2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:39 a.m.

	ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY	Another Session
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HB 47	Status as of January 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	New House of Delegates Office Building - Construction
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 158	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and Branch
Entitled	Public Utilities - Natural Gas Universal Service Program Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 172	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Cardin
Entitled	State Government - Buildings - Green Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

HB 182	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Energy Administration, Maryland) and Delegates Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Procurement - Federal Energy Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 370	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Conroy, Dumais, Edwards, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hixson, Kaiser, Kelly, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McHale, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Myers, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 391	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Edwards
Entitled	Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Reporting, Compliance, and Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 669	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Definitions and Wind Electric Generating Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 747	Status as of January 22, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 5 of 2004
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Holmes, Hubbard, Hurson, King, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Owings, Parker, Rosenberg, and Stern
Entitled	Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 752	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Barve, Cadden, Cane, Edwards, Franchot, Gordon, Heller, Hurson, Kelly, King, McHale, McKee, Menes, Rudolph, and Walkup
Entitled	Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standards and Credit Trading - Maryland Clean Energy Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 797	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates D. Davis, Brown, Carter, Doory, Gaines, Griffith, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Kelley, McHale, Oaks, Proctor, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, Burns, Conroy, Feldman, Fulton, Harrison, Impallaria, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Parrott, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Electricity - Universal Service Program - Extension and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 917	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Smigiel, and Sossi
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Wind Energy, Photovoltaic, and Solar Water Heating Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1038	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Gaines, and Healey
Entitled	Environment - Fast-Fill Compressed Natural Gas Station Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1070	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Franchot, Hixson, and Murray
Entitled	Procurement - State-Owned Vehicles - Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1084	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Jones, Kaiser, McKee, and Ross
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1126	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Walkup
Entitled	Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Wind Electric Generating Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 14	Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, V. Clagett, Conway, Feldman, Krebs, Smigiel, Sossi, and Trueschler
Entitled	Renewable Energy Sources
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 2	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 205
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Public School Construction - Use of Solar Energy - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters

SB 163	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Giannetti, and Green
Entitled	Environment - Fast-Fill Compressed Natural Gas Station Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 373	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 394	Status as of January 20, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 2 of 2004
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 504	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 95
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier , Exum , Pipkin, Middleton, Gladden, and Kelley
Entitled	Electricity - Universal Service Program - Extension and Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 539	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Garagiola, and Hollinger
Entitled	State Government - Buildings - Green Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 547	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 101
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Hafer, and Middleton
Entitled	Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Reporting, Compliance, and Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 691	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standards and Credit Trading - Maryland Clean Energy Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 720	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Procurement - Alternative Fuel and Electric-Hybrid Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs