2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:30 a.m.

	DAMAGES	Another Session
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HB 97	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori and Hogan
Entitled	District Court - Civil Jurisdiction - Dishonored Checks and Other Instruments
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 189	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Anderson, Boschert, Branch, Burns, Conroy, Franchot, Fulton, Hammen, Harrison, Impallaria, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McDonough, McIntosh, Minnick, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, and F. Turner
Entitled	Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 322	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Lee, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and F. Turner
Entitled	Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 361	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Athlete Agents Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 396	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 293
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Human Relations Commission - Remedial Relief
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 403	Status as of March 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Barkley, Hixson, Mitchell, and Rudolph
Entitled	Maryland Whistleblower Laws
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 470	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Benson, Gutierrez, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Rosenberg, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Ex-Prisoners and Offenders - Equal Employment Opportunity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 556	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Abandoned Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 608	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Doory, and Shank
Entitled	Third Party Claims Against Design Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 610	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Lee, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Dumais, Feldman, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Harrison, Holmes, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Trueschler, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Telecommunications - Telephone Solicitations - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 625	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitation of Actions - Land Surveyors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 698	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conroy, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Ross, Stern, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 703	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario
Entitled	Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 832	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Amedori, Dwyer, Elmore, Hogan, Jennings, McComas, McConkey, McMillan, Redmer, and Shank
Entitled	Payment of Future Economic Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 864	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, and Paige
Entitled	Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Home Mortgage Loans
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 871	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Trueschler, Amedori, Aumann, Boteler, Frank, Kach, O'Donnell, and Redmer
Entitled	Prohibited Monetary Recovery - Controlled Dangerous Substances, Burglary, and Crimes of Violence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 908	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Erroneous Conviction, Sentence, and Confinement - Expungement, Damages, and Restitution Relief
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1170	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Redmer
Entitled	Courts - Abatement or Dismissal of Civil Action Against Insurer - Interpretation of Insurance Article
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 3	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Hooper, and Ruben
Entitled	Telecommunications - Telephone Solicitations - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 93	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Hooper, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Telephone Solicitation - Use of Automated Answering Devices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 115	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 12
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Boating Accidents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 124	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Dyson, Exum, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, McFadden, and Stone
Entitled	Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 250	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 287	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Hooper, Conway, and Pinsky
Entitled	Nonnative Aquatic Organisms - State of Nuisance - Abatement and Summary Abatement Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 346	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 238
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Abandoned Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 443	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Schrader, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 454	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 510	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines and Jacobs
Entitled	Third Party Claims Against Design Professionals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 569	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 256
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes and Gladden
Entitled	Civil Damages - State Compensation for Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment - Financial and Other Appropriate Counseling
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 574	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Home Mortgage Loans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 608	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Astle, Hafer, and Hogan
Entitled	Maryland Whistleblower Laws
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 615	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings