2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:04 p.m.

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HB 20	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Assisted Living Program Facilities - Emergency Electrical Power Generator
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 116	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate D. Davis
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Rate Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 215	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Electric Restructuring - Competitive Metering
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 299	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Burns, Doory, Feldman, Jameson, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Trueschler, and Walkup
Entitled	Electric Universal Service Program - Weatherization Component - Transfer
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 359	Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Bobo, Burns, DeBoy, Gaines, Hubbard, James, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Transfer of Franchise
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 360	Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Bobo, Burns, DeBoy, Hubbard, James, Kaiser, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Examination of Accounts, Books, and Records
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 490	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Hammen, Howard, Hubbard, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, Taylor, Burns, Petzold, Harrison, and McHale
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Efficiency Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 574	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Electric Generating Stations - Zoning Restrictions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 670	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, James, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Jones, Kaiser, King, Levy, Madaleno, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Weldon
Entitled	Electric Industry - Local Aggregation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 792	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Bobo, Gaines, Griffith, and Haynes
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Billing Practices of Public Service Companies - Established
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 888	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 248
Sponsored By	Delegates Malone, Cane, V. Clagett, Glassman, Holmes, Jennings, Sossi, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Well Drillers - Permit and License Requirements - Exceptions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 997	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses of Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1146	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 263
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Utility Emergencies - Incidental Drivers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1247	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, Holmes, Lee, Taylor, and Weir
Entitled	Income Tax - Military Service Retirement Tax Relief Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1277	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold and Hubbard
Entitled	Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1331	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 266
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Holmes, Hurson, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, McConkey, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Petzold, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Biomass Electric Generating Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1375	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 303
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Boutin, Glassman, Impallaria, McComas, McDonough, and Parrott
Entitled	Public Health - Children - Notice of Drinking Water Contamination
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1379	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Energy Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Energy - Taxes - Extension and Expansion of Credit for Renewable Energy
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1418	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell and Pendergrass
Entitled	Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Use of Trade Names and Trademarks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1538	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Aumann (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Delegates Frank, Bromwell, Burns, DeBoy, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, McDonough, Minnick, and Weir
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Towson Circle III
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1553	Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Cane, Eckardt, Haddaway, and Sossi
Entitled	Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity - Crediting to Customer's Account
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1613	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Ramirez, Gaines, Niemann, Parker, and Ross
Entitled	Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities and Pipelines - Inspections and Locations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

SB 39	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Electric Industry - Aggregation - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 48	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Middleton
Entitled	Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Use of Trade Names and Trademarks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 60	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Public Service Companies - Rate Proceedings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 72	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Gas Companies - Alternative Forms of Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 73	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Electric Generation - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Construction and Public Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 129	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Energy Assistance Program Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 131	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 121
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Annual Reports - Common Carriers and Telephone Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 160	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 133
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Civil Penalties - Common Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 173	Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Public Utility Law Judges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 202	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 468
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Exum, and Pipkin
Entitled	Electric Universal Service Program - Weatherization Component - Transfer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 203	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Property Used to Generate Electricity, Steam, or Hot or Chilled Water
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 351	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 302
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Jacobs, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Public Health - Children - Notice of Drinking Water Contamination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 378	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 147
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Garrett County - Fees for Discontinuing and Restoring Water Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 397	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Middleton
Entitled	Energy-Saving Investment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 504	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Sources - Incineration of Poultry Litter
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 505	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 156
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Construction of Electricity Generating Stations - Required Certificates - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 524	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Personal Property Tax - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 531	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Well Drillers - Permit and License Requirements - Exceptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 581	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Renewable Energy Development Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 633	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, DeGrange, Green, Hafer, Klausmeier, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 705	Status as of March 27, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance - Requirement to Adopt
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 744	Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Environment - Air Quality - Emissions of Four Pollutants from Power Plants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 754	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Utility Emergencies - Incidental Drivers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 926	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Brochin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Towson Circle III
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation