2002 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 12, 2002 - 4:24 a.m.

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HB 57	Status as of February 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Owings, Conroy, Love, Sophocleus, Boschert, Clagett, Baldwin, W. Baker, Greenip, Boutin, Brinkley, Cane, Elliott, Hecht, Giannetti, Heller, Hutchins, Hubbard, James, McClenahan, Minnick, Mohorovic, Montague, Riley, Stocksdale, Vallario, Wood, and Mandel
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 58	Status as of February 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Owings, and Conroy
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Commemoration of Victims of Terrorism
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 129	Status as of February 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conroy
Entitled	Inheritance Tax - Estates of Victims of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 160	Status as of February 12, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown and Barkley
Entitled	Sentencing - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 248	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Barkley, Cole, Goldwater, Kagan, Kopp, and Menes
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Polygraph Examination of Alleged Victims - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 300	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 99
Sponsored By	The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Conroy, DeCarlo, Hixson, Healey, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Carlson, Cryor, C. Davis, Finifter, Howard, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, Phillips, Ports, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shriver, Zirkin, Cadden, Leopold, Owings, Love, Sophocleus, Boschert, Clagett, Baldwin, W. Baker, Greenip, Boutin, Brinkley, Cane, Elliott, Hecht, Giannetti, Heller, Hutchins, Hubbard, James, McClenahan, Minnick, Mohorovic, Montague, Riley, Stocksdale, Vallario, Wood, Mandel, Hurson, Walkup, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 391	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Hecht, Grosfeld, and Snodgrass
Entitled	Crimes - Sex Offenses - Person in Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 425	Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Kelly, Klima, La Vay, Love, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Taylor, Valderrama, and Wood
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Right to Restitution - Leave to Appeal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 455	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kelly, Klima, La Vay, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Taylor, Valderrama, and Wood
Entitled	State Office for Victims and Witnesses of Crime
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 456	Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Greenip, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, V. Jones, Kach, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, La Vay, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Taylor, Valderrama, and Wood
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Correctional Programs - Victim Notification
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 541	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Shriver, Benson, Bronrott, Marriott, Kirk, Parrott, Moe, Carlson, Heller, Conroy, Riley, Sophocleus, Phillips, Sher, Nathan-Pulliam, Turner, Mohorovic, Franchot, V. Jones, Kagan, Hurson, Hecht, Howard, Lee, Mandel, and Valderrama
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Coverage - Victims of Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 559	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 480
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Dembrow, Barkley, Bobo, Boutin, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Eckardt, Gladden, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Heller, Hubers, Hurson, Hutchins, Kirk, Marriott, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Paige, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosso, Sophocleus, and Valderrama
Entitled	Crimes - Vulnerable Adult - Exploitation Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 623	Status as of February 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Cadden
Entitled	Higher Education - Scholarship Program - Children of Victims of Terrorist Attacks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 838	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Grosfeld, Barkley, Bronrott, Cryor, Mandel, and Stern
Entitled	Abuse or Neglect of Vulnerable Adults - Degrees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 930	Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan, Rosenberg, Crouse, Pendergrass, Mandel, Stern, Grosfeld, Frush, Bronrott, Montague, Hubbard, Carlson, Goldwater, Barkley, Griffith, A. Jones, Zirkin, Morhaim, Dobson, Sher, Hecht, Gladden, Menes, Moe, Phillips, and R. Baker
Entitled	Emergency Care for Survivors of Rape
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 974	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Cadden, Dembrow, and Vallario
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Transfer of Cases to Juvenile Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1067	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Doory, Grosfeld, Cole, Menes, Amedori, and Hutchins
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Reputation and Opinion Evidence - Admissibility
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1178	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 98
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, Wood, Pitkin, Hubbard, Conroy, Menes, Swain, Benson, Brown, Vallario, Frush, Bozman, and Cryor
Entitled	Estates of Victims of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

HB 1348	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, Hubbard, and Rosso
Entitled	Child Abuse - Out of Court Statement - Requirement for Admissibility
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1433	Status as of March 5, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Postsentencing Proceeding - Victim Notification
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 6	Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Riley, James, Glassman, and Parrott
Entitled	Maryland Day of Remembrance of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HJ 13	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Joint Resolution 6
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Riley, James, Glassman, Parrott, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Brinkley, Bronrott, Clagett, Crouse, DeCarlo, Dobson, Dypski, Malone, Mandel, McIntosh, Paige, Shank, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Swain, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Day of Remembrance of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 67	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 97
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Miller
Entitled	Estates of Victims of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Judiciary

SB 73	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen and Roesser
Entitled	Sentencing - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 132	Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Mooney
Entitled	Handgun Permits - Victims of Domestic Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 162	Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Right to Restitution - Leave to Appeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 212	Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Sfikas
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Reputation and Opinion Evidence - Admissibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 221	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Bromwell, Conway, Currie, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Forehand, Hoffman, Hollinger, Hughes, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Roesser, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Polygraph Examination of Alleged Victims - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 237	Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The President (Administration) and Senators Collins, Green, Hughes, Sfikas, Blount, Hollinger, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Harris, Pinsky, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 279	Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senator Miller
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Correctional Programs - Victim Notification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 334	Status as of January 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Ferguson, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Roesser, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Criminal Sentencing - Revisory Power of the Courts - Limitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 342	Status as of March 12, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Mitchell
Entitled	Crimes - Sexual Acts Between Employers or Supervisors and Minor Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 428	Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 159
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Ferguson, Haines, and Hughes
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Transfer of Cases to Juvenile Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 468	Status as of March 29, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senator Miller
Entitled	State Office for Victims and Witnesses of Crime
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 516	Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 321
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno , Collins, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, Mitchell, and Sfikas
Entitled	Abuse or Neglect of Vulnerable Adults - Degrees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 554	Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Colburn, Collins, Currie, Della, Dyson, Hafer, Kelley, and Pinsky
Entitled	Victims of Terror Relief Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 646	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 479
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Dyson, Forehand, Ferguson, Green, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mitchell, and Sfikas
Entitled	Crimes - Vulnerable Adult - Exploitation Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 799	Status as of April 5, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, and Schrader
Entitled	Christopher's Law III - Child Sexual Offenders - Plea Bargaining and Diminution Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SJ 1	Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Joint Resolution 5
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Blount, Hollinger, Collins, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Harris, Mooney, Pinsky, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, Astle, Baker, Bromwell, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dorman, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mitchell, Munson, Neall, Roesser, Ruben, Sfikas, Stoltzfus, and Van Hollen
Entitled	Maryland Day of Remembrance of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Commerce and Government Matters