2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:47 a.m.

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HB 183	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference -- Foster Care Court Improvement Project)
Entitled	Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 245	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Bobo, Boschert, Cane, Howard, Kirk, Madaleno, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - State-Funded Operators - Licensing Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 480	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Task Force on Child Welfare System Accountability
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 522	Status as of March 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 523	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 306
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Carter, Nathan-Pulliam, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Juvenile Counselors - Monitoring
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 525	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Morhaim, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Private Residential Child Care Programs - Community Advisory Boards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 528	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Burns, Jones, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Uniform System of Outcomes Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 529	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and O'Donnell
Entitled	Department of Education - Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 531	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Burns, Jones, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Howard
Entitled	Education - Task Force to Study the Impact of Community-Based Homes
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 535	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Morhaim
Entitled	Juvenile Justice - Placement of Children in Group Homes - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 799	Status as of April 8, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 49
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Child in Need of Assistance Proceedings - Permanency Plan Review Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 817	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Zirkin, Amedori, Gutierrez, Kelly, Morhaim, Quinter, and Shank
Entitled	The Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for Children in Out-of-Home Placement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Finance

HB 918	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi and Walkup
Entitled	Juvenile Records - Confidentiality - Exception for Records of Sexual Offenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1011	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Justice - Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1013	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Direct Care Staff - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 31	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 206
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Informal Kinship Care - Consent to Health Care on Behalf of a Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 32	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 207
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Lawlah, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 178	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 217
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - State-Funded Operators - Licensing Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 266	Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference -- Foster Care Court Improvement Project)
Entitled	Permanency for Families and Children Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 413	Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Division of Licensing and Monitoring of Residential Child Care Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 458	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Senator Jacobs
Entitled	Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 488	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Juvenile Records - Confidentiality - Exception for Records of Sexual Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 605	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Hollinger
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Certification of Program Administrator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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