2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:10 p.m.

	Trees	Another Session
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HB 203	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters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 450	Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Caroline County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum Native Garden Gateway
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 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 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 800	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker and Manno
Entitled	Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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

SB 217	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 226
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Natural Resources - Tree Services - Advertising
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 449	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 263
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Allegany County and Garrett County - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Forestry Products - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 581	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Peters
Entitled	Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement
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 804	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Pipkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum Native Garden Gateway
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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