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

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HB 81	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Property Tax Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 154	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 225
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bronrott, Cardin, Hubbard, Stein, and Weldon
Entitled	Environment - Green Building Council
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 176	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Malone, Niemann, Olszewski, Schuler, and Stein
Entitled	Bay Restoration Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 203	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Forest Conservation Fund - Authorized Uses - Street Side Shrub Planting
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 219	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Beitzel
Entitled	Tax - Property - Assessment and Valuation - Forest Conservation and Management Agreement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 226	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Beitzel, Bates, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, McComas, Miller, Myers, Norman, Riley, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, and Stull
Entitled	State Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings - Green Globe Rating
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 268	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 385
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Oaks, Haynes, James, Barkley, Bronrott, Hecht, Krysiak, Mathias, Manno, McHale, Robinson, and Taylor
Entitled	Welfare to Work - Job Skills Enhancement Program - Green Jobs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 290	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Southern Maryland Delegation
Entitled	Agriculture - Agricultural Preservation Easements - Renewable Energy Generation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

HB 295	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 179
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Lafferty, Ali, Barve, Beidle, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, and Niemann
Entitled	Smart, Green, and Growing - Annual Report - Smart Growth Goals, Measures, and Indicators and Implementation of Planning Visions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 297	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 181
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barve, Beidle, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Manno, Bobo, Glenn, and Stein
Entitled	Smart, Green, and Growing - Smart and Sustainable Growth Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 309	Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Doory, Ross, F. Turner, Branch, Carr, Haynes, Kelly, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Vaughn, and Manno
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 314	Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph and the Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Maryland Environmental Service - Energy Generation Projects
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Finance and 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 320	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates George, Aumann, Bartlett, Beidle, Boteler, Cardin, V. Clagett, Costa, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Murphy, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Walker, and Walkup
Entitled	Voltage Regulation Technology - Income Tax Subtraction Modification
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 333	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Beitzel
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easement Properties - Natural Gas Drilling
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 480	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Barnes, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 676	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Beitzel, Carr, Conway, Donoghue, Frush, Kelly, Mathias, Myers, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Waldstreicher, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 700	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Haynes, Howard, Lee, Mizeur, Stein, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Hot Water Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 707	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Bronrott, Hubbard, and Morhaim
Entitled	Maryland Building Performance Standards - Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 754	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 646
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Boteler, V. Clagett, Glenn, Hucker, James, Lafferty, and Weir
Entitled	Real Property - Conservation Easements - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 765	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Stein
Entitled	Natural Resources - Land Available for Tree Planting - Database
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 771	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Holmes, Malone, Mathias, McConkey, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 783	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 419
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Bohanan, and Gaines
Entitled	Transfer Tax - Program Open Space Bonds - Land and Easement Acquisition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 814	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Feldman, and Manno
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Green Jobs Workforce Training Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 862	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Natural Resources - Oyster Harvest - Closure of State Waters
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 910	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Riley, Bartlett, Bates, Elmore, George, James, Jameson, Kipke, Kullen, McConkey, Myers, Norman, Serafini, Sossi, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Seniors
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 911	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 696
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Counties - Purchase of Development Rights - Carroll County
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 945	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate McDonough
Entitled	Education Funding - Transfer of Funds from Land Preservation Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 959	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 257
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Green Businesses - Tax Credits PG 401-09
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1053	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Barkley, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Dumais, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, McHale, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Riley, Robinson, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Community Environmental Protection Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1072	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Electricity - Smart Grid Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1116	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Frush, Gaines, Guzzone, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kullen, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, and Weir
Entitled	Smart Growth - Visions and Performance Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1188	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, and Kaiser
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1236	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Clean Energy Loan Payment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

HB 1285	Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Kelly
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency - Cost Recovery Surcharge Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1291	Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Carr, Frush, Healey, and Hucker
Entitled	Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HB 1418	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 727
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation - Condemnation of Land Under Easement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1419	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Fish and Fisheries Laws Violations - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1442	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 169
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Feldman, Frank, Haddaway, Hecht, McComas, McConkey, Myers, Norman, Riley, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi
Entitled	Jane E. Lawton Conservation Fund - Renewable Energy Projects
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1444	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Dwyer
Entitled	Planning and Zoning - Wireless Telecommunications Towers - Structural Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1517	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 474
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Disbursement of Funds to Prince George's County and Montgomery County MC/PG 127-09
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1540	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Bartlett
Entitled	Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1567	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 743
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Clean Energy Loan Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 14	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 183
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, Colburn, and Harris
Entitled	Maryland Environmental Service - Energy Generation Projects
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 73	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 17
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Sale of Land Preservation Easements - Confidentiality of Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 89	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 24
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Imposition of Civil Penalties by Board of Trustees - Authorization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 90	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 25
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Valuation of Terminated Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 163	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Program Open Space - Use of Funds - Indoor or Outdoor Recreational Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 188	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, McFadden, Peters, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Allocation of Funds - Low-Income Renewable Energy Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 212	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 224
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Dyson, Harrington, Colburn, Lenett, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Environment - Green Building Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 223	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Tax - Property - Assessment and Valuation - Forest Conservation and Management Agreement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 243	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Harris, Middleton, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	State Capital Projects - High Performance Buildings - Green Globe Rating
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 258	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 276	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Della, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Smart, Green, and Growing - Annual Report - Smart Growth Goals, Measures, and Indicators and Implementation of Planning Visions
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 280	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 180
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Della, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Smart, Green, and Growing - Smart and Sustainable Growth Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 291	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easement Properties - Natural Gas Drilling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 352	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 358	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Dyson, Garagiola, and Glassman
Entitled	Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County - Agricultural Preservation Easements - Renewable Energy Generation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 362	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 536
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Residential Uses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 399	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Forest Conservation Fund Authorized Uses - Street Side Shrub Planting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 403	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 256
Sponsored By	Senators Harrington, Muse, and Peters
Entitled	Prince George's County - Green Businesses - Tax Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 549	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 175
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 554	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 280
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 625	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 294
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Dyson, Harrington, Lenett, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Building Performance Standards - Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 666	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harris
Entitled	Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 780	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Counties - Purchase of Development Rights - Carroll County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 824	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Harrington, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Community Environmental Protection Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 844	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, McFadden, Pipkin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harrington, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 856	Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Astle, Exum, Gladden, Lenett, McFadden, Rosapepe, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Green Jobs Workforce Training Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 867	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett and Rosapepe
Entitled	The Renewables First Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 878	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harrington and Frosh
Entitled	Smart Growth - Visions and Performance Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 941	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Dyson, Garagiola, Glassman, Middleton, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Procurement - Preference - Energy Star Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 955	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 333
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Demand Response Programs - Selection of HVAC Service Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 992	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Welfare to Work - Job Skills Enhancement Program - Green Jobs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 1027	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 645
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Real Property - Conservation Easements - Disclosure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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

SJ 12	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland - GreenTech Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations