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

	Easements	Another Session
		Short Format

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 188	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Estates, Trusts, and Real Property - Rule Against Perpetuities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 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 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 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 1077	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Calvert County - Highway User Revenues - Special Taxing Districts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1175	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 267
Sponsored By	Delegate Davis
Entitled	Counties - Purchase of Development Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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

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 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 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 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