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Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 55

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  HB 23

  Status as of February 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Aggregation - Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 70

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Lee

  Entitled

  Crimes - Unauthorized Computer Access for Sabotage of State Government or Public Utilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 81

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montgomery

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Special Medical Equipment Program List

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 107

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Billing for Unaffiliated Entity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 141

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory

  Entitled

  Telecommunications Service - Charges for Directory Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 195

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Stern, Goldwater, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Crimes - Unauthorized Computer Access for Sabotage of State Government or Public Utilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 233

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, Impallaria, Jennings, and Minnick

  Entitled

  Water and Sewer - Lots - Sewer Connections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 246

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 163

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Participation in the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 284

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Electric Generating Stations - Zoning Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 294

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 73

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Cryor, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Hammen, Hogan, Holmes, Hubbard, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Parker, Parrott, Ross, Rudolph, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 311

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Cryor, Feldman, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Competition in the Residential Electricity Supply Market

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 503

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 181

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Environmental Trust Fund - Extension of Environmental Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 555

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hubbard, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Malone, McComas, McConkey, McIntosh, Minnick, O'Donnell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Owings

  Entitled

  Water Pollution - Nutrients - State Waters - Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Restoration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 584

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Education Funding - Tax Limitation Exception PG 403-04

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 705

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, DeBoy, Edwards, Griffith, James, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Transfer of Franchise

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 726

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, DeBoy, Edwards, Griffith, James, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Examination of Accounts, Books, and Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 744

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Benson, Bobo, Carter, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Harrison, Howard, Hurson, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Montgomery, Owings, Petzold, Simmons, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Standard Offer Service - Residential Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 769

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Bobo, Bronrott, Hubbard, and McMillan

  Entitled

  Tax Credits - Purchase of Maryland-Mined Coal - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 849

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Hixson, Goodwin, Healey, Heller, Kaiser, and Ross

  Entitled

  Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 936

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Sewer Usage Charges PG/MC 118-04

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1005

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 394

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1056

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elmore, Boschert, Cane, Costa, King, Leopold, McConkey, Ramirez, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Total Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1082

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Telecommunications Services - Competition - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1168

  Status as of February 19, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Hammen, McHale, and Paige

  Entitled

  Land Value and Incentive Taxation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1172

  Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Air Quality - Limits on Emissions from Coal-Fired Generating Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1210

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 406

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Adequate Public Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1211

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 407

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County Water and Sewer Infrastructure Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1221

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell and Owings

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Conversion of a Nonprofit Organization to a Sanitary District

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1269

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 542

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Barve, Cardin, Feldman, Franchot, Haddaway, Hubbard, Kaiser, McMillan, Montgomery, Petzold, Smigiel, Sossi, Taylor, Trueschler, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Wind Electric Generating Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1308

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 488

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis, Petzold, Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Ross, Simmons, Vaughn, Walkup, Feldman, Gordon, Love, Mandel, Murray, Niemann, Stern, Taylor, Burns, Haddaway, Harrison, and Kirk

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1378

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak and Doory

  Entitled

  Electric Universal Service Program Fund - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1496

  Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee and Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Energy Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Energy - Taxes - Extension and Expansion of Credit for Renewable Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
  

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  SB 12

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Aggregation - Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 25

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  Electric Utilities - Overhead Transmission Lines - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 52

  Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Planning)

  Entitled

  Priority Funding Areas - Funding of Sewerage and Water Supply Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 75

  Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 26

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)

  Entitled

  Code Revision - Miscellaneous Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 126

  Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Billing for Unaffiliated Entity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 175

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 99

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Declaratory Judgments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 179

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 100

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Liquefied Petroleum Gas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 186

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 72

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Currie, Della, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 320

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 428

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Water Pollution - State Waters - The Bay Restoration Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 380

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Hughes, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Customer Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 387

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Middleton

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Use of Trade Names and Trademarks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 447

  Status as of April 2, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Participation in the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 491

  Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Electric Company Reimbursement to Ratepayers for Power Outages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 508

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 430

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

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  SB 622

  Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Utilities - Underground Conversion - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 654

  Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Energy-Saving Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 655

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Voluntary Cleanup Program and Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program - Procedures and Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 731

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Revenue Enhancement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 739

  Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Astle, Colburn, Della, Forehand, Gladden, Hooper, Klausmeier, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Total Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 743

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Gas and Electric Companies - Service Termination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 853

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Lawlah, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Property Tax Exemption - Property Used to Generate Electricity, Steam, or Hot or Chilled Water

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 869

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 487

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 905

  Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer and Hogan

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Laytonsville Public Water Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation