Environment (M3)

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  HB 1

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Environment - Brominated Flame Retardants - Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 55

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Montgomery

  Entitled

  Environment - State Government - Integrated Pest Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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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 317

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Love

  Entitled

  Surface Mining - Performance Bond Cap - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 338

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Hixson, Morhaim, Rice, and Stein

  Entitled

  Energy Efficiency Tax Credit and Surcharge Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 374

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 131

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Tarrant, Vaughn, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 375

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 126

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Stein, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, F. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 509

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Ali, Bobo, Cardin, Frush, Glenn, Guzzone, Hucker, Krysiak, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Stein

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Required Deposits on Returnable Beverage Containers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 581

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 226

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Beidle, Bobo, V. Clagett, Glenn, Holmes, Hucker, King, Lafferty, Shewell, Sossi, Weir, Barnes, Busch, Dwyer, Frush, George, Love, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses of Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 589

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 421

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Costa, Frush, Glenn, Hubbard, and Malone

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 710

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Scrap Tires - Reimbursement of Costs - Interest in Site

  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 787

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 90

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Noise Control - Carroll County Public Schools - Enforcement Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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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 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 907

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Cardin, V. Clagett, Frush, Howard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McComas, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Stein, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Sustainable Energy Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 908

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Frick, Frush, Howard, Jameson, Lee, Manno, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Schuler, Stein, Stull, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Environment - Plastic Bags - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 967

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuler, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bromwell, Cardin, DeBoy, Dumais, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, Ramirez, and Walker

  Entitled

  Environment - Carryout Bags - Requirements

  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 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 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 1173

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Risk Reduction Standard

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1189

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Beidle, Boteler, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Krysiak, Lafferty, Malone, Norman, O'Donnell, Sossi, Stein, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent

  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 1266

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 209

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Eckardt, and Haddaway

  Entitled

  Wetlands - Construction of Structure on Pier - Exception

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1320

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott and Hecht

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Administration - Maryland Clean Energy Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1337

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 137

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Hecht, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Morhaim, Burns, Feldman, Krysiak, Manno, Mathias, McHale, and Minnick

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Energy Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 1466

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1529

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Environment - Sewage Sludge Utilization - Zoning and Land Use Requirements

  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 122

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Surface Mining - Performance Bond Cap - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 155

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Requests Recede

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Bay Restoration Fee - Lien Against Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  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 205

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 209

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 125

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  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 336

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Required Deposits on Returnable Beverage Containers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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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 557

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 420

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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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 710

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 442

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 718

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 444

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Lead Risk Reduction - Acquisition of Property - Compliance Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 757

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 208

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Wetlands - Construction of Structure on Pier - Exception

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 786

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines and Middleton

  Entitled

  Environment - Privately Licensed Sanitarians - Soil Percolation Tests

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 831

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 225

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses of Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  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 927

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Environment - Sewage Sludge Utilization - Zoning and Land Use Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 977

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Energy Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters