2003 Regular Session sponsor information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:41 a.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate John R. Leopold District 31	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 11	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Rawlings, Flanagan, Cryor, and Boschert
Entitled	Public Charter School Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 14	Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold and V. Clagett
Entitled	Polling Places - Access by Children Accompanying Parents
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 22	Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, McKee, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Public Schools - Specialists - Stipends
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 30	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By	Delegate Leopold
Entitled	College Savings Plans of Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 39	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 116
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Cadden, Dwyer, Love, V. Clagett, Costa, Sophocleus, Rzepkowski, McMillan, McConkey, and Boschert
Entitled	Housing and Community Development - Radium Pilot Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 180	Status as of January 27, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Owings, Glassman, Simmons, McComas, Ross, Myers, O'Donnell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Dwyer, McMillan, and McKee
Entitled	Elections - Study Commission on the Redistricting Process in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 256	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 415
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold and Rosenberg
Entitled	Smart Growth - Priority Funding Areas - Designation by Two or More Counties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1157	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Franchot, James, Edwards, Boschert, Costa, McConkey, Weldon, Myers, Krebs, Elmore, Bartlett, Barve, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hogan, Hubbard, Jameson, King, Madaleno, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Murray, Patterson, Petzold, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stull, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Transportation Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 46	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Dwyer, Leopold, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Marley Neck School Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 81	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert, Love, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Boteler, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, McConkey, McMillan, Moe, Owings, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Financial Impact of Retired Military Service Personnel on the Economy of the State
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 93	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Glassman, Leopold, McComas, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, and Stern
Entitled	Public Schools - Indoor Air Quality Inspections
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 127	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Owings, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hammen, Hutchins, James, Jameson, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, McHale, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Firearms Offenses - Project Exile
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 128	Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Bates, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Glassman, Hammen, Howard, Leopold, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, and F. Turner
Entitled	State Parks - Veterans - Free Admission and Use
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 143	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Busch, Hurson, Mandel, Owings, Amedori, Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, E. Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Echardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Flanagan, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon; Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Zirkin, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon & Wood
Entitled	Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension, and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 249	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Petzold, Shank, and Taylor
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Drunk and Drugged Driving and Homicide and Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle Offenses - Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 251	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Benson, Boschert, Bozman, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elmore, Frush, Gordon, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Menes, Moe, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Income Tax - Income Tax Credit for Low Income Senior Citizens
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 355	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, Cryor, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Hutchins, Leopold, Love, Moe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Sossi, and F. Turner
Entitled	Dogs - Licensing, Procedures, and Penalties - Debarking or Silencing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 406	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Elmore, Leopold, Love, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Acreage Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 416	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conway, Dwyer, Elmore, Leopold, Love, Malone, McConkey, Moe, Murray, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Weir
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Definition
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 436	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Frush, Leopold, McConkey, Menes, Moe, Rzepkowski, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Odenton Heritage Complex
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 467	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Bobo, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Fulton, Kach, Leopold, Love, McHale, O'Donnell, Paige, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, and Rzepkowski
Entitled	Community Associations - Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 477	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McMillan, Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, McDonough, Myers, O'Donnell, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sossi, Trueschler, and Wood
Entitled	Procurement - Prevailing Wage - School Construction
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 478	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 303
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, V. Turner, Hurson, Bromwell, Costa, Haynes, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Rudolph, Smigiel, Weldon, Eckardt, Niemann, DeBoy, Mitchell, Frank, and Leopold
Entitled	Money Follows the Individual Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 503	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Bobo, Cadden, Donoghue, Frush, Lee, Leopold, and Montgomery
Entitled	Agriculture - Pesticides - Maryland Pesticide Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 547	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Amedori, Bartlett, Bobo, Bohanan, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Lee, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McHale, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Weldon, Wood, Schisler, Weir, Boteler, Trueschler, Elmore, Boutin, Costa, Dwyer, Frank, Rzepkowski, McMillan, Krebs, Kach, Myers, Leopold, Aumann, Bates, Miller, Smigiel, and Redmer
Entitled	Task Force on the Marketing of Grain and Other Agricultural Products
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 624	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Simmons, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Feldman, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hurson, Kach, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McDonough, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Stern, and Stull
Entitled	Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 659	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Bobo, Bronrott, Conway, Dwyer, Franchot, Frush, Holmes, Leopold, Love, Mandel, McConkey, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Walkup, Hogan, Owings, Stern, and G. Clagett
Entitled	Environment - Task Force on Water Resource Management - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 689	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Eckardt, Hubbard, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi
Entitled	Dredge Deposits - Creation of Artificial Islands in the Chesapeake Bay - Prohibited Use as Part of Management Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 742	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Donoghue, Frank, Gordon, Kirk, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Mitchell, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 748	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Boschert, Cadden, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Dwyer, Edwards, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelly, Leopold, McConkey, McHale, Menes, Paige, Parker, Rzepkowski, and Walkup
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease or Hypertension Presumption - Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriffs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 768	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gutierrez, Kach, Kaiser, King, Leopold, Madaleno, Montgomery, Murray, Sossi, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Teleworking - Pilot Program and Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 772	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 845	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Holmes, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Impallaria, Jones, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McConkey, McIntosh, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Parker, Rosenberg, Schisler, Sossi, Taylor, and Weir
Entitled	Study Commission on Housing Policy
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 858	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates O'Donnell, Cadden, Redmer, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Cryor, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Mitchell, Myers, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Crimes - Firearms - Project Exile
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 859	Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Redmer, Bohanan, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Education - Public Charter School Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 860	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 53
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Amedori, Zirkin, Redmer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Flanagan, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Griffith, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Vallario, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	State Government - Department of Juvenile Services - Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Finance

HB 1045	Status as of March 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Elmore, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cane, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Dwyer, Frank, Impallaria, Kach, Kaiser, Leopold, McKee, Myers, Ramirez, Redmer, Ross, Rudolph, Schisler, Smigiel, and Sossi
Entitled	Income Tax - Sales of Property by Nonresidents
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation