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

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HB 74	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Holmes, Kach, Kaiser, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Weldon, Bartlett, Burns, Doory, Feldman, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, J. King, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Solar and Geothermal Energy Grant Program - Grant Awards
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 76	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Costa, Elmore, Gilchrist, Hecht, Hixson, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Kipke, Krebs, Morhaim, Rice, Sophocleus, Stein, F. Turner, Bartlett, Doory, George, Howard, Jennings, Manno, McKee, Olszewski, Ross, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Solar Energy Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 131	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 112
Sponsored By	Delegate Bobo and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Lawton, Lee, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, Taylor, F. Turner, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 253	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates N. King, Ali, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Feldman, Hixson, Ivey, Kramer, Krebs, Lawton, Montgomery, Murphy, Rice, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 328	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Feldman
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 451	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, George, Goldwater, Haddaway, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jennings, N. King, Krebs, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McComas, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Taylor, Waldstreicher, Cardin, Gilchrist, Ivey, Kaiser, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Period for the Purchase of Energy Efficient Products
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 608	Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, and Schuler
Entitled	Environment - Energy-Efficient Replacement Tires
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 703	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, Davis, Frush, George, Glassman, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, N. King, Kipke, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Mathias, McConkey, McIntosh, Mizeur, Niemann, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Stein, Vaughn, Braveboy, Burns, Haddaway, Jameson, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Manno, McHale, Stifler, Taylor, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Commission on Climate Change and Clean Energy Alternatives
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

HB 727	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Morhaim, and Schuler
Entitled	Task Force on Renewable Energy
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 737	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Carbon Allowances
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 818	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McDonough and Kipke
Entitled	Electricity Suppliers - Sale of Wholesale Electricity to Affiliated Companies and Disclosure of Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 858	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Beitzel, Kach, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 863	Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Morhaim, and Barve
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 890	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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 952	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Bronrott, Lawton, and Shewell
Entitled	Department of Energy
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 960	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Feldman, Haddaway, Hecht, Impallaria, Manno, Miller, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Solar and Geothermal Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 978	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Cardin, V. Clagett, George, Lawton, Mizeur, and Morhaim
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Renewable Energy Small Business Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 982	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Boteler
Entitled	Energy - Peak Sharing - Electricity Supply from Standby Generators
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 1062	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Mizeur, Ali, Anderson, Barve, Beidle, Bromwell, Burns, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lawton, Mathias, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Schuler, and Tarrant
Entitled	Alternative Energy Acceleration Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1072	Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Feldman, and Hecht
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
Committee Assignments	House: Economic 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 1286	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn and Burns
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Office of Retail Market Development
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

SB 103	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 111
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 186	Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 187	Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Solar Energy Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 293	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Frosh, Madaleno, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement of Renewable Energy - Solar Energy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 300	Status as of February 1, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Proposed Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings
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 333	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Conway, Dyson, Britt, Colburn, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Commission on Maryland's Energy Future
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

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 409	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 491	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 560
Sponsored By	Senator Britt
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Electric Universal Service Program - Residential Tenants and Condominium Owners - Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 539	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Britt, Dyson, and Exum
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Office of Retail Market Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 540	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Middleton
Entitled	Electricity Suppliers - Customer Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 566	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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

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 618	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Astle
Entitled	Public Service Companies - General Utility Commission and Public Energy Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 853	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Della, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Energy Independence Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance