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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 21

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  HB 30

  Status as of February 6, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Frush, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Transportation - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Energy Efficient Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 503

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 181

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Environmental Trust Fund - Extension of Environmental Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 684

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McIntosh

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Credit - Qualified Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 708

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Busch, Barve, Jones, Hurson, Owings, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Krebs, Lee, McIntosh, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Weldon, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, Mandel, McDonough, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 714

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Edwards, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Myers, Owings, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, Simmons, Taylor, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 804

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 519

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Bronrott, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Petzold, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - High Performance Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 821

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Bromwell, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Conway, Cryor, Gaines, Gilleland, Hixson, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kaiser, King, Love, Madaleno, McConkey, McIntosh, McMillan, Montgomery, Morhaim, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Stocksdale, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Tax Credit - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 849

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Hixson, Goodwin, Healey, Heller, Kaiser, and Ross

  Entitled

  Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1172

  Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Air Quality - Limits on Emissions from Coal-Fired Generating Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1194

  Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Eckardt, Haddaway, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Wind Energy, Photovoltaic, and Solar Water Heating Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1269

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 542

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Barve, Cardin, Feldman, Franchot, Haddaway, Hubbard, Kaiser, McMillan, Montgomery, Petzold, Smigiel, Sossi, Taylor, Trueschler, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Wind Electric Generating Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1308

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 488

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis, Petzold, Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Ross, Simmons, Vaughn, Walkup, Feldman, Gordon, Love, Mandel, Murray, Niemann, Stern, Taylor, Burns, Haddaway, Harrison, and Kirk

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1496

  Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee and Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Energy Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Energy - Taxes - Extension and Expansion of Credit for Renewable Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
  

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  SB 97

  Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Hollinger, Kelley, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Transportation - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Energy Efficient Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 206

  Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  Proposed Capital Projects - Planning - High Performance Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 485

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 128

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 491

  Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Electric Company Reimbursement to Ratepayers for Power Outages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 577

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Geothermal Heat Pump

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 654

  Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Energy-Saving Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 736

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Garagiola, Green, Hafer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Public Education Facilities Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 869

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 487

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters