2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:09 p.m.

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HB 136	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Specialty Fertilizer - Surcharge
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 312	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Stein, Stukes, Valderrama, Cane, O'Donnell, Sossi, and Weir
Entitled	Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 315	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 171
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Harrison, Jameson, Kirk, Love, Mathias, McHale, and Rudolph
Entitled	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 449	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 554
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno and Sossi and Delegates Aumann, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Levy, Mathias, Montgomery, Murphy, Proctor, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 491	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Conway, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Levy, Robinson, Sophocleus, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 609	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 279
Sponsored By	Delegates Holmes, Carr, V. Clagett, Niemann, and Manno
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 635	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 686
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Burns, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Gutierrez, Healey, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, F. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Criminal Conviction
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 796	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker and Vaughn
Entitled	Agriculture - Emerald Ash Borer Grant Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 929	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled	Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 973	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 702
Sponsored By	Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled	Maryland Horse Industry Fund - Assessments on Commercial Equine Feed
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1015	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Boteler, Dwyer, Ivey, Kipke, and Shank
Entitled	Health General - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1073	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Jones
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1158	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Ali, Bobo, Cardin, Frush, Hucker, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, and Stein
Entitled	Maryland Food and Hunger Policy Council - Department of Agriculture
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1248	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Bates, Beitzel, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Krebs, Manno, Mathias, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Rudolph, Serafini, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1379	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, and Wood
Entitled	Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

SB 77	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 19
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Organic Certification Program - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 271	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Lenett, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 278	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 172
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Jones
Entitled	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 516	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 553
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Glassman, Conway, Dyson, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Lenett, Harrington, Greenip, and Harris
Entitled	Maryland Organic Transition Investment Pilot Program (MO-TIPP)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 553	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 278
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 555	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 563	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Harrington, Jones, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 623	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Confidentiality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 674	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Greenip
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 816	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Kelley, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Food and Hunger Policy Council - Department of Agriculture
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 917	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Exum, McFadden, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1029	Status as of March 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Reorganization of State Government - Consolidating the Departments of Agriculture and the Environment into the Department of Natural Resources
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 1068	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Rosapepe
Entitled	Workgroup to Study the Future Conservation of the State's Open Space and Farmland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs