Hazardous and Toxic Substances -see also- Asbestos; Radiatn.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 43

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  HB 14

  Status as of February 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Manno

  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 15

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Manno, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Child Care Articles Containing Bisphenol-A - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 49

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphate Fertilizer"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 119

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 129

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Children's Products Containing Lead - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 148

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 660

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Reimbursement of Costs - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 236

  Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Hubbard, Malone, Nathan-Pulliam, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Tarrant, and Walker

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Lead Paint Dust Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 259

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 665

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King, Love, Kipke, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Environmental Health Monitoring and Testing - Reimbursement of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 357

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Business Occupations and Professions - Plumbers - Lead-Free Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 395

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Frush, and Ross

  Entitled

  Environment - Ammonia Emissions from Animal Waste on Poultry Farms - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 609

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Carr, V. Clagett, Niemann, and Manno

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 709

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Kipke, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Children's Environmental Health Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 763

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Frush, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Environment - Lead Wheel Weights - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 787

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 519

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Malone, Beitzel, Cane, DeBoy, Mathias, Rudolph, Aumann, Bates, Bohanan, Branch, G. Clagett, Gaines, Guzzone, Jones, Proctor, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Emergency Responders - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 804

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King and Love

  Entitled

  Environment - Coal Combustion By-Product Disposal Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 876

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Bobo, Braveboy, Cane, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Malone, McHale, McIntosh, Niemann, Norman, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, and Weir

  Entitled

  Environment - Healthy Homes Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 929

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1038

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Anderson, Branch, Burns, Carter, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Hecht, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Proctor, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Safety - New Construction - Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Radon Detectors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1054

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1078

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 193

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Environment - Permit Applications - Notice Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1156

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Lead Poisoning Recovery Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1187

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Manno

  Entitled

  Environment - Dishwashing Detergent Containing Phosphorus - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1263

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 713

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, O'Donnell, Shewell, and Manno

  Entitled

  Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1289

  Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carr

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Regulation of Demolition - Demolition Contractors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1305

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 717

  Sponsored By

  Delegate King

  Entitled

  Environment - Coal Combustion Byproducts - Department Regulations - Transport and Beneficial Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1405

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Public Safety Employees Killed in the Performance of Duties - Department of the Environment Employees - Death Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1556

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 480

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1569

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 651

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Barkley, Beidle, Carr, V. Clagett, Dumais, Frush, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, McHale, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Riley, Robinson, Stein, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Standing - Miscellaneous Environmental Protection Proceedings and Judicial Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 4

  Status as of January 14, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 47

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 192

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Environment - Permit Applications - Notice Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 69

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 356

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Air-Conditioning Equipment Specifications and Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 109

  Status as of January 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Real Property - Residential Leases - Required Mold Assessment and Remediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 177

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 518

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Colburn, Edwards, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Emergency Responders - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 184

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Harrington, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Environment - Brominated Flame Retardants - Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 361

  Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Harrington

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Lead Paint Dust Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 553

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 278

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Phosphorous Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 763

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Indoor Air Quality - Separation of Assessment and Remediation Functions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 917

  Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Exum, McFadden, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 928

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Dyson

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Dentists - Informed Consent - Materials Containing Mercury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 972

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 975

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Regulation of Demolition - Demolition Contractors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1021

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Environment - Dishwashing Detergent Containing Phosphorus - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 1058

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Consolidating the Department of the Environment into the Department of Natural Resources

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1065

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 650

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Harrington, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Standing - Miscellaneous Environmental Protection Proceedings and Judicial Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters