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HOUSE BILL 189

CHAPTER NUMBER: 301
File Code: Environment
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 154

Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

Entitled:
Healthy Air Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting affected facilities collectively from emitting more than specified amounts per year of oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, and mercury, on or after specified dates; authorizing the Department of the Environment to set a specified interim stage of sulfur dioxide emissions reductions; requiring the Governor to include the State in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/19
First Reading Economic Matters
1/25
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/28
Favorable with Amendments
Motion Special Order 3/31 (Delegate D. Davis)
Adopted
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate McConkey) Rejected (38-93)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Levy) Rejected (51-84)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Arnick) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate McConkey) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Edwards)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Vaughn) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Edwards) Rejected (46-86)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Edwards)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Edwards) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (39-92)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Shank) Rejected (37-92)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed (106-27)
4/4
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/30
First Reading Senate Rules
4/6
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Conway) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (35-10)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 301

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
GOVERNOR
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
JUDICIAL REVIEW -see also- APPEALS
PENALTIES
POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATUTES OF LIMITATION

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 2-1001 , 2-1002 , 2-1003 , 2-1004 , 2-1005 )

Public Utility Companies
( 7-206 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 003521/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:09 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 093227/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:43 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 203720/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:14 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 223095/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:02 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 343325/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:03 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 423821/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:16 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 483320/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:27 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 493223/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2006   at: 9:04 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 943520/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:02 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (McConkey) {943520/1 Rejected (38-93)
March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (Levy) {343325/1 Rejected (51-84)
March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (Edwards) Rejected (46-86)
March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {493223/1 Rejected (39-92)
March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (Shank) {093227/1 Rejected (37-92)
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (106-27)
Senate
April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (35-10)


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