Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 54

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  HB 43

  Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, McComas, Dwyer, Hough, Krebs, Parrott, Kipke, Cluster, and W. Miller

  Entitled

  Maryland Constitution - Laws Making an Appropriation Made Subject to Petition Referendum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 60

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 349

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway-Riccio and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Talbot County - Zoning Regulations - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 119

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDermott, Anderson, Clippinger, Conaway, Hough, McComas, Mitchell, Smigiel, Waldstreicher, Jameson, Murphy, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors and Local Ordinance Violations - Citations and Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 150

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 104

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Allegany County - Solicitation of Money or Donations from Occupants of Vehicles - Prohibitions and Permit Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 169

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Lafferty

  Entitled

  Environment - At-Store Recycling - Plastic Carryout Bags

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 190

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 360

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Environment - Noise Control

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 195

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Arora, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lafferty, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rosenberg, Stein, Summers, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 229

  Status as of January 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Barnes, Beidle, Bromwell, Frush, Hogan, Niemann, Olszewski, Tarrant, Vaughn, Washington, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Plastic Bag Recycling Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 399

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 256

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Bromwell, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Love, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Health - Cottage Food Businesses - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 476

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 375

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, McHale, and Clippinger (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Branch, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, McIntosh, Mitchell, Oaks, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Tarrant, and Washington

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 546

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates McIntosh and Oaks

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Litter Control Regulations and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 562

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Volunteer Fire and Rescue Companies - Reimbursement of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 578

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - School Facilities - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 627

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities and Retail Establishments - Artificial Trans Fats - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 720

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Solicitation of Money or Donations from Occupants of Vehicles - Adoption of a Permit Program or Prohibition MC 12-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 721

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 392

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Solicitation and Collection of Money or Donations from Occupants of Vehicles - Adoption of a Permit Program MC 10-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 736

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Animal Control Ordinance - Enabling Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 747

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Wind Energy Conversion Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 815

  Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Foreclosed Property Registry PG 412-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 846

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate George

  Entitled

  County Transfer Tax - Collection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 871

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Alston, Aumann, Bates, Dwyer, Frank, Glass, Impallaria, Krebs, McConkey, McMillan, W. Miller, Parrott, Ready, B. Robinson, Schuh, Schulz, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  The Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 892

  Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Qualifying Municipal Corporations - Land Use Decisions PG 411-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 895

  Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags PG 402-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 897

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 401

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Property Tax - Installment Payment Schedule PG 416-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 900

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 686

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Proposed Subdivisions - Development Impact Fees for Traffic Mitigation PG/MC 109-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 906

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 688

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Common Ownership Communities - Fee for Administrative Hearing Services PG 401-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 987

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 151

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Bobo, Carr, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kramer, Lafferty, Luedtke, Niemann, S. Robinson, Waldstreicher, Zucker, and Cardin

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1023

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 409

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Litter Control Law - Local Ordinance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1190

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Murphy

  Entitled

  Charles County - District Court - Court Cost Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1195

  Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Land Use - Rail Station Overlay Districts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1201

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 708

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Cane, Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Holmes, Jacobs, James, McMillan, Minnick, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Rudolph, Vitale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Use and Conflicts of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1240

  Status as of February 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  School Infrastructure Local Option Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1331

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Refuses to Recede

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Frush, Hucker, Luedtke, Niemann, Reznik, S. Robinson, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Residential Property Sales - Disclosure of Utility Consumption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1373

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 155

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Real Property - Foreclosed Property Registry

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HJ 12

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDermott and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Abridgement of Federal and State Constitutional Protections in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 34

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Talbot County - Zoning Regulations - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 164

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Plastic Bag Recycling Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 236

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 149

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 270

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 306

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 376

  Sponsored By

  Senator Ferguson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Vehicle Height Monitoring Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 419

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 231

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Litter Control Law - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 438

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Young

  Entitled

  Ethics - Former Local Government Officials and Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 464

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Anne Arundel County Senators

  Entitled

  County Transfer Tax - Collection

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 532

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kittleman, Mathias, Peters, Pipkin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Department of Planning - State Development Plan - Use and Conflicts of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 550

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 255

  Sponsored By

  Senators Montgomery, Benson, Glassman, Jacobs, Middleton, Rosapepe, and Young

  Entitled

  Health - Cottage Food Businesses - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 610

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Benson, Colburn, Klausmeier, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Crimes - Sale of Drug Paraphernalia to a Minor - Local Law Authorizing Business License Revocation for a Second or Subsequent Violation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 614

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 623

  Status as of February 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Shank, Edwards, and Young

  Entitled

  Washington County - Volunteer Fire and Rescue Companies - Reimbursement of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 767

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Wind Energy Conversion Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 769

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 90

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Animal Control Ordinance - Enabling Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 788

  Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Colburn, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Real Property - Foreclosed Property Registry

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 835

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  State Development Plan - Conflicts with a County or Municipal Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 906

  Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - School Facilities - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1016

  Status as of March 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Ferguson, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Parking Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations