2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:46 p.m.

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HB 2	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates McIntosh, Conway, Hixson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Bohanan, Bobo, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hogan, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 212	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Aumann, Bartlett, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cadden, Conroy, Elmore, Frush, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Hogan, Hubbard, Jameson, Kaiser, Mandel, Marriott, McConkey, McHale, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Trueschler, and Zirkin
Entitled	Tax Credit - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 411	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 459	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, Aumann, Boschert, Bozman, Elliott, Elmore, Gilleland, Kach, Kohl, Krebs, Parker, Shewell, and Stull
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Funds and Released Lots
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 460	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, Aumann, Boschert, Elliott, Elmore, Gilleland, Kach, Kohl, Krebs, Parker, Shewell, and Stull
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Restrictions of Released Lots
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 476	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Conroy, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Murray, Niemann, Pugh, Ramirez, and Vaughn
Entitled	Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program and Solar Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 483	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Costa, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Jameson, McConkey, Quinter, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Amounts Received for Agricultural Preservation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 490	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, Elliott, Krebs, and Shewell
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - District Agreement - Time Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 617	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Queen Anne's County Delegation
Entitled	Natural Resources - Critical Areas - Growth Allocation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 769	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 192
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings Cane, Glassman, Lawton, Montgomery, Sossi, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Program Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 815	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Cadden, Barkley, Barve, Bohanan, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, C. Davis, DeBoy, Edwards, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Holmes, Hubbard, Jennings, Leopold, Madaleno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Proctor, Quinter, Stern, F. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Land Preservation - Repayment of Transfers to General Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 829	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates and Miller
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Use of Land for Existing Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 854	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter, Bobo, and Hubbard
Entitled	Water Pollution - Administrative Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 864	Status as of February 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates and Miller
Entitled	Forest Conservation - Application
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1047	Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Transfer of State Real Property - Long-Term Lease of Protected Lands
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1088	Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary District - System Development Charge - Exemptions PG/MC 115-06
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1126	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush (Chair, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area)
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Critical Area Commission - Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1138	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Bobo, V. Clagett, Lee, and Love
Entitled	Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1141	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Glassman, Holmes, Lawton, Montgomery, Pugh, Stern, and Sossi
Entitled	Land Use - Local Government Planning
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1254	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Rosenberg, and Sossi
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation and Rural Legacy Program - Bonus Density - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1268	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Land Use - Transfer of Development Rights - Restriction
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1272	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Kelley, Rosenberg, and Sossi
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation and Rural Legacy Program - Priority Preservation Areas - Protecting Public Investment in Land Preservation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1273	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates James, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Lawton, Montgomery, and Stern
Entitled	Real Property - Recordation of Deeds - Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1275	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 489
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Heller, Howard, Ramirez, Ross, Bartlett, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, and Patterson
Entitled	Property Tax - Assessment of Conservation Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1276	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Boschert, Heller, Howard, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements - County Tax Credit Authorized
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1277	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 490
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Frush, Holmes, Lawton, Montgomery, and Stern
Entitled	Protected Lands - Local Land Use Applications - County Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1321	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup and Sossi
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1423	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements - Refundability
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1461	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Trueschler
Entitled	Energy Conservation Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1463	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Mandel
Entitled	State Buildings Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1532	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 403
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, Elmore, Gilleland, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Boschert, C. Davis, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, and King
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Structures Using Qualifying Energy Conservation Devices for Electricity Generation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1591	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Talbot Agricultural Service Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1619	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Natural Resources - Forest Conservation - 100-Year Floodplain
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HJ 7	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Joint Resolution 5
Sponsored By	Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay - Cleanup and Restoration - Federal Funding
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 5	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson
Entitled	Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 100	Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Britt, Conway, Grosfeld, and Stone
Entitled	Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 175	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Britt, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Kramer
Entitled	Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 257	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, Klausmeier, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Little Blackwater River
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 267	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Buildings Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 337	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements - Refundability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 359	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Forehand, Hughes, Jimeno, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Recordation of Deeds - Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 360	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, and Munson
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Preservation and Conservation Easements - County Tax Credit Authorized
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 361	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, Munson, Brinkley, DeGrange, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Property Tax - Assessment of Conservation Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 493	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Land Preservation - Repayment of Transfers to General Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 751	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 55
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Critical Area Commission - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 844	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Conway, Garagiola, Hollinger, Hooper, and Munson
Entitled	Protected Lands - Local Land Use Applications - County Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 987	Status as of March 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Talbot Agricultural Service Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1009	Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Schrader, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, and Giannetti
Entitled	Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1104	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Electric Industry Restructuring - Extension of Obligation to Provide Standard Offer Service and Energy Efficiency Measures and Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance