HOUSE BILL 189

Sponsored By:

Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

Entitled:

Healthy Air Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting affected facilities collectively from emitting more than specified amounts per year of oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, and mercury, on or after specified dates; authorizing the Department of the Environment to set a specified interim stage of sulfur dioxide emissions reductions; requiring the Governor to include the State in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/19

First Reading Economic Matters

1/25

Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/30

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/28

Favorable with Amendments

Motion Special Order 3/31 (Delegate D. Davis)

Adopted

3/29

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate McConkey) Rejected (38-93)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Levy) Rejected (51-84)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Arnick) Rejected

Floor Amendment (Delegate McConkey) Rejected

Floor Amendment (Delegate Edwards)

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Vaughn) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Edwards) Rejected (46-86)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Edwards)

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Edwards) Rejected

Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (39-92)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Shank) Rejected (37-92)

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/30

Third Reading Passed (106-27)

4/4

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/30

First Reading Senate Rules

4/6

Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/4

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Conway) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (35-10)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/2

Signed by the Governor Chapter 301

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B

Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY

ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

GOVERNOR

INTERSTATE AFFAIRS

JUDICIAL REVIEW -see also- APPEALS

PENALTIES

POLLUTION -see also- SEDIMENT CONTROL

POWER PLANTS

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

STATUTES OF LIMITATION

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment

( 2-1001 , 2-1002 , 2-1003 , 2-1004 , 2-1005 )

Public Utility Companies

( 7-206 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):

House

Number: 003521/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:09 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 093227/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:43 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 203720/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:14 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 223095/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:02 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 343325/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:03 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 423821/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:16 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 483320/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:27 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 493223/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2006   at: 9:04 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 943520/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2006   at: 12:02 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (McConkey) {943520/1 Rejected (38-93)

March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (Levy) {343325/1 Rejected (51-84)

March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (Edwards) Rejected (46-86)

March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {493223/1 Rejected (39-92)

March 29, 2006: Floor Amendment (Shank) {093227/1 Rejected (37-92)

March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (106-27)

Senate

April 4, 2006: Third Reading Passed (35-10)