2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 2:20 a.m.

	AUDITORS AND AUDITS	Another Session
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HB 114	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Clerks of Circuit Courts - Auditor's Reports and Bonds - Recording and Indexing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 402	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and A. Jones
Entitled	Economic Stimulus Program for Working Low Income Families
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 489	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 523
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee
Entitled	State Board of Pilots - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 661	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 429
Sponsored By	Delegate Rawlings (Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students) and Delegates Cryor, Kopp, Rudolph, Taylor, McIntosh, Arnick, Busch, Conway, Dewberry, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 727	Status as of February 7, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and Wood
Entitled	Emergency Telephone System - Wireless Enhanced 911 Service
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 756	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Frush, and Pitkin
Entitled	State Board of Morticians - Creation of a Family Security Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 783	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Heller
Entitled	Certified Capital Company Investment Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 826	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Maryland Prepaid College Trust)
Entitled	College Savings Plans of Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 900	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg (Co-Chairman, Joint Audit Committee)
Entitled	Office of Attorney General - Subpoena Power
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1112	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1146	Status as of March 26, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Telecommunications - Abbreviated Dialing Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1197	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and Rosenberg
Entitled	Public Schools - Technology for Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1223	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	Environmental Audits - Voluntary Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 199	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 454
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Clerks of Circuit Courts - Auditor's Reports and Bonds - Recording and Indexing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 348	Status as of March 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen and Bromwell
Entitled	Economic Stimulus Program for Working Low Income Families
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 411	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Astle, Baker, Blount, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hoffman, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Roesser, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Financial Audit to Determine Value of Public Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 453	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 315
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah (Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students) and Senators Kelley, Pinsky, Schrader, and McFadden
Entitled	College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 457	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky (Chairman, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee)
Entitled	State Board of Pilots - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 536	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Certified Capital Company Investment Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 548	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Health Insurance - Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations - Expense and Loss Ratios and Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 768	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Bromwell
Entitled	Emergency Telephone System - Wireless Enhanced 911 Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 794	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Co-Chairman, Joint Audit Committee)
Entitled	Office of Attorney General - Subpoena Power
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 856	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 288
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, and Neall (Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence) and Senator Collins
Entitled	Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means