2008 Regular Session
Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 37
HB 1
Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Environment - Brominated Flame Retardants - Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Phthalates and Bisphenol-A - Prohibitions - Toys and Child Care Articles
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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
- Delegates McConkey and Holmes
- Entitled
- Environment - Pozzolan - Use and Disposal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- 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
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, Impallaria, Jennings, and McDonough
- Entitled
- Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Reimbursement for Costs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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 G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphorus Fertilizer"
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen and Kipke
- Entitled
- Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Influenza Vaccines - Study
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 587
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Braveboy, Gutierrez, Howard, Hucker, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Stukes, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Cosmetics Containing Mercury - Prohibition of Sale or Distribution
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Queen Anne's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Environment - Drinking Water - Provision of Bottled Water
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Howard County Delegation
- Entitled
- Howard County Public Schools - Testing and Inspection of Well Water for Bacteria Ho. Co. 10-08
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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
- 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
HB 998
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Taylor, Barnes, Carr, Feldman, Hucker, Kaiser, McConkey, Reznik, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Public Health - Bottled Water Facilities - Consumer Confidence Reports
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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 Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Risk Reduction Standard
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Niemann, Beidle, Boteler, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Krysiak, Lafferty, Malone, Norman, O'Donnell, Sossi, Stein, Weir, and Wood
- Entitled
- Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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
- Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Conaway, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, Kullen, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Robinson, Schuler, Stukes, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland State and Children's Lead Poisoning Recovery Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McHale
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Mold Remediation Services - Licensing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Bobo, V. Clagett, Hubbard, Hucker, and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Public Safety - Demolition Work - Safety Provisions and Permitting
- 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 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
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Influenza Vaccines - Study
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- 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
- 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 Lenett
- Entitled
- Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pugh
- Entitled
- Public Safety - Demolition Work - Safety Provisions and Permitting
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
