CHESAPEAKE BAY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 27

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  HB 222

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 165

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, 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 235

  Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Donoghue, Glassman, and James

  Entitled

  Bay Restoration Program - On-Site Sewage Disposal Fee - County Option

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 276

  Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bozman, Cluster, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 527

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 588

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, James, Jennings, Kelly, Kohl, Kullen, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Myers, Parrott, Petzold, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sossi, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Ethics - Employees , Officials , and Committee Members - Exceptions to Employment or Financial Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 617

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Queen Anne's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Critical Areas - Growth Allocation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 709

  Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McIntosh

  Entitled

  Ethics Law - Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee - Regulated Lobbyists

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 854

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Bobo, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Water Pollution - Administrative Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1126

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush (Chair, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area)

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Critical Area Commission - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1138

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Bobo, V. Clagett, Lee, and Love

  Entitled

  Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1321

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup and Sossi

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1341

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Northern Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing with Terminus in Kent County - Prohibition on Planning, Financing, and Construction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1559

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Boschert, Bozman, Busch, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Gilleland, Haddaway, Leopold, Love, McMillan, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Weight Violations on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1635

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Benson, Elmore, Hubbard, Rudolph, Sossi, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Minorities Outreach and Involvement in the Environmental Community Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1749

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup and Mayer

  Entitled

  Task Force on Noise and Safety Issues from Powerboats and Personal Watercraft

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HJ 7

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Joint Resolution 5

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay - Cleanup and Restoration - Federal Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 5

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson

  Entitled

  Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

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  SB 100

  Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Britt, Conway, Grosfeld, and Stone

  Entitled

  Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 168

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 24

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Astle

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Weight Violations on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 174

  Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 257

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, Klausmeier, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Critical Areas Program - Resource Conservation Areas - Little Blackwater River

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 495

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Ethics Law - Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee - Regulated Lobbyists

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 511

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Transportation Authority - Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Tolls

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 606

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 751

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 55

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Critical Area Commission - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 785

  Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Maryland Vessel Gaming Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 864

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Northern Chesapeake Bay Bridge Crossing with Terminus in Kent County - Prohibition on Planning, Financing, and Construction

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance