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

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HB 124	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Barnes, Bromwell, Bronrott, Doory, Glassman, Impallaria, Kach, Lawton, Minnick, Morhaim, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, F. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Tax Credit - Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 133	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 114
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Haynes, McIntosh, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Glassman, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, O'Donnell, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay - Oyster Restoration
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 187	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 19
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Conservation Easement - Governing Instrument
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 465	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 606
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Real Property - Sale of Property Encumbered by a Conservation Easement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 466	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 517	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Mathias, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Sossi
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Oyster Restoration Activity
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 549	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Violations of Local Law - Statute of Limitations - Disclosure in Real Estate Sales
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 588	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 614
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Natural Resources - Forest Conservation - Net Tract Area
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 595	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, and Schuler
Entitled	Tax General - Income Tax Credit - Energy-Efficient Residential Heating and Cooling Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 631	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Ali, Bronrott, Dumais, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Electric Companies - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures and Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 633	Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman, Beidle, V. Clagett, Elmore, Impallaria, Jennings, J. King, McDonough, Smigiel, and Stifler
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 667	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 423
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary District - System Development Charge - Exemptions MC/PG 116-07
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 744	Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Cardin, V. Clagett, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Mizeur, and Morhaim
Entitled	Electric and Gas Companies - Energy Audits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 760	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 118
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Ali, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Dumais, Frush, Gilchrist, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, N. King, Lafferty, Lawton, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Stukes, Waldstreicher, Glassman, Glenn, Kipke, Niemann, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Natural Resources - Diamondback Terrapin - Take and Possession
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 778	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Cardin, Guzzone, Morhaim, Pendergrass, and F. Turner
Entitled	Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 901	Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barve, and Morhaim
Entitled	Education - New School Construction - Price Preference for High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 909	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HB 942	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 116
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barve, Morhaim, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Green Building Council
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 1024	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 1294	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Dumais, Gilchrist, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, Lawton, Lee, Love, Rice, Smigiel, and Taylor
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Economic Development Benefits of the Clean Energy Industry in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1377	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Beitzel, Bates, Donoghue, Kelly, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Riley, Shank, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Natural Resources - Black Bears - Establishment of Population in Each County
Committee Assignments	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 148	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 113
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh and Miller
Entitled	Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay - Oyster Restoration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 215	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Harris, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Advisory Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 219	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 18
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Donation of Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 298	Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, and Zirkin
Entitled	Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 301	Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Frosh, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - New School Construction - Price Preference for High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 332	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 115
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Brochin
Entitled	Maryland Green Building Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 400	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 549
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Electric Industry Restructuring - Proceedings - Review and Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 408	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 550
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Senators
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Violations of Local Law - Statute of Limitations - Disclosure in Real Estate Sales Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 511	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Real Property - Sale of Property Encumbered by a Conservation Easement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 512	Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Madaleno, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 532	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Natural Resources - Diamondback Terrapin - Take and Possession
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 562	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Electric Companies - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures and Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 573	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Natural Resources - Forest Conservation - Net Tract Area
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 615	Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Della, Frosh, Lenett, and Robey
Entitled	Tax General - Income Tax Credit - Energy-Efficient Residential Heating and Cooling Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 636	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - School Construction - Green School Buildings Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 674	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 731	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 1012	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 217
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Natural Resources - Fishery Management Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 1030	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 221
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Critical Areas - Applications for Variances - Local Jurisdictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters