2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:49 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 91	Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 77
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 140	Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pugh, Anderson, C. Davis, Goodwin, Harrison, Kirk, Marriott, McIntosh, and Paige
Entitled	Public Safety - Personal Flotation Devices - Mandatory Use
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 151	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis, Anderson, Carter, Doory, Goodwin, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Paige, Pugh, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Herring Run Watershed Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 167	Status as of February 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt
Entitled	Natural Resources - Pound Nets and Haul Seines
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 222	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 165
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Required Signage at Retail Outlets
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 235	Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Donoghue, Glassman, and James
Entitled	Bay Restoration Program - On-Site Sewage Disposal Fee - County Option
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 276	Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bozman, Cluster, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 558	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 462
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman, Kohl, Mayer, and Sossi
Entitled	Bay Restoration Fund - Failing Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems - Eligibility for Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 711	Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Aumann, V. Clagett, Frank, Frush, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough
Entitled	Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Reimbursement for Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 836	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Myers, Boschert, Costa, Haddaway, Lawton, Love, McConkey, and Shank
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Bottled Water
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1104	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Bozman, G. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Moe, Montgomery, Myers, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Safety - Fire Companies - Limited Access to Private Water Sources
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1207	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation and Baltimore County Delegation
Entitled	Natural Resources - Hunting Wild Waterfowl - Harford and Baltimore Counties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1232	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Municipal Corporations PG/MC 106-06
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1239	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, V. Clagett, Bozman, Levy, Bobo, Jameson, Mayer, McConkey, McMillan, Pugh, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Annexation Planning and Procedures Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1241	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Environment - Sewage Sludge - Use as Alternative Energy Source
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1326	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1351	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup and Smigiel
Entitled	State Highway Administration - Bridges - Installation of Throwable Flotation Devices
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1588	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen and Bohanan
Entitled	Environment - Patuxent River Watershed
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1640	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Healey, Barkley, Conroy, Conway, D. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gordon, Haddaway, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, King, Lawton, McComas, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Growth Management Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1698	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission - Fee Restructuring
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 174	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, and Pipkin
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 241	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Herring Run Watershed Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 379	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 524
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Middleton, Miller, Hollinger, and Brochin
Entitled	Environment - Patuxent River Watershed
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 400	Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 75
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Carroll County - Public Facilities Bonds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 416	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Dyson, and Pinsky
Entitled	Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 536	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Pipkin, Astle, Conway, Dyson, Harris, Middleton, and Colburn
Entitled	Land Use - Local Government Planning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 562	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 53
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Public Safety - Fire Companies - Limited Access to Private Water Sources
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 625	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Environment - Stormwater Management - Inspections and Water Quality Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 749	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Smart Growth - Priority Funding Areas - Rural Counties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 783	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	State Agencies - Energy Performance Contracting - Water and Wastewater Conservation Projects
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 966	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson (By Request)
Entitled	Calvert County - Dissolution of a Nonprofit Organization and Creation of a Sanitary District
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1013	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Colburn, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, and Jacobs
Entitled	Maryland Growth Management Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1036	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Environment - Sewerage Service - Unpaid Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 1039	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Water and Sewerage Systems - Benefit Assessments and Connection Charges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters