2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 3:27 a.m.

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HB 128	Status as of February 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes and Goldwater
Entitled	Sexual Abuse of Children - Investigations - Employees of Schools or Child Care Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 180	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Dembrow, Barkley, and Petzold
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Interception of Oral Communications by Law Enforcement Officers - Criminal Investigations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 212	Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Southern Maryland Delegation
Entitled	Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Advisory Board on Consumer Affairs
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 260	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Hecht and Doory
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Charging Document - Correctional Officer
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 303	Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Cole, D. Davis, Doory, Hammen, Hubbard, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Oaks, Phillips, Turner, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled	Governor's Emergency Powers
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 326	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Clagett, Kirk, Leopold, Love, Rosso, Sophocleus, Vallario, Weir, Barve, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Gordon, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Krysiak, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Pendergrass, and Walkup
Entitled	Business Regulation and Health Occupations - Regulation of Crematories
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 361	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Biological Agents Registry Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 407	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dembrow
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Videotape of Questioning and Statements - Arrested Individuals and Child Abuse Victims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 575	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 379
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague and Hutchins
Entitled	Private Detectives - Fugitives from Justice
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 638	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Child Support Enforcement - Car Boot Pilot Program PG 308-02
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 640	Status as of February 12, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2002 PG 301-02
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 641	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Sheriffs - Criminal Investigations PG 302-02
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 642	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 232
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Complaints Against a Law Enforcement Officer - Subpoena Enforcement PG 305-02
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 715	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 539
Sponsored By	Delegate Wood
Entitled	Maryland Money Transmission Act
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 728	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 540
Sponsored By	Delegate McIntosh (Co-Chairman, Task Force to Study the Modernization of Credit Union Law) and Delegate Brinkley
Entitled	Credit Unions - Credit Union Insurance Corporation - Credit Union Share Guaranty Corporations
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Finance

HB 761	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Goldwater
Entitled	Pharmacy Benefit Management Regulation Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 846	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HB 897	Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Grosfeld
Entitled	Privacy of Bookseller and Public Library Records
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 945	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Children, Youth and Families) and Delegates Conroy and Pitkin
Entitled	Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Codification of the Independent Juvenile Justice Monitor
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Ways and Means

HB 964	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Cole, C. Davis, Dobson, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Malone, McHale, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, and Turner
Entitled	State Procurement Contracts and State Employees - Investment and Accountability Act - Living Wage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 971	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 255
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Doory, Getty, Grosfeld, Brown, Pitkin, Dembrow, Franchot, McHale, Menes, Benson, McIntosh, Cole, Gladden, Phillips, V. Jones, Boschert, Owings, Hecht, Marriott, Zirkin, Hutchins, Proctor, D. Davis, Heller, R. Baker, Kagan, Hubbard, Leopold, Sher, Turner, Rosenberg, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, Cryor, Patterson, Shriver, Conway, Shank, W. Baker, Cadden, Rzepkowski, Hurson, Valderrama, McKee, Bobo, Healey, Eckardt, Conroy, Howard, and Rosso
Entitled	Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Codification of the Office of the Independent Juvenile Justice Monitor
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Ways and Means Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1036	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 100
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Rawlings, Bozman, Vallario, Clagett, Love, Barkley, Cole, Dewberry, Heller, McHale, Montague, Valderrama, Frush, DeCarlo, Zirkin, Wood, Owings, Giannetti, McIntosh, Conway, Busch, Pitkin, Hixson, Rosso, Barve, Dembrow, Franchot, Kelly, Moe, Shriver, Mandel, Hubbard, Brown, Morhaim, Healey, and Hubers
Entitled	Maryland Security Protection Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1047	Status as of February 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Giannetti
Entitled	Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1062	Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Amedori, and Vallario
Entitled	Best Interests of Children Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1169	Status as of February 12, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, Hill, Patterson, Swain, and Valderrama
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1202	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Murphy
Entitled	Motor Fuel - Raising Price During State of Emergency Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1336	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Appliances and Equipment Sold in State
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1346	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, Hubbard, and Rosso
Entitled	Child Abuse - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1349	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, Hubbard, and Rosso
Entitled	Child Abuse Reform Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1350	Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, Hubbard, and Rosso
Entitled	Child Abuse - Investigations - Stay of Court Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1407	Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Pitkin
Entitled	Office of the Attorney General - Child Abuse Complaints Ombudsman
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 20	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 107
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Interception of Oral Communications by Law Enforcement Officers - Criminal Investigations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 44	Status as of March 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Bromwell and DeGrange
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 113	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 130
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Secretary of State)
Entitled	Charitable Solicitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 143	Status as of February 11, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Business Regulation and Health Occupations - Regulation of Crematories
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 235	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Collins, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Governor's Emergency Powers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 317	Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Green, and Sfikas
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 331	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 149
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Assisted Living Programs - Implementation of Regulations Concerning Survey and Complaint Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 369	Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 448	Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, Hughes, and Sfikas
Entitled	Wiretapping - Investigative or Law Enforcement Officer - Evidence of Sale, Rental, Purchase, or Transfer of a Regulated Firearm
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 540	Status as of April 1, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Dorman, Forehand, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, Schrader, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Appliances and Equipment Sold in State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

SB 559	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration) and Senators Forehand and Colburn
Entitled	Crimes - Fraud - Personal Identifying Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 613	Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee)
Entitled	State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 639	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Baker and the President (Administration) and Senators Astle, Currie, Hogan, Middleton, Munson, Colburn, Forehand, Green, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, and Roesser
Entitled	Maryland Security Protection Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 655	Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Currie, and Pinsky
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 2002
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 685	Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Frosh, Mitchell, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Procurement Contracts and State Employees - Investment and Accountability Act - Living Wage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 713	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Charging Document - Correctional Officer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 774	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Maryland Money Transmission Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 776	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Astle (Co-Chairman, Task Force to Study the Modernization of Credit Union Law) and Senator Hafer
Entitled	Credit Unions - Credit Union Insurance Corporation - Credit Union Share Guaranty Corporations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

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 821	Status as of March 28, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Bromwell, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Roesser, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Debt Management Services Registration Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Commerce and Government Matters

SB 826	Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Departmental - Children, Youth and Families)
Entitled	Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Codification of the Independent Juvenile Justice Monitor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary and Ways and Means