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Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Votes: 

1. SB 366 Mercury Switch Removal 7-4-BILL FAILED Would require the removal and recycling of mercury-containing switches from vehicles, eliminating another sizable source of mercury in Maryland.
+ Conway, Dyson, Zirkin, Lenett, Rosapepe, Pinsky, Britt
-  Harris, Greenip, Hooper, Colburn

2. SB 498 Expanding Priority Funding Areas 7-4 (Yes is th correct vote on an unfavorable motion) - BILL FAILED Would weaken smart growth laws in Maryland by allowing too much development in rural areas lacking the infrastructure to support it.
+ Conway, Dyson, Zirkin, Lenett, Rosapepe, Pinsky, Britt
-  Harris, Greenip, Hooper, Colburn

3. SB 499 Water Appropriation 9-2 (Yes is the correct vote on an unfavorable motion)--BILL FAILED Would allow municipal corporations to take water from private properties and publicly held lands to accommodate growth that is not smart.
+ Conway, Dyson, Harris, Zirkin, Lenett, Rosapepe, Pinsky, Britt, Colburn
-  Greenip, Hooper

4. HB 1131 Phosphorus Ban 8-3--BILL PASSED Bans the sale of dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus, making a major stride in meeting the Chesapeake Bay 2000 agreement goal of a 6 million pound reduction of phosphorus.
+ Conway, Dyson, Zirkin, Lenett, Rosapepe, Pinsky, Colburn, Britt
-  Harris, Greenip, Hooper

5. HB 488 Electronics Recycling 9-2--BILL PASSED Establishes a statewide recycling program for electronics, reducing the amount of electronic waste entering landfills.
+ Conway, Dyson, Zirkin, Lenett, Rosapepe, Pinsky, , Hooper, Colburn, Britt
-  Harris, Greenip