agritourism activities; defining "agritourism activity" as an activity conducted on a farm that is offered to a member of the general public or to invited guests for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Property Tax - Benefits for Agricultural Land - Exclusion of Solar Farms [HB-1013]
Establishing that a certain special use value assessment of certain agricultural land does not apply to land used for the generation of electricity from solar energy; prohibiting a certain property tax credit for agricultural land from being granted for tax imposed on land used for the generation of electricity from solar energy; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Real Property - Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Separate Parcels [SB-978]
Extending the termination date to June 30, 2021, for certain provisions establishing that, unless a deed expressly provides otherwise, the grant of a certain agricultural land preservation easement governing certain parcels of land does not consolidate the parcels for any other purpose, and that a certain parcel subject to a certain easement may be conveyed separately to a certain child with certain approval of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, but remains subject to the easement in perpetuity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Protecting Natural Resources and Preserving Productive Farms - Commission on the Development of a Blueprint for Solar Energy in Maryland [SB-744]
Establishing the Commission on the Development of a Blueprint for Solar Energy in Maryland to develop a comprehensive siting blueprint to guide units of State and local government in evaluating proposed solar energy projects, consistent with the Commission's findings and recommendations; requiring the Commission to take certain actions in carrying out its work; requiring the Commission to submit a certain report and blueprint to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2019