Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 58

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  HB 25

  Status as of January 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Amounts Received for Agricultural Preservation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 160

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Malone

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 295

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 117

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Incidental Taking Permit for Endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 303

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Carter, Costa, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Kelly, McDonough, Miller, Shewell, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Oyster Harvest - Closure of State Waters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 349

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr and Bronrott

  Entitled

  Maryland Efficiency Standards Act - Televisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 356

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 406

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Elmore, Howard, Malone, Morhaim, and Stull

  Entitled

  Forest Product Operators - Standards, Procedures, and Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 389

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Carr, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maydale Nature Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 475

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 487

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bartlett, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, Haddaway, Hammen, Healey, Jones, Kullen, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Stein, Barve, Cardin, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Murphy, Myers, Olszewski, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 576

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 424

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Development Permits - Expedited Review for Qualifying Redevelopment Projects PG/MC 115-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 606

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 284

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Beidle, Costa, George, King, Kipke, McConkey, Schuh, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Local Forest Conservation Funds - Use of Money

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 647

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 428

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Hammen, Donoghue, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Conservation Service Opportunities - Procurement Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 696

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Holmes, Jameson, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Allocation of Proceeds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 709

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carr

  Entitled

  Roadway Lighting - Expressways and Controlled Access Highways - Lighting Curfew and Tariffs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 835

  Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Delegates Elmore, Howard, and Levy

  Entitled

  Energy Performance Contracts - Financing - State Energy Performance Contract Loan of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 922

  Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hecht

  Entitled

  The Renewables First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 943

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 276

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, McHale, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, and Weir

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 967

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Local Forest Conservation Fund - Fee-in-Lieu Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1014

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Waldstreicher, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Rice, and Stull

  Entitled

  Clean Energy Loan Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1040

  Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Stein, and Taylor

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 1044

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 528

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kipke, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act - Applicable to Community College Capital Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1045

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Oaks, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Earth Hour

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1112

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 722

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1189

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, G. Clagett, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Jenkins, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Miller, Montgomery, Murphy, Norman, Shank, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1352

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 466

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Ali, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Lafferty, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Forest Conservation Fund - Contribution Rates - Priority Funding Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1373

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, V. Clagett, Conway, Hecht, James, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Board of Public Works - Tax Forgiveness - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1437

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn and Howard

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Capitol Heights Green Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1508

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 741

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Disposal and Noncoal Mine Reclamation Sites

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1525

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Bobo, Frush, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Oysters - Fishery Management Plan and Sanctuaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1548

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, James, and Riley

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HJ 9

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Oaks, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Earth Hour

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 29

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 205

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Preparation of Fishery Management Plans - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 59

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 210

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Transfer Tax - Distribution and Use of Revenue

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 69

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 215

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Woodland Incentives Program - Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 95

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 36

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Farmland Preservation Partnership Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 155

  Status as of January 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Harris, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, and Munson

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 193

  Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Dorchester County - Electric Transmission Privilege Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 215

  Status as of January 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 222

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Oyster Sanctuaries - Authority to Designate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 234

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 527

  Sponsored By

  Senators Robey, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act - Applicable to Community College Capital Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

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  SB 285

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 311

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 275

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 361

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 283

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Local Forest Conservation Funds - Use of Money

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 455

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Maryland Efficiency Standards Act - Televisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  

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  SB 479

  Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings - Green Globes Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

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  SB 515

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  The Renewables First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 720

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Clean Energy Loan Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 790

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, DeGrange, Dyson, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 914

  Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Forest Conservation Fund - Contribution Rates - Priority Funding Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 925

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 939

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Forehand and Haines

  Entitled

  Energy Performance Contracts - Financing - State Energy Performance Contract Loan of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 960

  Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Glassman, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Property Tax Exemption - Farm or Agricultural Property Subject to an Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 987

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 367

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Conservation Law Enforcement Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 1020

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 116

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Incidental Taking Permit for Endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 1093

  Status as of March 5, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kramer

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maydale Nature Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1095

  Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs - Review of Competitive Selection Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1096

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Fishery Management Reform Act - Task Force and Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1121

  Status as of March 11, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Low Impact Development Center Green Roof Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SJ 6

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Earth Hour

  Committee
  Assignments

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