2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 261

CHAPTER NUMBER: 540
File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 660
Sponsored By:
Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled:
Task Force on Renewable Alternative Fuels

Synopsis:

Establishing a Task Force on Renewable Alternative Fuels; providing for the membership of the Task Force; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to chair the Task Force; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide staff for the Task Force; prohibiting members of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation; providing for the duties of the Task Force; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action
1/29
First Reading Finance
2/1
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/16
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
House Action
3/16
First Reading Economic Matters
4/9
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
4/6
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted (138-1)
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/17
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 540

Sponsored by:

Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture, Department of
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Comptroller
Fuel -see also- Coal
Maryland Register
Reports
Service Stations
Sunset

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 763122/01     Offered on: March 14, 2007   at: 11:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 797272/01     Offered on: March 14, 2007   at: 11:16 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 16, 2007: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House
April 6, 2007: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Davis D) Adopted (138-1)
April 6, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)