2001 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 5, 2001 - 11:42 p.m.

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HB 57	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Baltimore County - Education - Wireless Communications Technology - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 111	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hubbard, Boutin, Stull, Frush, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, Billings, Oaks, D. Davis, Sher, Stern, Hammen, Mohorovic, Klausmeier, Cane, Zirkin, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Solid Waste Disposal - Cathode Ray Tubes - Computer Monitors and Television Screens
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 161	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 195
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson and Franchot
Entitled	Montgomery County - Long Branch Community Facilities Loan of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 202	Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - State Police) and Delegate Pitkin
Entitled	Child Pornography - Electronic Communication With a Minor
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 204	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 451
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Franchot, Shriver, and Heller
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Site for Electronic Media, Art, and Technology
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 358	Status as of January 31, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Education - Technology for Education Program - Nonvisual Access
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 465	Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Malone and Moe
Entitled	Public School Premises - Prohibition of Accessing Obscene Materials by Computer
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 493	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 734
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Medical Assistance and Children's Health Programs - Directory of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 497	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee
Entitled	Maryland Real Estate Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 520	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve (Chairman, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Delegates Pendergrass, Brown, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Hill, J. Kelly, La Vay, Love, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act - Implied Warranty Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 615	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Week for Personal Computers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 768	Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, C. Davis, and Finifter
Entitled	Telecommunications Taxation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 769	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Baldwin, Greenip, Klausmeier, Linton, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Week for Advanced Technology Educational Products
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 871	Status as of February 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Giannetti, Carlson, Swain, Zirkin, and Pitkin
Entitled	Maryland General Assembly - Internet Video Broadcasting of Floor Sessions
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 903	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 510
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Procurement - Streamlined Process for Procurement of Information Technology Services
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 935	Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, McIntosh, Rudolph, R. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bozman, Busch, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conway, D'Amato, D. Davis, Dobson, Donoghue, Dypski, Edwards, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Montague, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Rawlings, Riley, Rosenberg, Shank, Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Education - Public School Libraries - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

HB 1059	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Swain, and Benson
Entitled	Prince George's County - Technology Training Center Loan of 1999
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1075	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier and Guns
Entitled	Coordination of Immunization Services Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1137	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Hixson (Montgomery County Administration)
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Biotechnology and Internet Infrastructure
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1161	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Election Law - State Board of Elections - Internet Website - Candidate and Ballot Question Directory
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1162	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, Frush, Howard, Brown, Moe, and Proctor
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Voter's Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1228	Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Walkup
Entitled	Telecommunication and Computer Network Access - Underserved Areas
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1309	Status as of March 27, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson , Carlson, Cryor, Heller, Rosso, and Shriver
Entitled	Property Tax Credits - Personal Property of a Business That Provides Computers to Employees for Home Use
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1397	Status as of March 7, 2001: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey and Hixson
Entitled	Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Computer Equipment and Textbooks Donated to Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1447	Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Taylor
Entitled	State Government - Joint Committee on Technology
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1449	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis and Rawlings
Entitled	State Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 228	Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Currie, Frosh, Hoffman, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 248	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Site for Electronic Media, Art, and Technology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 324	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 143
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee
Entitled	Maryland Real Estate Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 372	Status as of March 28, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Blount, Collins, Della, Exum, Frosh, Green, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Lawlah, Mitchell, Munson, Pinsky, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Education - Technology for Education Program - Nonvisual Access
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 398	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 384
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum (Chairman, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Senators Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, and Hogan
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act - Implied Warranty Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 435	Status as of March 15, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Blount, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Harris, Hollinger, Kelley, Sfikas, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Captive Audience/Stop Commercialism in Schools Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 626	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Coordination of Immunization Services Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 637	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Madden, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Medical Assistance and Children's Health Programs - Directory of Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 646	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Voter's Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 723	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Prince George's County - Technology Training Center Loan of 1999
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 787	Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Neall
Entitled	Telecommunications Taxation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 792	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben and Teitelbaum (Montgomery County Administration)
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Biotechnology and Internet Infrastructure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation