2011 Regular Session
Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 37
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Haddaway-Riccio, and Impallaria
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Specially Constructed Vehicles - Titling and Registration
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lafferty, Beidle, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hubbard, Hucker, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, and Pena-Melnyk
- Entitled
- Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Nitrogen Removal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Environment - Mining - Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Malone
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study the Development of Wetland Teaching Projects at Secondary Schools
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Minnick, Olszewski, and Weir
- Entitled
- Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Citizens Oversight Committee - Duties
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Lafferty
- Entitled
- Environment - Nitrogen Removal Technology - Evaluation and Ranking
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Beitzel
- Entitled
- Natural Gas Exploration and Production - Marcellus Shale Formation
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Clagett
- Entitled
- Bay Restoration Fund - Fee Exemption
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Bobo, and Clagett, and Delegates Braveboy, Frush, Pena-Melnyk, Wood, and Glenn
- Entitled
- Fertilizer Use Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Carr
- Entitled
- Procurement - State Buildings - Energy Efficient Outdoor Lighting Fixtures
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 660
Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush, Healey, Lafferty, and Niemann
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Pesticides - Use Reporting
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bobo, Arora, Barnes, Beidle, Bromwell, Cane, Carr, Costa, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, A. Kelly, McHale, Murphy, Niemann, Schuh, Vitale, Washington, and Wilson
- Entitled
- Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Reduction Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Clagett, Arora, Barnes, Beidle, Bromwell, Cane, Carr, Costa, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, McHale, Murphy, Niemann, Schuh, Vitale, Washington, and Wilson
- Entitled
- Chesapeake Bay Phosphorus Reduction Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mitchell, Braveboy, Cane, Carr, Gaines, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Tarrant, Walker, and Wilson
- Entitled
- Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 852
Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Holmes, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Hubbard, Lafferty, Luedtke, McHale, A. Miller, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Stein, and Wilson
- Entitled
- The Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hucker, Jameson, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Norman, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuh, Stein, Vitale, Waldstreicher, Wilson, and Zucker
- Entitled
- Marilyn J. Praisner Safe and Earth-Friendly Roadway Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates O'Donnell, Bohanan, and Wood
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Restricted Waters for Shellfish Harvesting - Testing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Hucker, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Burns, Cardin, Cullison, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Washington, Wilson, and Zucker
- Entitled
- Clean the Streams and Beautify the Bay Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lafferty, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Frush, Gaines, Hucker, and S. Robinson
- Entitled
- Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
SB 129
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Glassman
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study the Development of Wetland Teaching Projects at Secondary Schools
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 131
Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brinkley
- Entitled
- Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund - Loan Forgiveness
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 153
Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Reorganization of State Government - Consolidating the Department of the Environment into the Department of Natural Resources
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 160
Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Nitrogen Removal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Montgomery, Frosh, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Environment - Phosphorus - Commercial Dishwashing Detergent
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Manno and Pugh
- Entitled
- Motor Vehicle Administration - Fee-Setting Authority - Miscellaneous Fees and Vehicle Emissions Inspection Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Citizens Oversight Committee - Duties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Environment - Nitrogen Removal Technology - Evaluation and Ranking
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 422
Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Natural Gas Exploration and Production - Marcellus Shale Formation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Frosh, Young, Conway, Pinsky, Simonaire, Benson, Rosapepe, Ferguson, Montgomery, and Jennings
- Entitled
- Fertilizer Use Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 544
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Young, Astle, Benson, Ferguson, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Reduction Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 546
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Young, Astle, Benson, Ferguson, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Chesapeake Bay Phosphorus Reduction Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 602
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Clean the Streams and Beautify the Bay Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
SB 634
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Act of 2011
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 752
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Benson, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Ramirez
- Entitled
- Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 785
Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Montgomery, Raskin, Benson, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Agriculture - Pesticides - Use, Release, Sale, and Purchase Reporting
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 846
Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Benson, Ferguson, Frosh, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2011
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Renewable Energy - Poultry Litter - Net Energy Metering and Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
