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Legislative Review 2012
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by Sarah Peters | 2012
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Bill # and Name |
House Action |
Senate Action |
Final Action |
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Energy Bills |
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SB 791 (RPS Standard - Solar Energy and Solar Water Heating Systems) |
Passed |
Passed |
Bill Passed |
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HB 864/SB 595 (Community Energy-Generating Facilities and Net Energy Metering) |
Unfavorable vote in Economic Matters committee |
No Action |
Bill Failed |
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HB 441/SB 237 (Offshore Wind) |
Passed |
No Action |
Bill Failed - stuck in Senate Finance Committee |
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Water Bills |
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HB 987/SB 614 (Stormwater Management) |
Passed |
Passed |
Bill Passed |
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HB 446/SB 240 (Bay Restoration Fund) |
Passed |
Passed |
Bill Passed |
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HB 445/SB 236 (Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act ) |
Passed |
Passed (significant amendments) |
Bill Passed (significant amendments) |
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Fracking Bills |
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HB 1204/SB 798 (Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Study Fee and Performance Bond Act) |
Passed |
No vote in Environment committee |
Bill Failed |
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HB 296 (Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater) |
Unfavorable Report |
Not introduced in the Senate |
Bill Failed |
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HB 1123/SB 636 (Contamination from shale gas drilling) |
Passed |
Passed with amendments |
Bill Passed with amendments |
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Recycling Bills |
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HB 895 (PG County - Authority to Impose Fees for Use of Disposable Bags) |
Unfavorable vote in Environmental Matters committee |
No Action |
Bill Failed |
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HB 929 (Recycling Rates and Waste Diversion - Statewide Goals) |
Passed |
Passed |
Bill Passed |
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HB 1247/SB 511 (Community Cleanup and Greening Act – “Bag fee”) |
No Action |
No Action |
Bill Failed |
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HB 1/SB 208 (Recycling - Apartment Buildings and Condominiums) |
Passed |
Passed |
Bill Passed |
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Misc Bills |
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HB 167/ SB 207 (Commercial Feed - Arsenic Prohibition) |
Passed |
Passed |
Bill Passed |
Thanks to Sarah Peters for compiling the table.