2011 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of September 19, 2011 - 5:18 p.m.

	Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation	Another Session
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HB 208	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 579
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Aquaculture - Shellfish Leasing Areas - Expansion
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 209	Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Easements - Allowable Residential Development
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 214	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 581
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Critical Farms Fund and Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 223	Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Carr, Haynes, McIntosh, Niemann, Oaks, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Wilson
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Earth Hour
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 240	Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate DeBoy
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Broad Creek Maryland Boy Scouts of America Ecology Conservation Learning Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 313	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By	Delegate Stein
Entitled	Natural Resources - Woodland Incentives Fund - Renaming
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 512	Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Beidle and Vitale
Entitled	High Performance Homes - Rebate Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 603	Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Summers, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Luedtke, Niemann, B. Robinson, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Washington
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Clean Energy Loan Payment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 630	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Delegates Beidle and Vitale
Entitled	Building Standards - High-Performance Homes
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 643	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 353
Sponsored By	Delegate Carr
Entitled	Procurement - State Buildings - Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Fixtures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 658	Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Niemann and Holmes
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Sustainable Energy Utilities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 662	Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Summers, Cullison, Feldman, Ivey, Luedtke, A. Miller, and S. Robinson
Entitled	Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 808	Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Haddaway-Riccio
Entitled	Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 852	Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Holmes, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Hubbard, Lafferty, Luedtke, McHale, A. Miller, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Stein, and Wilson
Entitled	The Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 890	Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 146
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Lafferty, and Olszewski
Entitled	Land Preservation - Land Draining to a Reservoir
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 910	Status as of April 5, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Anderson, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Healey, Hucker, Morhaim, Niemann, Pendergrass, Stein, and F. Turner
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 972	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 369
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Carr, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, and Lafferty
Entitled	Building Codes - International Green Construction Code
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1025	Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 410
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	State Government - Land Acquisitions and Transfers of Property
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1204	Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cane
Entitled	Dorchester County - Electric Transmission Privilege Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

HB 1224	Status as of March 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, McDermott, and Otto
Entitled	Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Alterations to Exceptions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1259	Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area - Prohibition - Junk and Scrap Metal Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1308	Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilchrist, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Ross, and Stukes
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1340	Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway-Riccio and O'Donnell
Entitled	Natural Resources - Oysters - Sanctuaries and Poaching
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HJ 5	Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Carr, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Gutierrez, Mitchell, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Tarrant, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Resolution on Earth Hour
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 267	Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Colburn, Getty, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Harford County - Broad Creek Maryland Boy Scouts of America Ecology Conservation Learning Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 304	Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Manno and Garagiola
Entitled	Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Residential Electric Customers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 387	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Young
Entitled	High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 412	Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Getty
Entitled	Agriculture - Easements - Separate Parcels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 442	Status as of March 3, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Rosapepe, and Shank
Entitled	Maryland Environmental Trust - Easements - Local Approval
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 513	Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 241
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property - Extension of Payment Deferral
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 538	Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Pipkin
Entitled	Natural Resources - Oyster Sanctuaries - Designation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 634	Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Act of 2011
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 648	Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez and Montgomery
Entitled	Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 734	Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Kelley, Middleton, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - Long-Range Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 849	Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	State Government - Land Acquisitions and Transfers of Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 914	Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn (By Request - Dorchester County Council)
Entitled	Dorchester County - Electric Transmission Privilege Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 996	Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Machinery and Equipment - Energy Star Windows and Doors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means