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

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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 345	Status as of February 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Education - Prevention of Harassment and Intimidation in Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 377	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Solid Waste Acceptance Facilities - Moratorium and Task Force MC/PG 101-03
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 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 502	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Conroy, Gordon, Jameson, Kirk, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Taylor, and Wood
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Coverage for Claims of Family Members
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 507	Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Burns, Fulton, Gutierrez, Haynes, Howard, Kirk, Lee, Love, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 574	Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings and Cane
Entitled	Public Facilities - Refusal of Service - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 853	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Anderson, Carter, Harrison, Kirk, Paige, Petzold, Ramirez, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled	Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 883	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 453
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Carter, Griffith, Haynes, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, Taylor, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Care Services Disparities Prevention Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 970	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 460
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HJ 8	Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Burns, Anderson, Bohanan, Boteler, Cane, Conroy, C. Davis, DeBoy, Fulton, Glassman, Griffith, Harrison, Howard, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kirk, McDonough, Minnick, Murray, O'Donnell, Owings, Paige, Sophocleus, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Religious Freedom
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 9	Status as of February 6, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott and Montgomery
Entitled	United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 16	Status as of February 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Oaks
Entitled	Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 122	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Procurement - Debarment - Violations of Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 223	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 369
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Hooper, Britt, Conway, and Jacobs
Entitled	Right to Breast-Feed
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 434	Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	African-American Reparation Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 517	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Currie, Giannetti, Kelley, McFadden, Miller, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Coverage for Claims of Family Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 683	Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings