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

	Water	Another Session
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HB 214	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 53
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Bottled Water - Standard of Identity and Labeling Requirements - Out-of-State Registration of Bottled Water and Soft Drinks
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 303	Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 701
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 405	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 72
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Homeowner's Insurance - Loss from Water and Sewer Backup - Offer of Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 466	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	Environment - Water Pollution Control Fund - Fertilizer Application Environmental Impact Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 497	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Refuses to Recede
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough
Entitled	Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Reimbursement for Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 498	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough
Entitled	Groundwater Contamination - Level of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Notice and Cleanup
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 501	Status as of May 21, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Environmental Health Monitoring - Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 521	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphorus Fertilizer"
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 628	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 666
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Grants and Loans - Small, Minority, and Women's Business Enterprises
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 734	Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott and Stull
Entitled	Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement of Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 741	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Queen Anne's County Delegation
Entitled	Environment - Drinking Water - Provision of Bottled Water
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 763	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 294
Sponsored By	Howard County Delegation
Entitled	Howard County Public Schools - Testing and Inspection of Well Water for Bacteria Ho. Co. 10-08
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 836	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Feldman, and Gutierrez
Entitled	Environment - Task Force to Study the Regulation of Swimming Pools
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 926	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - System Development Surcharge - Exemptions PG/MC 106-08
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 973	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 304
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Water Management Administration - Living Shoreline Protection Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 998	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Barnes, Carr, Feldman, Hucker, Kaiser, McConkey, Reznik, and F. Turner
Entitled	Public Health - Bottled Water Facilities - Consumer Confidence Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1056	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 142
Sponsored By	Delegates George, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Hucker, Lafferty, Niemann, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Environment - Water Management Administration - Wetlands and Waterways Program Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1193	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 194
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and Hucker
Entitled	Environment - Statute of Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1217	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Beitzel, Carr, Heller, Kelly, Lee, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1423	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 198
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Howard, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, Niemann, Schuler, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
Entitled	Water Resources - Groundwater Appropriation or Use - Priority Funding Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1615	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission - System Improvement Charges
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 104	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 17
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Working Waterfront Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 189	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Surface Water Discharge Permits - Contested Case Hearings - Standing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 251	Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 700
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 382	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Middleton, and Miller
Entitled	Environment - Patuxent River Watershed
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 398	Status as of May 21, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Environmental Health Monitoring - Reimbursement of Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 499	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Dyson, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 590	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 193
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Frosh, Lenett, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Environment - Statute of Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 674	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 197
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Water Resources - Groundwater Appropriation or Use - Priority Funding Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 688	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Foreclosures - Unpaid Water and Sanitary Charges - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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