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Delegate John A. Hurson
District 18

Total Number of Bills: 95
HB 5           Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 438
Environmental Standing - Judicial Review - Title V Operating Permits
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 660       Status as of February 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Task Force to Study Expansion of the All-Payor System
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 14, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 893       Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Aquaculture - Enforcement and Education Programs - Transfer to the Department of Agriculture
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1078     Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Temporary Nursing Home Provider Assessment - Supplementary Appropriation - Medical Care Programs Administration
House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations    
HB 1146     Status as of March 26, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Telecommunications - Abbreviated Dialing Task Force
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Finance     (Heard: April 2, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1155     Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children
House: Appropriations    
HB 1440     Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Joint Oversight Committee on Electric Customer Choice and Competition
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 26, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HJ 37         Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Medicare Coverage of Oral Cancer Drugs
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 21, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 1           Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 343
Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 3           Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 109
Alcoholic Beverage Consumption or Possession of Open or Unsealed Container
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 4           Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 110
Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving - Repeat Offenders
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 6           Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 587
District Court Commissioners - Powers and Duties
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 8           Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax Credit - Nitrogen Removal Technology for On-Site Sewerage Disposal Systems
House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 9           Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Deer Management Plans - Increased Harvest
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 10         Status as of April 3, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Natural Resources - Black Bear Management Permit Program
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 45         Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 491
Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - Extension of Sunset
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Finance
HB 158       Status as of January 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund
House: Environmental Matters and Judiciary     (Heard: February 5, 2002, 2:30 p.m.)    
HB 192       Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Joint Committee on Housing Policy
House: Economic Matters    
HB 210       Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 46
Health - Blood Donation - Minors
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 214       Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Vehicle Laws - Transfers of Used Vehicles at Out-of-State Auctions - Licensed Dealer Responsibilities
House: Commerce and Government Matters    
HB 215       Status as of January 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Members of the Maryland National Guard
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: January 29, 2002, 11:00 a.m)    
HB 243       Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Property Tax Credits - Personal Property of a Business That Provides Computers to Employees for Home Use
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 244       Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Education - County Public Library Systems - Minimum Library Program Funding
House: Ways and Means    
HB 256       Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 462
Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury or Death - Penalties
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 290       Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Negotiations Between Public School Employers and Employee Organizations
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 5, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 300       Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 99
Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 301       Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 433
Atlantic Coastal Bays Protection Act
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 319       Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Military Service Credit - National Guard Membership
House: Appropriations    
HB 324       Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Domestic Violence - Penalties
House: Judiciary    
HB 332       Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Higher Education - Children of Active Guard and Reserve Duty Military Personnel - Waiver of Tuition Charges
House: Appropriations    
HB 333       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Whitman-Walker Clinic
House: Appropriations    
HB 336       Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Unemployment Insurance - Voluntary Quit for New and Better Employment
House: Economic Matters    
HB 339       Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 507
Commuter Benefits Act 2002
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 378       Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 513
Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Price - Communications Services
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 380       Status as of January 30, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
900-Type Telecommunications Service - Taxation
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 12, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 426       Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Resident Tuition Charges - Immigrant Students
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: April 3, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 439       Status as of March 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise
House: Commerce and Government Matters    
HB 480       Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Procurement - Construction Contracts - Maryland Construction Quality Assurance Act
House: Commerce and Government Matters    
HB 482       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery
House: Appropriations    
HB 492       Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 171
School Buying Consortium - County Boards of Education - Procurement - Exceptions
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 538       Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Election Laws - Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland
House: Commerce and Government Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 539       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Olney Theatre Center Campus
House: Appropriations    
HB 540       Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 376
Labor and Employment - Employee Leave for Adoptions - Sunset Repeal
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 541       Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Unemployment Insurance - Coverage - Victims of Domestic Violence
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 542       Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Gun Safety Act of 2002
House: Judiciary    
HB 543       Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Gun Accountability Act 2002
House: Judiciary    
HB 559       Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 480
Crimes - Vulnerable Adult - Exploitation Prohibited
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 561       Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 11, 2002, 2:00 p.m.)    
HB 570       Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Strengthening Foundations for School Readiness Act of 2002
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 591       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery College Primary Care Health Clinic
House: Appropriations    
HB 654       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Our House Youth Home
House: Appropriations    
HB 661       Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 429
College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students Act of 2002
House: Ways and Means and Appropriations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 662       Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 535
Task Force to Study the Economic Development of the Maryland Seafood and Aquaculture Industries
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 663       Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 235
Interim Domestic Violence Orders and Interim Peace Orders - Issuance by District Court Commissioners
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 664       Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Wildlife and Inland Fisheries Commission - Establishment - Powers, Functions, and Duties
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 692       Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 382
Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Modification and Clarification
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 698       Status as of April 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Qualified Maryland Housing Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 701       Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Ways and Means
Education - Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements - Informal Kinship Care
House: Ways and Means    
HB 781       Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 249
Physicians and Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contracts
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 816       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Wheaton Multi-Service Youth Facility
House: Appropriations    
HB 817       Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Full-Day Kindergarten and Half-Day Pre-Kindergarten Programs - Establishment
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 5, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 845       Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Milk Products - Length of Sell-by Period
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 848       Status as of March 14, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Transportation Funding - Mass Transit - Sales and Use Tax
House: Ways and Means and Appropriations     (Heard: March 19, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 927       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Lane Kirkland Center for Labor and Economic Advancement
House: Appropriations    
HB 929       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Montgomery Blair High School Baseball Field
House: Appropriations    
HB 938       Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Growth Management - Transportation and Community Facilities - Adequacy
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 943       Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 252
Juvenile Justice - Criminal History Record Information - Dissemination
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 944       Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Juvenile Causes - Facilities Used for Detention - Accommodation of Children Awaiting Placement After Disposition
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 28, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 959       Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 395
Department of Human Resources and Department of Juvenile Justice - Links Between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 961       Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 396
Department of Juvenile Justice - Juvenile Justice System - Standards
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 962       Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 397
Juvenile Causes - Treatment Service Plans
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 963       Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Family Law - Child Support - Secondary Education
House: Judiciary    
HB 967       Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
State Juvenile Justice Disciplinary and Grievance Advisory Commission
House: Judiciary    
HB 971       Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 255
Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Codification of the Office of the Independent Juvenile Justice Monitor
House: Judiciary and Ways and Means     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 976       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Takoma Park Cooperative School
House: Appropriations    
HB 980       Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
House: Appropriations    
HB 984       Status as of April 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Agriculture - Water Quality Improvement Act - Nutrient Management
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 990       Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibited
House: Economic Matters    
HB 993       Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1010     Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 402
Juvenile Law - Prohibition Against Possession of Portable Pagers on School Property - Repeal in Baltimore County
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1014     Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 430
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Supplemental Security Income - Cost-of-Living Increase
House: Appropriations     Senate: Finance
HB 1098     Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 557
Income Tax - Credit for Aquaculture Oyster Float
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1122     Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Prescription Drug Spending Control Program - Medical Care Programs Administration
House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations    
HB 1124     Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Aquaculturally Raised Oysters
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 7, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1174     Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Crossfile signed
State Government - Equal Access to Public Services - Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
House: Commerce and Government Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1214     Status as of February 12, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Maryland Fire and Emergency Services Support Fund - Moving Violations - Surcharge
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 8, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1217     Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 274
Housing and Community Development - Maryland Home Financing Program - Mortgage Sales
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1222     Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1227     Status as of February 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Citizens' Prescription Drug Benefit Program
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters     (Heard: February 26, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1229     Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 564
Environment - Permits - Contested Case Hearings
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1331     Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Takoma Park Community Learning Center
House: Appropriations    
HB 1390     Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Joshua Group Ministries
House: Appropriations    
HB 1401     Status as of April 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Study of the Organizational Structure of Operational Fire and Rescue Services
House: Commerce and Government Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1449     Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Insurance Premiums Tax - Health Maintenance Organizations
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 26, 2002, 1:00 p.m.)    
HJ 12         Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Joint Resolution 19
Natural Resources - Mute Swans - Federal Agency Control Measures
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs