2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 2:34 a.m.

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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 39	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 27
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley , Vallario, Crouse, and Valderrama
Entitled	Circuit Court Clerks - Salary
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 48	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegate Getty
Entitled	District Court - Civil Jurisdiction - Dishonored Checks and Other Instruments
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 70	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Baldwin and Mitchell
Entitled	District Court - Small Claim Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 127	Status as of February 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Crouse and Valderrama
Entitled	Circuit Court Clerks - Salary
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 256	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 462
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barve, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cadden, Clagett, Cole, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, V. Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Owings, Paige, Petzold, Pitkin, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stern, Stocksdale, and Turner
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury or Death - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 296	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cole, D. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Oaks, Phillips, Turner, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Powers of the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 318	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Taylor, Amedori, W. Baker, Baldwin, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cane, Clagett, Conway, Cryor, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Fulton, Getty, Glassman, Greenip, Hecht, Hubers, Hutchins, James, Kach, Klausmeier, Klima, Leopold, Linton, Malone, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Mohorovic, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Ports, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Firearms Offenses - Project Exile
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 358	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 509
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Barve, Barkley, Boschert, Burns, Cole, Heller, Hutchins, Kelly, Mandel, Menes, Murphy, Pendergrass, and Shriver
Entitled	Crimes - Fraud - Personal Identifying Information
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 364	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 219
Sponsored By	Delegates Love and Cadden
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement Administration - Retirement Health Benefits - Former Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 419	Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Distribution of Noncontrolled Substance - Jurisdiction of Trial Courts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 447	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Montague, and Owings
Entitled	Calvert County Child Visitation and Exchange Monitoring Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 526	Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Giannetti and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Counterfeiting, Forgery, and Credit Card Offenses - Concurrent Jurisdiction of Trial Courts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 580	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, W. Baker, Conway, Cryor, Dypski, Eckardt, Fulton, Harrison, A. Jones, V. Jones, Klima, Leopold, Marriott, McHale, Pitkin, Redmer, Rosso, Sher, Snodgrass, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages Violations - License to Drive - Suspension
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 670	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Getty (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Residential Picketing - Scope of Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 685	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and Hubbard
Entitled	Nuisance Control - Authority to Investigate and File a Complaint - Penalties for Violations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 746	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Howard County Delegation
Entitled	Howard County - Clerk of the Circuit Court - Fees Ho. Co. 3-02
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 764	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 86
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Citations - Hunting PG/MC 119-02
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 775	Status as of February 7, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Prince George's County - Subdivision Appeal PG/MC 100-02
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 792	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Gladden
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Posting of Bail Bonds - Defendants
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 825	Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Rental of Space for Clerks of Court
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 906	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Funding and Duration
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 973	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Vallario, and Doory
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Children Other than CINAs and Adults - Judges' Assignments and Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1024	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 403
Sponsored By	Delegate Taylor
Entitled	State Government - Public Information Act - Access to Public Records
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1106	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Probation After Judgment - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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

HB 1226	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Dypski, Grosfeld, Hammen, Hecht, Hubbard, Kirk, Malone, McHale, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, and Patterson
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Child Support Enforcement Administration - Demonstration Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1269	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene) and Delegates Frush and Rosenberg
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program - Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 6	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Mooney
Entitled	Courts - Access to the Justice System - Language Barriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 14	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Baker
Entitled	Circuit Court Clerks - Salary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 150	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 151	Status as of February 1, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Board of Liquor License Commissioners - Appeals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 197	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 453
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Rental of Space for Clerks of Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 234	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Powers of the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 248	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Pinsky , Van Hollen, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Environmental Standing - Judicial Review - Title V Operating Permits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 280	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Bromwell, Collins, Della, Haines, Hoffman, Hooper, Jimeno, Miller, and Sfikas
Entitled	Sexually Violent Predators
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 292	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Baltimore City - Bail Bonds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 304	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 18
Sponsored By	The President (Department of Legislative Services)
Entitled	Annual Curative Bill
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 323	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 440
Sponsored By	The President (Administration)
Entitled	The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 345	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen and Forehand
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury or Death - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 347	Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Van Hollen
Entitled	Criminal Sentencing - Annual Reporting by State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Crimes of Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 355	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Aging)
Entitled	Department of Aging - Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 432	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Lawlah
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Posting of Bail Bonds - Defendants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 444	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and Neall
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement Administration - Retirement Health Benefits - Former Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Domestic Relations Division Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 461	Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Residential Picketing - Scope of Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 511	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Use, Funding , and Duration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Appropriations

SB 547	Status as of February 1, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program - Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 564	Status as of February 26, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Employees - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 606	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Children Other than CINAs and Adults - Judges' Assignments and Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 672	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 333
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, Baker, Jimeno, and Middleton
Entitled	Nuisance Control - Authority to Investigate and File a Complaint - Penalties for Violations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 722	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Standing Circuit Court Masters - Powers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 758	Status as of February 27, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Conway, Della, Jimeno, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Department of Human Resources - Child Support Enforcement Administration - Demonstration Program
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