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

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HB 153	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates Honoring Mountain Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 194	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Agriculture and Education Complex
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 220	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 136
Sponsored By	Delegates Beidle, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Elmore, Frush, George, Glassman, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, James, Jameson, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levy, Love, Malone, Mathias, McConkey, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Weir, Glenn, Niemann, and Stull
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 239	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Delegate Kach
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Agricultural Resource Center and Farm Park
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 308	Status as of April 9, 2007: 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 319	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 416	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 602
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Lafferty, Morhaim, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Commission - Biofuel Industry Member
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 522	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Beidle, and George
Entitled	Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 621	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Boteler, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Elliott, Hecht, Holmes, Jameson, Kelly, Kullen, Lafferty, McComas, McKee, Miller, Myers, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Weldon, Wood, Elmore, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, and Stukes
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 657	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation
Entitled	Cecil County - Purchase of Development Rights Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 825	Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Weldon
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 865	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Eckardt, Aumann, Cane, Conway, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Jennings, Krebs, Mathias, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, Hammen, Beitzel, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Milk Products - Farmstead Cheese Production - Pilot Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 974	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Elliott, George, Jennings, Krebs, Kullen, McKee, Shewell, Sossi, and Wood
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements - Future Dwelling House
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1035	Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Conway, and McKee
Entitled	Maryland Tort Claims Act - State Personnel - Definition and Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1041	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Foundation Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1043	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Ali, Beidle, V. Clagett, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Malone, Shewell, Stein, and Weir
Entitled	Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1045	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Gilchrist, Glassman, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, Lawton, Manno, McComas, Pena-Melnyk, and Shewell
Entitled	Biodiesel and Ethanol Production Credit - Amounts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1064	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Barkley, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lawton, Manno, Montgomery, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Agriculture Activity Center Expansion
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1088	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation
Entitled	Cecil County - Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemptions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1152	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Danele Shipley Memorial Arena
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1220	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Malone, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, Waldstreicher, Ali, Glenn, Hucker, Manno, and Stein
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1246	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lawton, Montgomery, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Agriculture - Confinement of Pigs During Pregnancy
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1262	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Boteler, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Mathias, McDonough, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Renewable Fuels - Production Credits - British Thermal Units
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1268	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott and Stull
Entitled	Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement of Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1331	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 650
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Jennings, Mathias, Rudolph, Smigiel, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Removal of Districts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1353	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	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1354	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 476
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Certification of County Priority Preservation Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1386	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 209
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Agricultural Ownership Entities - Homestead Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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

SB 3	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 305
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Miller, Astle, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 8	Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Maryland Commission for the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 37	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - Agriculture and Education Complex
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 124	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates Honoring Mountain Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 217	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Middleton, Pinsky, and Zirkin
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 228	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, Hogan, Kramer, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Agriculture Activity Center Expansion
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 230	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Garagiola, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Admissions and Amusement Tax - Exemption for Activities Related to Agricultural Tourism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 273	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany County and Garrett County - Coal Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 275	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Munson
Entitled	Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employee or Official of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 315	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (By Request - Baltimore County Administration) and Senator Haines
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Agricultural Resource Center and Farm Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 425	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Munson
Entitled	Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 442	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Migrant Labor Camps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 454	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading 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 682	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 569
Sponsored By	Cecil County Senators
Entitled	Cecil County - Purchase of Development Rights Program - General Obligation Installment Purchase Agreements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 770	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Milk Products - Farmstead Cheese Production - Pilot Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 821	Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Britt
Entitled	Agriculture - Confinement of Pigs During Pregnancy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 829	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Renewable Fuels - Production Credits - British Thermal Units
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 843	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Danele Shipley Memorial Arena
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 850	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - St. Mary's Agriculture Service Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 901	Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Frosh, and Pinsky
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay Green Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 962	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 208
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Agricultural Ownership Entities - Homestead Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 971	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Relocation Assistance Program - Reestablishment Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1021	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation