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*The 2009 scorecard incorrectly reported that Del. Haynes was absent for votes on HB 453 and HB1569. Del. Haynes voted in favor of both bills, and his 2009 score should be 86% and his lifetime score 92%. Maryland PIRG regrets the error.

2009 SCORED COMMITTEE VOTES

SENATE

Budget and Tax Committee

No votes scored.

Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee

SB 663 - Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

Would have extablished a system by which candidates for the Maryland General Assembly could run publicly-financed campaigns.

SB 625 - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Energy Conservation and Efficiency Requires counties to adopt the latest energy efficiency building codes each time a national council updates them.

Finance Committee

HB 1292 - Consumer Protection - Consumer Credit Contracts - Prohibited Provisions

Prevents credit card companies from discriminating against customers based on behaviors unrelated to their ability to pay their bill on time.

HB 15 - Child Care Articles Containing Bisphenol-A - Prohibition

Would phase out the use of baby bottles and other child care products containing the toxic chemical, bisphenol –A (BPA) and requiring the use of safer alternatives.

SB 196 - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Disclosure of Payments to Physicians Would require pharmaceutical firms to disclose payments to physicians to the Maryland Health Care Commission.

Judicial Proceedings Committee

SB 361 - Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Lead Paint Dust Testing Safeguards the health of children living in older housing stock by requiring all landlords to conduct lead dust testing before a new tenant moves in.

HOUSE

Appropriations Committee

HB 27 - Transportation - Intercounty Connector - Elimination of Funding
This bill would have cut funding for the Intercounty Connector.

Economic Matters Committee

SB 342 - Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
This bill would have required retailers to label clothing containing fur with the type of animal fur and the country of origin.
HB 814 - Maryland Energy Administration - Green Jobs Workforce Training Program
Would create workforce training programs for the clean energy sector.
HB 453 - Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric and Gas Service - Extreme Temperatures
Prevents public utilities from turning off a consumers electricity and gas service due to nonpayment on days when the temperature exceeds 95 degrees or is lower than 32 degrees.

Environmental Matters Committee

HB 14 - Environment - Brominated Flame Retardants - Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether - Prohibition
HB 14 would phase out the sale and manufacture of products containing the toxic chemical Deca-PBDE in Maryland.

HB 1053 - Community Environmental Protection Act of 2009
This bill expands the rights of citizens to challenge land use decisions in court.

Health and Government Operations Committee

HB 15 - Child Care Articles Containing Bisphenol-A - Prohibition
Phases out the use of baby bottles and other child care products containing the toxic chemical, bisphenol –A (BPA) and requiring the use of safer alternatives.

Judiciary Committee

No votes scored.

Ways & Means Committee

HB 893 - Election Law - Voting Systems - Requirements Clarifies the criteria by which Maryland will replace its current voting system with one that will provide a voter-verified paper record in time for the 2010 election.