2008 Regular Session
Environment, Department of
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 50
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ross
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Love
- Entitled
- Surface Mining - Performance Bond Cap - Repeal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Hixson, Morhaim, Rice, and Stein
- Entitled
- Energy Efficiency Tax Credit and Surcharge Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Busch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Sossi, and Weir
- Entitled
- Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Niemann, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lafferty, and Sossi
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kullen
- Entitled
- Environment - Water Pollution Control Fund - Fertilizer Application Environmental Impact Fee
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough
- Entitled
- Groundwater Contamination - Level of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Notice and Cleanup
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Anne Arundel County Delegation
- Entitled
- Anne Arundel County - Environmental Health Monitoring - Reimbursement of Costs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Oaks, Costa, Frush, Glenn, Hubbard, and Malone
- Entitled
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Department of the Environment - Grants and Loans - Small, Minority, and Women's Business Enterprises
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
HB 835
Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Ali, Beidle, Cane, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Manno, Niemann, Shewell, and Stein
- Entitled
- Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Frick, Frush, Howard, Jameson, Lee, Manno, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Schuler, Stein, Stull, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Environment - Plastic Bags - Report
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Schuler, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bromwell, Cardin, DeBoy, Dumais, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, Ramirez, and Walker
- Entitled
- Environment - Carryout Bags - Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Water Management Administration - Living Shoreline Protection Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Controlled Hazardous Substances - Discharge or Release - Reporting Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
- Entitled
- Economic Development - Cross-References, Corrections, and Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates George, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Hucker, Lafferty, Niemann, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Environment - Water Management Administration - Wetlands and Waterways Program Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hucker, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Workforce Development Pilot Program for Lead Abatement and Removal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McIntosh and Hucker
- Entitled
- Environment - Statute of Limitations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1196
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Maryland Healthy Places Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Stein, Hucker, and Glenn
- Entitled
- Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cane, Eckardt, and Haddaway
- Entitled
- Wetlands - Construction of Structure on Pier - Exception
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stein, Ali, Barnes, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kipke, Lafferty, Malone, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, Schuler, Tarrant, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Intercounty Connector - Impact on Global Warming - Study
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Howard, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, Niemann, Schuler, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Water Resources - Groundwater Appropriation or Use - Priority Funding Areas
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Environment - Sewage Sludge Utilization - Zoning and Land Use Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Kaiser, Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Intercounty Connector - Public Health Impacts from Air Pollution - Assessment
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haddaway, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elmore, James, Kelly, McComas, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Serafini, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stull, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Rural Broadband Communication Services - Railroads and Tributaries
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Raskin, and Stone
- Entitled
- Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 100
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Minority Environmental and Land Trust
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 122
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Surface Mining - Performance Bond Cap - Repeal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 189
Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Surface Water Discharge Permits - Contested Case Hearings - Standing
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Conway, Dyson, Lenett, Rosapepe, Harrington, Colburn, and Harris
- Entitled
- Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 246
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington
- Entitled
- Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Anne Arundel County - Environmental Health Monitoring - Reimbursement of Costs
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Conway, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Environment - Clean Air Permit Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
SB 508
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Environment - Permit Process - Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Frosh, Lenett, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Environment - Statute of Limitations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brinkley
- Entitled
- Water Resources - Groundwater Appropriation or Use - Priority Funding Areas
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Wetlands - Construction of Structure on Pier - Exception
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Voluntary Cleanup Program - Enforcement and Oversight - Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 927
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jacobs
- Entitled
- Environment - Sewage Sludge Utilization - Zoning and Land Use Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 1006
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Rural Broadband Communication Services - Railroads and Tributaries
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
