2009 Regular Session

Trees

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 20

HB 203
Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled
Forest Conservation Fund - Authorized Uses - Street Side Shrub Planting
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 219
Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Beitzel
Entitled
Tax - Property - Assessment and Valuation - Forest Conservation and Management Agreement
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 450
Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Caroline County Delegation
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum Native Garden Gateway
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 480
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Levi, Barnes, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 765
Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Cardin, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Stein
Entitled
Natural Resources - Land Available for Tree Planting - Database
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 771
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Holmes, Malone, Mathias, McConkey, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled
Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 796
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By
Delegates Walker and Vaughn
Entitled
Agriculture - Emerald Ash Borer Grant Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 800
Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Hucker and Manno
Entitled
Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1053
Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates McIntosh, Barkley, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Dumais, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, McHale, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Riley, Robinson, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Community Environmental Protection Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1291
Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Delegates Bobo, Carr, Frush, Healey, and Hucker
Entitled
Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Senate Rules
SB 217
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 226
Sponsored By
Senator Simonaire
Entitled
Natural Resources - Tree Services - Advertising
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 223
Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Senator Edwards
Entitled
Tax - Property - Assessment and Valuation - Forest Conservation and Management Agreement
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 352
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Peters, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled
Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
SB 399
Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Rosapepe
Entitled
Forest Conservation Fund Authorized Uses - Street Side Shrub Planting
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 449
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 263
Sponsored By
Senator Edwards
Entitled
Allegany County and Garrett County - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Forestry Products - Sunset Repeal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 549
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 175
Sponsored By
Senator Dyson
Entitled
Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 581
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Conway, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Peters
Entitled
Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 666
Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harris
Entitled
Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 804
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Colburn and Pipkin
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Adkins Arboretum Native Garden Gateway
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 824
Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Brochin, Harrington, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled
Community Environmental Protection Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs