2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:48 p.m.

	ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY	Another Session
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HB 30	Status as of February 6, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Frush, and Montgomery
Entitled	Transportation - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Energy Efficient Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 503	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 181
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Environmental Trust Fund - Extension of Environmental Surcharge
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 684	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate McIntosh
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Credit - Qualified Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 708	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Busch, Barve, Jones, Hurson, Owings, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Krebs, Lee, McIntosh, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Weldon, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Mandel, McDonough, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 714	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Edwards, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Myers, Owings, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, Simmons, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 804	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bronrott, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Petzold, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 821	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Bromwell, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Conway, Cryor, Gaines, Gilleland, Hixson, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kaiser, King, Love, Madaleno, McConkey, McIntosh, McMillan, Montgomery, Morhaim, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Stocksdale, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Tax Credit - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 849	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Hixson, Goodwin, Healey, Heller, Kaiser, and Ross
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1172	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, and Montgomery
Entitled	Air Quality - Limits on Emissions from Coal-Fired Generating Units
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1194	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Eckardt, Haddaway, Smigiel, and Sossi
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Wind Energy, Photovoltaic, and Solar Water Heating Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1269	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Barve, Cardin, Feldman, Franchot, Haddaway, Hubbard, Kaiser, McMillan, Montgomery, Petzold, Smigiel, Sossi, Taylor, Trueschler, and Vaughn
Entitled	Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Wind Electric Generating Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1308	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis, Petzold, Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Ross, Simmons, Vaughn, Walkup, Feldman, Gordon, Love, Mandel, Murray, Niemann, Stern, Taylor, Burns, Haddaway, Harrison, and Kirk
Entitled	Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1496	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee and Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Energy Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Energy - Taxes - Extension and Expansion of Credit for Renewable Energy
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

SB 97	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Hollinger, Kelley, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Lawlah
Entitled	Transportation - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Energy Efficient Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 206	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, and Hollinger
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 485	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 491	Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, and Pinsky
Entitled	Public Utilities - Electric Company Reimbursement to Ratepayers for Power Outages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 577	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Geothermal Heat Pump
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 654	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 736	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Green, Hafer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Maryland Public Education Facilities Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 869	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters