2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:32 a.m.

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HB 7	Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Elderly or Disabled Tenants - Out-of-Service Elevators
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 76	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Anderson, and Doory
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The League for People with Disabilities
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HB 151	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and O'Donnell
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Emissions Inspection Exemptions - Mileage Restriction
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 196	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Bozman, Brown, Cadden, Cardin, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Hutchins, James, Jameson, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Marriott, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Quinter, Ross, Simmons, Sophocleus, V. Turner, Vallario, and Zirkin
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Reputation and Opinion Evidence and Evidence of Prior Sexual Conduct - Admissibility
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 292	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Cryor, Donoghue, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, McKee, Moe, Pendergrass, and Vaughn
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 293	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Cryor, Donoghue, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, McKee, Moe, Pendergrass, Proctor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 340	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelley, Anderson, Gutierrez, Howard, Lee, Menes, Moe, Niemann, Patterson, Ramirez, Simmons, and V. Turner
Entitled	Courts - Right of Party to Be Present at Trial
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 404	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi, Barkley, Boschert, Costa, Impallaria, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction for Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 405	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Hurson, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Costa, Benson, Mandel, McDonough, Goldwater, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Elliott, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, Weldon, Bromwell, Haynes, Smigiel, Donoghue, V. Turner, and Boutin
Entitled	Medicaid Reimbursement - Community-Based Services for Children with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 414	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 425	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Patterson, Hubbard, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, and V. Turner
Entitled	Discrimination - Procurement Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 469	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 161
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Barve, Bobo, Cane, Conroy, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Malone, McIntosh, Moe, Murray, O'Donnell, Paige, Pendergrass, Quinter, Ross, Sophocleus, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	State Department of Education - Division of Library Development and Services - Distribution of Accessible Information to Disabled Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 479	Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Mandel, and Patterson
Entitled	State Violations of Federal Laws - Enforcement by Aggrieved Individuals in State Courts
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 499	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 305
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Delegates Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Insurance Administration - Disability Benefits - Adoption of Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 630	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 315
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Healey, Barve, Bobo, Branch, Conroy, Conway, Eckardt, Goldwater, Gordon, Mandel, Moe, Oaks, Pendergrass, Taylor, Kach, V. Turner, Hubbard, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 672	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Amedori, Barkley, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Busch, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hammen, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Kach, Krysiak, Love, Malone, McHale, McKee, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Proctor, Rudolph, Shank, Sophocleus, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Fire and Emergency Services Support Fund - Moving Violations - Surcharge
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 818	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Bobo, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conroy, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Lee, Love, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Parker, Stern, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Short-Term Disability for Working Families Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 830	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Haynes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rawlings, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Mandel, McDonough, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 851	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Anderson, Cardin, Carter, Harrison, Kirk, Paige, Petzold, and Vaughn
Entitled	Residential Leases - Termination - Disability
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 884	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 454
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	Work, Not Welfare, and Qualifying Employees with Disabilities Tax Credits
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 935	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 948	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 458
Sponsored By	Delegate Proctor
Entitled	Maryland School for the Blind - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 990	Status as of February 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Franchot
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Business Enterprise Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1061	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 197
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled	Maryland Election Modernization Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1089	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Hearing and Speech Agency
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1111	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Kelley, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Disability Retirements
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1118	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Maryland Summer Youth Connection Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1151	Status as of April 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	State Police Retirement System and Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Disability Retirement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 5
Sponsored By	The President (Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Public Safety
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 13	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles - Charitable Entities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 29	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Hafer, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 59	Status as of January 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The League for People with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 75	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Hollinger, Colburn, DeGrange, Frosh, Giannetti, Harris, Hooper, Kittleman, Lawlah, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Public Charter School Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 89	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income - Rollovers to Individual Retirement Accounts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 107	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Business Regulation - Refueling Service - Drivers with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 149	Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Courts - Right of Party to Be Present at Trial
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 181	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, and Lawlah
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 186	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 16
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Criminal Injuries Compensation - Awards for Lost Earnings and Injury Resulting in Permanent Total Disability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 196	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Green (By Request)
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 240	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Haines, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Pinsky, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Department of Education - Division of Library Development and Services - Distribution of Accessible Information to Disabled Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 318	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Disability Retirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 338	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Hafer, and Lawlah
Entitled	Residential Leases - Termination - Permanent Disability of Tenant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 386	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Middleton, Stone, Teitelbaum, Kramer, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Hafer, Hooper, and Pipkin
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 390	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Stoltzfus, Stone, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Pipkin, and Schrader
Entitled	State Government - Department of Juvenile Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary

SB 453	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 89
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Currie, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Brochin, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, and Jacobs
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Reputation and Opinion Evidence and Evidence of Prior Sexual Conduct - Admissibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 480	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 94
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Garagiola, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Lawlah, Munson, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Financial Impact of Retired Military Service Personnel on the Economy of the State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 536	Status as of January 31, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 543	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Lawlah, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Short-Term Disability for Working Families Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 554	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum and Grosfeld
Entitled	Medicaid Reimbursement - Community-Based Services for Children with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 594	Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Work, Not Welfare, and Qualifying Employees with Disabilities Tax Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 619	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Maryland School for the Blind - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 657	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 662	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Gladden
Entitled	Maryland Summer Youth Connection Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 665	Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 686	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Lodging Establishments - Persons With a Mobility Impairment - Accessible Rooms and Platform Lifts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 690	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, and Jones
Entitled	Maryland Quality Home Care Services Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 738	Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Parking for Individuals With Disabilities - Reciprocity - District of Columbia
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings