2010 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 10, 2010 - 9:14 p.m.

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HB 25	Status as of January 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Amounts Received for Agricultural Preservation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 160	Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 295	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Natural Resources - Incidental Taking Permit for Endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 303	Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Carter, Costa, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Kelly, McDonough, Miller, Shewell, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Natural Resources - Oyster Harvest - Closure of State Waters
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 349	Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Carr and Bronrott
Entitled	Maryland Efficiency Standards Act - Televisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 356	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 406
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Elmore, Howard, Malone, Morhaim, and Stull
Entitled	Forest Product Operators - Standards, Procedures, and Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 389	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Carr, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, and Montgomery
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maydale Nature Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 475	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bartlett, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, Haddaway, Hammen, Healey, Jones, Kullen, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Stein, Barve, Cardin, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Murphy, Myers, Olszewski, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 576	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 424
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Development Permits - Expedited Review for Qualifying Redevelopment Projects PG/MC 115-10
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 606	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 284
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Beidle, Costa, George, King, Kipke, McConkey, Schuh, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Natural Resources - Local Forest Conservation Funds - Use of Money
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 647	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Hammen, Donoghue, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and V. Turner
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Conservation Service Opportunities - Procurement Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 696	Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Holmes, Jameson, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, and Niemann
Entitled	Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Allocation of Proceeds
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 709	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Carr
Entitled	Roadway Lighting - Expressways and Controlled Access Highways - Lighting Curfew and Tariffs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 835	Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Delegates Elmore, Howard, and Levy
Entitled	Energy Performance Contracts - Financing - State Energy Performance Contract Loan of 2010
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 922	Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hecht
Entitled	The Renewables First Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 943	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, McHale, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, and Weir
Entitled	Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 967	Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Local Forest Conservation Fund - Fee-in-Lieu Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1014	Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Waldstreicher, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Rice, and Stull
Entitled	Clean Energy Loan Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1040	Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Stein, and Taylor
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 1044	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 528
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kipke, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act - Applicable to Community College Capital Projects
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1045	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Oaks, and Rosenberg
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Earth Hour
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1112	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 722
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1189	Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, G. Clagett, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Jenkins, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Miller, Montgomery, Murphy, Norman, Shank, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1352	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 466
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Ali, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Lafferty, and Morhaim
Entitled	Forest Conservation Fund - Contribution Rates - Priority Funding Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1373	Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, V. Clagett, Conway, Hecht, James, and Proctor
Entitled	Board of Public Works - Tax Forgiveness - Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

HB 1437	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn and Howard
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Capitol Heights Green Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1508	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 741
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Disposal and Noncoal Mine Reclamation Sites
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1525	Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Bobo, Frush, and Niemann
Entitled	Natural Resources - Oysters - Fishery Management Plan and Sanctuaries
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1548	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, James, and Riley
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HJ 9	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Oaks, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Earth Hour
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 29	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 205
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Preparation of Fishery Management Plans - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 59	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 210
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Distribution and Use of Revenue
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 69	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 215
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Woodland Incentives Program - Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 95	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 36
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Farmland Preservation Partnership Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 155	Status as of January 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Harris, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 193	Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Electric Transmission Privilege Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 215	Status as of January 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 222	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Oyster Sanctuaries - Authority to Designate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 234	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 527
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act - Applicable to Community College Capital Projects
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 285	Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 311	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 361	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Natural Resources - Local Forest Conservation Funds - Use of Money
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 455	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Efficiency Standards Act - Televisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

SB 479	Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	High Performance Buildings - Green Globes Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 515	Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett and Rosapepe
Entitled	The Renewables First Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 720	Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Clean Energy Loan Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 790	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, DeGrange, Dyson, and Lenett
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 914	Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Forest Conservation Fund - Contribution Rates - Priority Funding Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 925	Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 939	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand and Haines
Entitled	Energy Performance Contracts - Financing - State Energy Performance Contract Loan of 2010
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 960	Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Glassman, and Kittleman
Entitled	Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 987	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Natural Resources - Conservation Law Enforcement Act of 2010
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 1020	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 116
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Natural Resources - Incidental Taking Permit for Endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 1093	Status as of March 5, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maydale Nature Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1095	Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs - Review of Competitive Selection Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1096	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Natural Resources - Fishery Management Reform Act - Task Force and Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1121	Status as of March 11, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Harrington
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Low Impact Development Center Green Roof Projects
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 6	Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Earth Hour
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations