2002 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 12, 2002 - 2:11 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate Leon G. Billings District 18	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 334	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Billings
Entitled	Reduction of Greenhouse Gases - Establishment of a Registry - Joint Study and Report
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 335	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Billings
Entitled	Environment - Ambient Air Quality - Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 345	Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Billings, Hubbard, Oaks, Morhaim, Bobo, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Electric Industry - Aggregation - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 350	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 436
Sponsored By	Delegates Billings, Morhaim, D. Davis, Oaks, Cane, and Hubbard
Entitled	Drinking Water Security Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 5	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 438
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, McIntosh, Arnick, Busch, Carlson, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, James, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, Barkley, Billings, Bobo, Bohanan, Cane, Clagett, Cole, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dembrow, Donoghue, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Hammen, Heller, Hubbard, Klausmeier, Love, Mandel, Minnick, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Redmer, Rosso, Sher, Stern, Stull, Weir, Hecht, Conroy, DeCarlo, Malone, and Carlson
Entitled	Environmental Standing - Judicial Review - Title V Operating Permits
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 108	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 208
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld and Billings
Entitled	Montgomery County - Kensington Community Center Loan of 1993
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 124	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Billings
Entitled	Nutrient Management Plans - Transfer to the Department of the Environment and Extension of Deadlines
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 192	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Billings, and Hurson
Entitled	Joint Committee on Housing Policy
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 301	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 433
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Weir, The Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Hurson, Billings, Oaks, D. Davis, Stern, Sher, Hammen, Owings, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Frush, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Atlantic Coastal Bays Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 420	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, D. Davis, Baldwin, Billings, Boutin, Cane, Elliott, Frush, Hammen, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Redmer, Sher, Stern, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Asthma Control Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 460	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Billings
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Permits - Standing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 473	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Billings, and D'Amato
Entitled	Environment - Products that Contain Mercury - Labeling
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 538	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Clagett, Hurson, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boutin, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cadden, Carlson, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dobson, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montague, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Ports, Rawlings, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stern, Stull, Turner, Valderrama, Hixson, Lee, and Bates
Entitled	Election Laws - Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 602	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 442
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Rosenberg, Billings, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Cryor, Franchot, Gordon, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, and Sher
Entitled	Maryland Safe Haven Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 603	Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Barkley, Billings, Cole, Gladden, Hubbard, Menes, and Montague
Entitled	Equal Access to Justice Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 880	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Billings, Boutin, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Dypski, Franchot, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hutchins, James, V. Jones, Kagan, Marriott, McIntosh, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rzepkowski, and Valderrama
Entitled	Vera's Law
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 884	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 549
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, R. Baker, Billings, Carlson, Dewberry, Franchot, Goldwater, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Kagan, Mandel, Petzold, Pitkin, Shriver, Snodgrass, and Brinkley
Entitled	High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Inherently Low Emission Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 912	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Billings, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Kagan, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Rosso, Shriver, Snodgrass, and Stern
Entitled	Election Laws - Contribution Reports - Contributor Information
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 917	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 552
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Oaks, D. Davis, Owings, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, Boutin, Sher, Mohorovic, Schisler, Klausmeier, Stull, Elliott, R. Baker, Bobo, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Human Subject Research - Institutional Review Boards
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 923	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Sher, Frush, D. Davis, Rosenberg, Turner, Billings, Cryor, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Mandel, Montague, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Mental Hygiene - Involuntary Admission, Emergency Evaluation, and Clinical Review - Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 982	Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Doory (Montgomery County Administration) and Delegates R. Baker, Barkley, Billings, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Clagett, Dobson, Frush, Gladden, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hubbard, Kirk, Mandel, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Oaks, Pendergrass, Sher, and Shriver
Entitled	Maryland Family and Medical Leave Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 984	Status as of April 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Eastern Shore Delegation, Southern Maryland Delegation, Western Maryland Delegation, Harford County Delegation, and Delegates Billings, Frush, Hubbard, Hurson, Klausmeier, and Redmer
Entitled	Agriculture - Water Quality Improvement Act - Nutrient Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 988	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, R. Baker, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Carlson, Conroy, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Montague, Shriver, Pitkin, V. Jones, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Rate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1006	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Baldwin, Barve, Billings, Boutin, Branch, Cole, D. Davis, Dypski, Frush, Harrison, Hubbard, Hubers, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Malone, McHale, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Ports, Redmer, Rosenberg, Sher, Shriver, and Stern
Entitled	Medicaid Reimbursement - Community-Based Services for Children with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1020	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Clagett, Dobson, Frush, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Hill, Hubbard, Kirk, Mandel, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Oaks, Pendergrass, Sher, and Stern
Entitled	Crimes - Sale, Offer for Sale, Manufacture, and Distribution of "Bidi" Cigarettes
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1054	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht, Snodgrass, Billings, Bobo, Bozman, Brinkley, Clagett, Crouse, Donoghue, Hubbard, and Rosso
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Electric Generating Stations - Zoning
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1089	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Giannetti, Barkley, Bartlett, Billings, Cane, Carlson, D'Amato, D. Davis, Elliott, Frush, Gordon, Hammen, Hubbard, Hubers, Klausmeier, La Vay, Leopold, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Pitkin, Redmer, Sher, Snodgrass, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Task Force to Study Moving Overhead Utility Lines Underground
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1122	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen , Shriver , Hurson, Rawlings, Taylor, Boutin, Branch, Brinkley, Cole, C. Davis, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Gladden, Glassman, Harrison, James, Krysiak, Malone, McHale, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parrott, Phillips, Riley, Sher, Stern, Zirkin, Klausmeier, Frush, Billings, Cane, D. Davis, Owings, Weir, Elliott, Redmer, Stull, Boutin, and Hubbard
Entitled	Prescription Drug Spending Control Program - Medical Care Programs Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

HB 1154	Status as of April 3, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, R. Baker, Billings, Boutin, Campbell, Cane, D. Davis, Gladden, Hammen, Hubbard, Klausmeier, Marriott, McIntosh, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Phillips, Rosenberg, Sher, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Lead Poisoning Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1171	Status as of February 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Morhaim, Hammen, Oaks, Billings, and Boutin
Entitled	Task Force to Study Stem Cell Research
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1174	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, Swain, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hill, Hixson, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Zirkin, Hurson, and Parrott
Entitled	State Government - Equal Access to Public Services - Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1183	Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman, Conway, McClenahan, Weir, Cane, Boutin, Owings, Wood, Taylor, Mitchell, Hixson, Schisler, Stull, Sher, Hammen, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Mohorovic, Oaks, Billings, Klausmeier, Frush, Stern, Busch, Elliott, Doory, and D. Davis
Entitled	Coastal Bays Protection Program - Establishment - Worcester County
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1229	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, and Billings
Entitled	Environment - Permits - Contested Case Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1254	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 154
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Bronrott, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Crouse, Cryor, D'Amato, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Flanagan, Frush, Getty, Glassman, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Klima, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, McKee, Menes, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Patterson, Petzold, Pitkin, Ports, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Acquisition of a Nonprofit Health Entity - Determination by Regulating Entity
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HJ 14	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Flanagan and Billings
Entitled	Commercial Gaming - Interstate Compact
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HJ 27	Status as of February 12, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow, Grosfeld, and Billings
Entitled	Legislative Districting Plan of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations