2001 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 5, 2001 - 11:54 p.m.

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HB 160	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Morhaim, Finifter, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Busch, Donoghue, Fulton, Goldwater, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, J. Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Health Insurance - Hearing Aids - Coverage for Children
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 282	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 369
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Morhaim, Finifter, Nathan-Pulliam, Franchot, McKee, and Busch
Entitled	State Department of Education - Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program - Establishment and Operation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 690	Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Goldwater, Leopold, and Dembrow
Entitled	Education - Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Speech Impaired Students, Parents, and Guardians - Portable Pagers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1133	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Phillips, Rawlings, Marriott, V. Jones, A. Jones, Montague, Oaks, Gladden, Dypski, Dobson, Doory, Paige, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Zirkin, Kirk, Krysiak, Hammen, C. Davis, Morhaim, Finifter, McIntosh, McHale, Cole, Branch, Fulton, and Harrison
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Hearing and Speech Agency
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1187	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 537
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, Gladden, Pitkin, Hubbard, Proctor, Frush, Menes, Patterson, Howard, Benson, Moe, Dembrow, Brown, Valderrama, Conroy, Cane, D. Davis, Stern, Oaks, Sher, Hammen, Owings, Elliott, Stull, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Klausmeier, Boutin, Billings, and Weir
Entitled	Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

SB 142	Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Hearing Impaired Individuals Over Age 72 - Tax Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 279	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Bromwell, Hogan, and Mooney
Entitled	Education - Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Speech Impaired Students, Parents, and Guardians - Portable Pagers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 281	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 368
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Astle, Bromwell, Collins, DeGrange, Exum, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Teitelbaum, Blount, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Harris, Jacobs, McCabe, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	State Department of Education - Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program - Establishment and Operation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 407	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Bromwell, Currie, DeGrange, Green, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Roesser, Ruben, Stone, Astle, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 461	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 390
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Blount, Collins, Conway, Della, Dorman, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Munson, Sfikas, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Hearing and Speech Agency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 615	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Dorman, Exum, Ferguson, Haines, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Bromwell, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Hafer, Hooper, and Roesser
Entitled	Health Insurance - Hearing Aids - Coverage for Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 876	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 439
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Recognition of American Sign Language
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters