2001 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 5, 2001 - 11:56 p.m.

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HB 1	Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education Funding Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 56	Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Parking Access - Persons with Disabilities - Proof of Disability
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 71	Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin and Stern
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction for Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 77	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold and James
Entitled	Transportation Services for Elderly and Handicapped Individuals - Discretionary Supplemental Grants to Counties
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 127	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 189
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Guardian - Medical Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 136	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 191
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Campbell, McIntosh, and Rawlings
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Concord Apartments
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 168	Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Mohorovic
Entitled	Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Disabled Individuals and Seniors
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 248	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 61
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Education - Special Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 286	Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, R. Baker, Conroy, Conway, Healey, Palumbo, Patterson, Proctor, and Rawlings
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 310	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, James, and R. Baker
Entitled	Transportation Service - Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities - Criteria
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 650	Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Children, Youth and Families)
Entitled	Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 656	Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Towing - Persons with a Disability
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 678	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 255
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, McIntosh, Hubbard, Clagett, Benson, Bobo, Cryor, Shriver, Cadden, D'Amato, Rosso, Petzold, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Annotated Code of Maryland - References to "Handicapped" Persons - Change of Terminology
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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 702	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 495
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Shriver, Hurson, Hixson, Owings, Hammen, D. Davis, Oaks, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Boutin, Stull, Elliott, Schisler, Morhaim, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Sher, Stern, Love, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Benson, R. Baker, Grosfeld, Cryor, Leopold, Pitkin, Bobo, Dypski, Marriott, Frush, Cane, and Baldwin
Entitled	Community Attendant Services and Supports Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 794	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 682
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Redmer, Ports, Owings, and Malone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland School for the Blind Emergency Panic Alarm System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 950	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Conway, Hixson, Howard, Rawlings, Healey, and Carlson
Entitled	Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

HB 996	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Benefits - Occupational Exposure - Cancer and Leukemia
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1008	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Conroy, C. Davis, Pitkin, Moe, Dobson, and Hurson
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1009	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Commercial Law - Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions - Scope
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1067	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 298
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Conroy
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1073	Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	Transition to Community-Based Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1100	Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Delegate Carlson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Parking Placard for Person With a Disability - Extension of Expiration Date
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1106	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Boschert, Bronrott, Cane, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, Dembrow, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Montague, Sophocleus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Home Financing Program - Homeownership Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1124	Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Mandel
Entitled	Crimes - Fiduciary Relationships with Vulnerable Adults and Adults Unable to Live Independently -Exploitation Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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

HB 1250	Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bronrott, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Hubbard, Mandel, and Shriver
Entitled	Pedestrians and Bicycle Riders with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 1252	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Campbell
Entitled	Educational Placement for Handicapped Children - Required Agency Response to Parent's Mediation or Hearing Request
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1306	Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County - The Sotterley Plantation Loan of 1997
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1316	Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Genetic Discrimination - Workers' Compensation Coverage and Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1331	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 722
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Pitkin, Klima, Kagan, Branch, and Flanagan
Entitled	Individuals with Disabilities - Medicaid Waiver and Waiting List Initiative - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1336	Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 723
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Payments of Allowances into Trusts
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1375	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Finifter and Hixson
Entitled	Schools - Individuals with Disabilities - Accessibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 12	Status as of January 29, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Senatorial Scholarships - Use at Out-of-State Institutions - Disabled Applicants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 26	Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Disability Insurance - Liability of Insurers for Penalties and Interest on Disputed Claims
Committee Assignments	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 152	Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income - Rollovers to Individual Retirement Accounts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 167	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Dorman, Hogan, Hollinger, Ruben, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Concord Apartments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 368	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 34
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Accidental Disability Applications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 421	Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Bromwell, Currie, Green, Kelley, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Pedestrians and Bicycle Riders with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 423	Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Racing - Special Fund - Health and Welfare Trust of the Jockeys' Guild, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings House: Ways and Means

SB 425	Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Property Tax - Disabled Veterans - Refunds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 454	Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Maryland Community Trust Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 581	Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Ferguson, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, McCabe, Mooney, Roesser, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction for Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 599	Status as of March 30, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	State Police Retirement Systems - Disability Retirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 630	Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Homeownership Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 670	Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Benefits - Occupational Exposure - Cancer and Leukemia
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 719	Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, McCabe, and Neall (Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence)
Entitled	Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence Act of 2001
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 823	Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Maryland School for the Blind Emergency Panic Alarm System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 825	Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 41
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	St. Mary's County - The Sotterley Plantation Loan of 1997
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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