2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:14 a.m.

	Trees	Another Session
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HB 369	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 121
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Busch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Sossi, and Weir
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 839	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Bromwell, DeBoy, Hucker, Malone, Mizeur, Niemann, Olszewski, and Schuler
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Electric Companies - Tree Care Activities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 972	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 104
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Forest Conservation - Reporting and Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1253	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Stein, Hucker, and Glenn
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1552	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Sustainable Forestry Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 213	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Conway, Dyson, Lenett, Rosapepe, Harrington, Colburn, and Harris
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 431	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 176
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Raskin, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Task Force to Study a No Net Loss of Forest Policy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 654	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Public Utility Tree Management Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

SB 727	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, and Brochin
Entitled	Electric Companies - Notification of Tree Care Schedule and Review - Public Service Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 746	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Electric Companies - Removal or Clearing of Trees - Notice and Cease and Desist Order
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 844	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs