Pollution -see also- Sediment Control

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 33

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  HB 15

  Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rice

  Entitled

  Task Force on Classroom Indoor Air Quality Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 307

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Task Force on a Statewide Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 368

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 128

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McHale, Hecht, Mathias, Ali, Aumann, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Gilchrist, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 369

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 121

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Busch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 388

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey and Holmes

  Entitled

  Environment - Pozzolan - Use and Disposal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 466

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Pollution Control Fund - Fertilizer Application Environmental Impact Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 497

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Refuses to Recede

  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

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  HB 498

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  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
  

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  HB 501

  Status as of May 21, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  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

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  HB 521

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphorus Fertilizer"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 628

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 666

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Grants and Loans - Small, Minority, and Women's Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 712

  Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  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
  

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  HB 734

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott and Stull

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Fund - Disbursement of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 741

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Queen Anne's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Environment - Drinking Water - Provision of Bottled Water

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  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

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  HB 842

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Donoghue, Frank, Kelly, McKee, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemption for Low Mileage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 843

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Donoghue, Frank, Hecht, Kelly, McKee, Norman, O'Donnell, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection - Test Performed by Dealers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 977

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 106

  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

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  HB 1193

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 194

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh and Hucker

  Entitled

  Environment - Statute of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  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
  

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  HB 1389

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Maryland Smart Grid Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1416

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Ali, Barnes, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kipke, Lafferty, Malone, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, Schuler, Tarrant, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Intercounty Connector - Impact on Global Warming - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1595

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Kaiser, Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Intercounty Connector - Public Health Impacts from Air Pollution - Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 213

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Conway, Dyson, Lenett, Rosapepe, Harrington, Colburn, and Harris

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 268

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 127

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 309

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  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

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  SB 382

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Middleton, and Miller

  Entitled

  Environment - Patuxent River Watershed

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 398

  Status as of May 21, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  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

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  SB 442

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 141

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Environment - Clean Air Permit Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 508

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Environment - Permit Process - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 590

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 193

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Frosh, Lenett, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Environment - Statute of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 883

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Voluntary Cleanup Program - Enforcement and Oversight - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 964

  Status as of February 28, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Frosh

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Filing and Release

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules