2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:02 p.m.

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HB 4	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, James, McIntosh, Griffith, Barve, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Donoghue, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Arnick, Bronrott, Hogan, McConkey, Parker, Sossi, Weir, Nathan-Pulliam, F. Turner, Branch, Cadden, DeBoy, Franchot, Paige, Proctor, Ramirez, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Cardin, Kullen, Lee, Hixson, Moe, Stocksdale, Aumann, Gaines, Eckardt, Bates, Leopold, and Edwards
Entitled	Land Preservation and State Asset Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 74	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 351
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Easement Termination - County Notification
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 75	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 352
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Board of Trustees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 78	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 355
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Local Land Use
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 79	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Arbitration of Easement Values
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 140	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 526
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Agricultural Land Preservation Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 147	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 148	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 517	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements - County Tax Credit Authorized
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 532	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements - Refundability
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 561	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Weir
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation - Termination of Agricultural Districts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 842	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, V. Clagett, C. Davis, Feldman, Goldwater, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Marriott, and Vaughn
Entitled	Land Value Taxation - State Property Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 846	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, V. Clagett, C. Davis, Feldman, Goldwater, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kaiser, King, and Vaughn
Entitled	Land Value Taxation - Funding for the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 904	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, DeBoy, Franchot, Frush, Glassman, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Krysiak, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Land Preservation Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

HB 933	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale and Aumann
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Request for Release by Landowner's Estate
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 934	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale and Aumann
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Child Lot - Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 969	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates McMillan, V. Clagett, Costa, Hubbard, Leopold, Montgomery, Niemann, Smigiel, and Trueschler
Entitled	Repeal of Tax Subsidies for Purchase of Maryland-Mined Coal - Dedication of Revenue to Program Open Space
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1039	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation
Entitled	Income Tax Checkoff - Cecil County Agricultural Preservation Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1272	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 598
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County Growth Management Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1294	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Trueschler, Bobo, Cardin, V. Clagett, Heller, Kach, and Quinter
Entitled	Resource Conservation Planning Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1334	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Stull, Bartlett, Bozman, Conway, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Hogan, McKee, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, Walkup, Weldon, Bobo, V. Clagett, Glassman, Jennings, Montgomery, Parker, and Weir
Entitled	Agriculture - Critical Farms Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1530	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Cane, Bartlett, Elliott, Hogan, McKee, Myers, Shank, Sossi, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Priority Preservation Areas - New Funding Sources
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1533	Status as of March 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Bobo, Bozman, Conroy, Glassman, Holmes, Hubbard, Kirk, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, and Stull
Entitled	Governor's Budget - Land Preservation Programs - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

HB 1594	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 614
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Conway, McKee, Bartlett, Boutin, Bozman, Cane, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Kelly, Myers, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, Bohanan, Branch, Franchot, Griffith, James, Jameson, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Levy, McComas, O'Donnell, Parrott, Proctor, Stocksdale, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation - Annual State Funding and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 127	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 293	Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Forehand
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements - County Tax Credit Authorized
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 294	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements - Refundability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 306	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dyson, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Middleton
Entitled	Land Preservation and State Asset Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 325	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation - Termination of Agricultural Districts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 459	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Cecil County Senators
Entitled	Income Tax Checkoff - Cecil County Agricultural Preservation Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 502	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 155
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson , Middleton, Colburn, Harris, and Greenip
Entitled	Agriculture - Critical Farms Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 738	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, DeGrange, Dyson, and Frosh
Entitled	Governor's Budget - Land Preservation Programs - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 859	Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Munson and Hafer
Entitled	Washington County Growth Management Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1006	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation - Annual State Funding and Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation