Water

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 214

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 53

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Bottled Water - Standard of Identity and Labeling Requirements - Out-of-State Registration of Bottled Water and Soft Drinks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 303

  Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 701

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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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 405

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 72

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance - Loss from Water and Sewer Backup - Offer of Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 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 763

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 294

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Howard County Public Schools - Testing and Inspection of Well Water for Bacteria Ho. Co. 10-08

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 836

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Feldman, and Gutierrez

  Entitled

  Environment - Task Force to Study the Regulation of Swimming Pools

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 926

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - System Development Surcharge - Exemptions PG/MC 106-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 973

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 304

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Water Management Administration - Living Shoreline Protection Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 998

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Barnes, Carr, Feldman, Hucker, Kaiser, McConkey, Reznik, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Health - Bottled Water Facilities - Consumer Confidence Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1056

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 142

  Sponsored By

  Delegates George, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Hucker, Lafferty, Niemann, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Management Administration - Wetlands and Waterways Program Fees

  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 1217

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Beitzel, Carr, Heller, Kelly, Lee, Manno, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1253

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 119

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Stein, Hucker, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1423

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 198

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Howard, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, Niemann, Schuler, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Water Resources - Groundwater Appropriation or Use - Priority Funding Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1615

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission - System Improvement Charges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 104

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 17

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Working Waterfront Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 189

  Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Surface Water Discharge Permits - Contested Case Hearings - Standing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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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 251

  Status as of May 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 700

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Well Drillers - Permit Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: 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 499

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Dyson, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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 674

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 197

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  Water Resources - Groundwater Appropriation or Use - Priority Funding Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 688

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Foreclosures - Unpaid Water and Sanitary Charges - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 844

  Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs