2007 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:26 p.m.

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HB 530	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones and Barkley
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 558	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Lawton, Levy, McConkey, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Employment - Exemption from Ethics Restrictions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 660	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Glassman, Morhaim, and Stein
Entitled	Biodiesel Renewable Fuel Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1016	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Elliott, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rudolph, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Walker, Weldon, Burns, Haddaway, and Vaughn
Entitled	Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1290	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Animal Health - Administrative Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1292	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 98
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Honey Bees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1293	Status as of March 15, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Horse Industry Fund - Assessments on Commercial Equine Feed
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1389	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 479
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Beitzel, Bohanan, Cane, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Jameson, Jennings, Kelly, Kullen, Mathias, McKee, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Agriculture - Crop Insurance Premium Program - Cost Share
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1433	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Animal Health Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 64	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 517
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Young Farmers Advisory Board - Termination Date - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 261	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 540
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Task Force on Renewable Alternative Fuels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 292	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno and Pugh
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 595	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters