2012 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of May 25, 2012 - 12:16 p.m.

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HB 33	Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Clagett
Entitled	Environment - Watershed Implementation Plans - Implementation Deadlines
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 121	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Beitzel
Entitled	Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Bay Restoration Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 270	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cluster and DeBoy
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Enforcement - Police Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 298	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Carr
Entitled	Procurement - State Funds - Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Fixtures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 445	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bobo, Carr, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hucker, Lafferty, McIntosh, Niemann, S. Robinson, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 446	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Beidle, Bobo, Clippinger, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hucker, McIntosh, Mitchell, Niemann, S. Robinson, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Fees and Uses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 464	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 486	Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Jacobs, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, Otto, Schuh, Schulz, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Vitale
Entitled	Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Ranking Best Management Practices
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 487	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Jacobs, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, Norman, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale
Entitled	Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - County Implementation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 549	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hogan
Entitled	Stormwater Management - Residential Stormwater Practices - Inspection and Maintenance
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 626	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Kipke
Entitled	Environment - Discharge of Pollutants - Permit Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 671	Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates S. Robinson, Barkley, A. Kelly, A. Miller, and Reznik
Entitled	Stormwater Management - Dredging - Testing for Toxic Substances
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1034	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, Carr, and Frush
Entitled	Environment - Oil and Gas Leases - Risk Disclosures
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1123	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 703
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Environment - Presumptive Impact Areas -Contamination Caused by Gas Wells in Deep Shale Deposits
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1163	Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Jacobs, Fisher, Hershey, and Norman
Entitled	Environment - Penalty for Sewage Overflow - Establishment and Distribution
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1170	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, and Frush
Entitled	Fracking Records Transparency Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1247	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Washington, Arora, Bobo, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, A. Kelly, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Summers, V. Turner, and Zucker
Entitled	Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

HB 1303	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agriculture - Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1349	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McDermott, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga
Entitled	University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

SB 65	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Bay Restoration Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 118	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 25
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Credit Certification Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 236	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 240	Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 330	Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Montgomery, and Shank
Entitled	Agriculture - Total Maximum Daily Load - Regulations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 428	Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Garagiola, Jennings, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Commission to Study Expanding the Voluntary Agricultural Nutrient Credit Certification Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 475	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators King, Garagiola, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Stormwater Management - Dredging - Testing for Toxic Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 511	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Raskin, Ferguson, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

SB 635	Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Pinsky
Entitled	Environment - Water Appropriation or Use Permit Fees - Workgroup
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 636	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Environment - Presumptive Impact Areas - Contamination Caused by Gas Wells in Deep Shale Deposits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 695	Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Glassman, and Jacobs
Entitled	Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Conowingo Dam Environmental Assessment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 705	Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Colburn
Entitled	Public Utilities - Hydroelectric Generating Station - Nutrient Filtration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 821	Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank
Entitled	Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Cap on Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 822	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank
Entitled	Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - County Implementation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 823	Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank
Entitled	Environment - Watershed Implementation Plan - Ranking Best Management Practices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 827	Status as of March 16, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Environment - Sewage Disposal Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 877	Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman and Simonaire
Entitled	Environment - Water Pollution Control - Reporting and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 945	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 1097	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Reilly
Entitled	Water Pollution Control and Abatement - Coal Combustion By-Products and Water Pollutants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1308	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Getty, Kittleman, and Reilly
Entitled	Budget - Reductions to Appropriations - Level Funding for Fiscal Year 2013
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation