Maryland House Bill 1063 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 4 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-04 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing the Maryland Healthy Soils Program to increase biological activity and carbon sequestration in the State's soils by promoting practices based on emerging soil science; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide incentives, including research, education, technical assistance, and, subject to available funding, financial assistance, to farmers to implement farm management practices that contribute to healthy soils; requiring the Department to determine if the program could complement other agricultural programs; etc.

Agriculture - Maryland Healthy Soils Program

Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Anne Healey [D]	Del. Stephen Lafferty [D]	Del. Dan Morhaim [D]
Del. Andrew Platt [D]	Del. Shane Robinson [D]

2017-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-10 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (137-1) (Y: 137 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-04	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 373
2017-04-06	House	Returned Passed
2017-04-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2017-04-04	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2017-04-04	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-04-03	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2017-03-28	Senate	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-03-13	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2017-03-10	House	Third Reading Passed (137-1)
2017-03-08	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-03-07	House	Special Order until 3/08 (Delegate Rey) Adopted
2017-03-07	House	Favorable with Amendments {960411/1 Report Adopted
2017-03-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2017-02-22	House	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-08	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1063?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb1063f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb1063t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_373_hb1063t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0003/hb1063_96041101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb1063.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb1063_env.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb1063_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1063,h-0380&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1063,s-1112&stab=02&ys=2017RS