HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 38

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  HB 83

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 522

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Environment - Brominated Flame Retardants - Pentabrominated and Octabrominated Diphenyl Ether - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 86

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Gilleland

  Entitled

  Public Health - Children and Pregnant Women - Mercury and Heavy Metal-Free Vaccines and Injections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 117

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Fulton, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Madaleno, Marriott, Murray, Parker, Pendergrass, Stern, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance - Coverage for Mold and Mold Remediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 205

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, V. Clagett, Bozman, Cane, Costa, Elmore, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Environment - Gasoline Containing Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 251

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 278

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Cluster, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hammen, Hogan, Holmes, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Love, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parrott, Quinter, Rosenberg, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Wood, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Goldwater, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, McConkey, Montgomery, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Stern, V. Turner, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Waste Management Administration - Lead Poisoning Prevention

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 275

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 201

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Crimes - Representation of Destructive Device - Device or Container Labeled as Containing or Intended to Represent Toxic Material

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 346

  Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Bobo, Conroy, Heller, Hubbard, Leopold, Mandel, Montgomery, Morhaim, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Kach, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Procurement - Percentage Price Preference - Environmentally Preferable Products or Equipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 350

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Boschert, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Haddaway, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Sossi, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Task Force on Indoor Air Quality in Educational Institutions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 355

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 537

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, V. Clagett, DeBoy, Gaines, Gilleland, Hogan, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Love, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems - Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 369

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Branch, C. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, and Paige

  Entitled

  Residential Property - Registration - Lead Paint Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 373

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 538

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, DeBoy, Gaines, Impallaria, James, Kach, Love, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, V. Clagett, Jennings, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Environment - Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Clean Gasoline Alternatives - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 374

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, V. Clagett, Cryor, DeBoy, Gaines, Gilleland, Hogan, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Love, McComas, McDonough, Ramirez, Shewell, Stern, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 388

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Boteler, Frank, Krebs, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Environment - Gasoline Containing Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Phaseout

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 402

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 207

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Bozman, Cardin, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, Madaleno, Malone, McConkey, McHale, Menes, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Petzold, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Commercial Fertilizer - Ammonium Nitrate - Sale or Distribution Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 496

  Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Bromwell, Eckardt, Elmore, Kach, Myers, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Environment - Gasoline Containing Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 576

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 385

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull and Cane

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Water Pollution Control - Cost Sharing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 614

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, McIntosh, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Certification and Procurement - Environmentally Compliant Manufacturers of Computers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 659

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Boutin, DeBoy, Impallaria, James, Jennings, McComas, McDonough, Parrott, Shewell, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Mid-Atlantic Regional Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 660

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glassman

  Entitled

  Environment - Gasoline Underground Storage Tanks - Groundwater Contamination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 679

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 229

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McIntosh

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Environmental Covenants Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 929

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Education - Baltimore City Public Schools - Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 960

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Parrott, James, Bobo, and V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Environment - Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, and Tertiary Amyl Methyl Ether - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1051

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Commercial Fertilizer - Required Signage at Retail Outlets

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1155

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 420

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Branch, V. Clagett, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Goodwin, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Quinter, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Environment - Lead-Contaminated Dust Testing and Inspections - Related Party

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1169

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Holmes, Hurson, Kaiser, King, Kullen, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Environment - Air Quality - Reducing Emissions of Four Pollutants from Power Plants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1203

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Aumann, Bobo, Carter, V. Clagett, Oaks, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Environment - Construction on Golf Course Property - Soil Samples

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1234

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McKee, Cluster, Hogan, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning - Risk Reduction Standards - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1375

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 303

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, Boutin, Glassman, Impallaria, McComas, McDonough, and Parrott

  Entitled

  Public Health - Children - Notice of Drinking Water Contamination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1394

  Status as of April 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hogan

  Entitled

  Lead-Safe Housing - Income Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1434

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter and Oaks

  Entitled

  Education - Baltimore City Public School Buildings - Drinking Water

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 19

  Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Environment - Construction on Golf Course Property - Soil Samples

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 212

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Della, Hafer, Harris, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Waste Management Administration - Lead Poisoning Prevention

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 320

  Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Residential Property - Registration - Lead Paint Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 351

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 302

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, Jacobs, Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Public Health - Children - Notice of Drinking Water Contamination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 669

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Hooper, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Mid-Atlantic Regional Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Compact

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 744

  Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Environment - Air Quality - Emissions of Four Pollutants from Power Plants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 766

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 171

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Education - Baltimore City Public Schools - Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 949

  Status as of March 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Crimes - Representation of Destructive Device - Device or Container Labeled as Containing or Intended to Represent Toxic Material

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings