1999 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 28, 1999 - 11:04 a.m.
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Current Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 76
HB 17 Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Hubbard
Entitled Environment - Motor Vehicle Fuel - Sulfur Content
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 21 Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 55 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hubbard and Oaks (Advisory Council on Environmental Justice)
Entitled Advisory Council on Environmental Justice - Extension
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 22 Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Cadden
Entitled Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Waterway Improvement Project
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations

HB 67 Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 62 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled Department of Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 78 Status as of January 20, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates T. Murphy and McHale
Entitled Environmental Permits - Renewal - Public Hearing
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 79 Status as of January 20, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates T. Murphy and McHale
Entitled Environmental Permits - Conveyance - Public Hearing
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 80 Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates T. Murphy and McHale
Entitled Environmental Permits - Violations - Prohibition of Transfer
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 93 Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Calvert County
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 155 Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 396 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Klima and Kach
Entitled Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center, Inc.
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 161 Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 610 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kach, Pendergrass, and Bobo
Entitled Real Property - Sale of New Homes - Disclosure of Environmental Hazards
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 165 Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 611 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates W. Baker, Walkup, Bozman, Guns, and Bobo
Entitled Sewage Sludge Storage Facilities - Permit to Install, Alter, or Extend - Issuance
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 224 Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled Hard-Shell Clams - Worcester County
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 237 Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Clagett, Busch, and D'Amato
Entitled Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations

HB 256 Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 84 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Planning)
Entitled United States - Jurisdiction - Exclusive Jurisdiction
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 275 Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 407 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates O'Donnell and Owings
Entitled Calvert County - Oysters
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 502 Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 426 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Redmer, Weir, Ports, Klausmeier, Boutin, Baldwin, and Stern
Entitled Ambient Air Monitoring Data - Public Access
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 528 Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Franchot, Shriver, Conroy, Rosso, and Carlson
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Testing Equipment - State Income Tax Credit
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 578 Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Billings, Benson, Frush, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Mandel, Oaks, Pitkin, and Bobo
Entitled Consumer Protection and Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 590 Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 42 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Morhaim, Finifter, Zirkin, Billings, Boutin, Sher, Oaks, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Stern, and McHale
Entitled Diesel Vehicle Emissions Control Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 606 Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates W. Baker, Guns, and Walkup
Entitled Sewage Sludge - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 615 Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Boutin, Brinkley, Cadden, Conroy, Dembrow, Dypski, Frush, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Klausmeier, La Vay, Leopold, Marriott, Montague, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, Stocksdale, Bronrott, and Kagan
Entitled Potomac River Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 622 Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 650 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate W. Baker
Entitled Environment - Kent Island Citizens Oversight Committee
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 624 Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Walkup and D'Amato
Entitled Dumping of Dredge Spoil - Prohibitions
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 629 Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Cryor, Brinkley, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dypski, Howard, La Vay, Pitkin, and Walkup
Entitled Radioactive Waste Task Force
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 648 Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Rosso, Cadden, Leopold, Pitkin, and D'Amato
Entitled Environment - Coal Combustion Flyash
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 658 Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Taylor
Entitled Growth Management - Land Use Definitions and Controls
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 665 Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates La Vay, Mitchell, and O'Donnell
Entitled Critical Area - Impervious Surfaces - Exemption
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 688 Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled Environmental Sanitarians - Licensees and Applicants - Public Records
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 703 Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 4 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Taylor, Guns, Hixson, Hurson, Howard, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled Electric Utility Industry Restructuring
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance

HB 706 Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 447 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plans - Use of Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 732 Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 575 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Weir, Wood, McClenahan, and Bozman
Entitled Natural Resources - Marine Sanitation
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 756 Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Report Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates W. Baker, Walkup, D'Amato, and Guns
Entitled Dredge Spoil - Open Water Dumping - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 765 Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Franchot, Hixson, Heller, Shriver, Billings, Cryor, and Hubbard
Entitled Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permits
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 788 Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 456 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Environment and Transportation)
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Termination - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 799 Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate McHale
Entitled Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan Fund - Administrative Costs
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 910 Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Walkup, Rosso, Sophocleus, and Pitkin
Entitled Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Artificial Islands and Contained Areas
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 911 Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Walkup
Entitled Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Conditions for Redeposit on Farm or Agricultural Use Land
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 912 Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Walkup, W. Baker, Guns, Eckardt, Conway, Sophocleus, McClenahan, Clagett, D'Amato, Rosso, Pitkin, Hubbard, Cane, Franchot, Cadden, and Rzepkowski
Entitled Environment - Dredge Spoil - Beneficial Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 937 Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates O'Donnell, Kach, La Vay, Klima, Redmer, McKee, Rzepkowski, Greenip, J. Kelly, DeCarlo, Ports, Stocksdale, and Valderrama
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - State Income Tax Credit for Emissions Related Repairs
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 945 Status as of March 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Stull, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cane, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Guns, Hecht, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Love, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Shank, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled Property Tax Credit - Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

HB 954 Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates D'Amato, Rosso, and Clagett
Entitled Dumping of Dredge Spoil - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 970 Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled Baltimore Metropolitan Regional Investment District
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 1016 Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Washington County Delegation
Entitled Health - General - Nuisance Control - Washington County
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 1038 Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 480 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Mohorovic
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Disabled Individuals and Seniors
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1042 Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Washington County Delegation
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Washington County
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 1099 Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegates Cadden and Sophocleus
Entitled Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection - Waivers - Minimum Repair Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HJ 19 Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 13 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Eckardt, Bozman, W. Baker, McClenahan, Weir, Linton, Hutchins, Guns, Slade, O'Donnell, Mitchell, Cane, Wood, Walkup, Boutin, Stern, and Morhaim
Entitled Shore Erosion Task Force
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HJ 23 Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Delegate Taylor
Entitled Kyoto Protocol - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

SB 19 Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Jimeno
Entitled Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Waterway Improvement Project
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 91 Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 519 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Della
Entitled Department of the Environment - Location of Meetings and Hearings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 168 Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled Environmental Trust Fund - Extension
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 188 Status as of February 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Frosh and Roesser
Entitled Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permits
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 208 Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed Governor Veto
Sponsored By Senators Baker, Frosh, Middleton, Sfikas, and Jimeno
Entitled Sewage Sludge Storage Facilities - Permit to Install, Alter, or Extend - Issuance
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 254 Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Frosh, Kelley, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Van Hollen, and Green
Entitled Environment - Air Quality - VMT Reduction
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 274 Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Sfikas, Conway, and Van Hollen
Entitled Environment - Motor Vehicle Fuel - Sulfur Content
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 287 Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Ferguson, Stone, Jimeno, Haines, Mooney, Colburn, Hooper, and Harris
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Motor Homes
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters

SB 300 Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 3 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Miller and Bromwell
Entitled Electric Utility Industry Restructuring
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters

SB 309 Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Astle
Entitled Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 323 Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative Governor Veto
Sponsored By Senators Harris, Jacobs, Dyson, Hooper, McCabe, and Conway
Entitled Ambient Air Monitoring Data - Public Access
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 325 Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Baker
Entitled Dredge Spoil - Open Water Dumping - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 366 Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Frosh, Van Hollen, Conway, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, and Sfikas
Entitled Environmental Laws - Violations and Enforcement
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 434 Status as of March 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Mooney and Munson
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Washington County
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 441 Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Conway
Entitled Environment - Incinerator Ash
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 457 Status as of April 6, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Della
Entitled Procurement - Debarment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 462 Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Neall, Dorman, and Ruben
Entitled Vehicle Emissions Testing Equipment - State Income Tax Credit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 465 Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Baker
Entitled Redeposit of Dredge Spoil - Artificial Islands and Contained Areas
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 468 Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Baker
Entitled Environment - Dredge Spoil - Beneficial Use
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 477 Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed Governor Veto
Sponsored By Senator Harris
Entitled Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center, Inc.
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means

SB 498 Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Frosh
Entitled Environment - Permit Renewals - Report
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 509 Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 41 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Forehand and Baker
Entitled Diesel Vehicle Emissions Control Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters

SB 557 Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Frosh, Blount, Collins, Currie, Dyson, Forehand, Hollinger, McFadden, Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, Green, and Pinsky
Entitled Consumer Protection and Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance

SB 569 Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 574 Passed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Collins, and Van Hollen
Entitled Natural Resources - Marine Sanitation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 582 Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Roesser, Sfikas, Hogan, Forehand, McCabe, and Pinsky
Entitled Potomac River Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters

SB 583 Status as of February 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Van Hollen, Frosh, Sfikas, and Pinsky
Entitled Environment - Regulation of Poultry Processing Waste
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 647 Status as of March 19, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senator Miller
Entitled Growth Management - Land Use Definitions and Controls
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 696 Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed to Pass
Sponsored By Senators Jimeno, Colburn, and Stone
Entitled Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection - Waivers - Minimum Repair Expenses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters

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