2007 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:27 p.m.

	Environment, Department of	Another Session
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HB 44	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 72	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and Glassman
Entitled	Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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HB 185	Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Beidle, V. Clagett, Frush, George, Hubbard, J. King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Environment - Grading or Building Permit - Patuxent River Watershed
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 346	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Environment - Unlined Rubble Landfills - Bond Release and Access for Groundwater Testing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 363	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Queen Anne's County Delegation
Entitled	Environment - Landfills - Termination Date
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 417	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates N. King, Ali, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Healey, Lawton, and Montgomery
Entitled	Environment - Golf Course Redevelopment - Environmental Assessment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 418	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Dumais, Frush, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Kaiser, N. King, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McConkey, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stein, and Taylor
Entitled	Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 424	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, Aumann, Boteler, McConkey, and Stull
Entitled	Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 476	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Task Force on a Statewide Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 488	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 239
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, and Montgomery
Entitled	Environment - Statewide Electronics Recycling Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 559	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Glassman and Lawton
Entitled	Environment - Monitoring for Drinking Water Contaminants - Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 786	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 122
Sponsored By	Delegates Lawton, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Frush, Guzzone, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Stein, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Glenn, Glassman, and Weir
Entitled	Stormwater Management Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 839	Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Ali, Barnes, Barve, Bromwell, Conaway, Guzzone, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Walker
Entitled	Environment - Recycling - Bottle Deposits, Returns, and Refunds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 870	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Procurement - Diesel-Powered Nonroad Vehicles - Fuel and Technology Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 887	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, Elliott, Frush, Goldwater, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Love, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, Ross, and Sossi
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Licensing and Regulation of Tanning Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 893	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 257
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Bay Restoration Fund - Wastewater Treatment Facilities Upgrades - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 1034	Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Glenn, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Maryland Healthy Places Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1055	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Branch, Cane, Costa, Glenn, Haddaway, Haynes, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, Krysiak, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Rosenberg, Tarrant, and Vaughn
Entitled	Workforce Development Pilot Program for Lead Abatement and Removal
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1131	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Frush
Entitled	Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1215	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 459
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Community Right-to-Know Fund - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1218	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Clean Air Fund - Permit Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 1350	Status as of March 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	Environment - Water Pollution Control - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1403	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Olszewski, Aumann, Beidle, Bromwell, Cardin, V. Clagett, DeBoy, Frush, Glenn, Impallaria, Kach, Lafferty, Minnick, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, and Weir
Entitled	Critical Area - Construction of a Facility - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 51	Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	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

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 174	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 17
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Environment - Mining - Security
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 254	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 538
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Environment - Groundwater Contamination - Notification and Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 352	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Kasemeyer, Lenett, Muse, and Pinsky
Entitled	Environment - Golf Course Redevelopment - Report on Need for Environmental Assessment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 366	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, and Lenett
Entitled	Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental 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 499	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Haines, and Munson
Entitled	Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Groundwater Recharge Area
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 553	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 161
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Miller, Britt, and Brochin
Entitled	Environment - Landfills - Termination Date
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 637	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Environment - Marinas - Pump-out and Waste Reception Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 747	Status as of February 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 766	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 187
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 784	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 121
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Britt, Pinsky, Conway, and Raskin
Entitled	Stormwater Management Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 964	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Licensing and Regulation of Tanning Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 970	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 365
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 973	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Environment - Permissible Methods of Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters