Maryland Senate Bill 597 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 305
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Prohibiting the use of certain cost-sharing funds to fund a conservation practice that does not meet certain requirements; authorizing certain cost-sharing funds to be made available for certain fixed natural filter practices; prohibiting basing a reduction in certain cost-sharing rates on tons of soil saved or an amortization formula; requiring that cost-sharing rates for the planting of multiple species of cover crops equal or exceed the rates paid for the planting a single species of cover crop; etc.

Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Fixed Natural Filter Practices

Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]
Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]

2020-03-17 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 94 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-03-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 32 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 305
2020-03-18	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-17	House	Third Reading Passed (94-40)
2020-03-16	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-16	House	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2020-03-12	House	Referred Environment and Transportation
2020-03-12	Senate	Third Reading Passed (32-15)
2020-03-10	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-10	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {184234/1 Adopted
2020-03-09	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Kagan) Adopted
2020-03-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {184234/1
2020-03-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-02-05	Senate	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-31	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

HB687 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 304

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Agriculture	8	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	8	703	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	8	704	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0597?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0597f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0597t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0597_18423401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0597_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0597_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/1151.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0613.pdf