2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 11:59 a.m.

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HB 13	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cadden
Entitled	Business Regulation and Health Occupations - Regulation of Crematories
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 78	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings and C. Davis
Entitled	Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 141	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	State Police - Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 295	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 359	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	State Lottery and Racing Commission and Agency - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 387	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Arnick
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Electronic Recordation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 393	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Park Police of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Investigatory Authority - Fraudulent Use of Personal Identifying Information MC/PG 113-03
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 441	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Frush, Harrison, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Pendergrass, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Optometrists - Quality Eye Health Improvement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 474	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Branch, Carter, Kirk, Marriott, Oaks, Paige, Rawlings, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 485	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Barkley, Hixson, Mitchell, and Rudolph
Entitled	Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 494	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Public Adjusters - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 521	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 435
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Real Estate Appraisers - Baltimore City - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 550	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes and Hixson
Entitled	Family Law - Reporting of Out-of-State Child Abuse and Neglect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 637	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Real Property - Residential Lease - Application Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 640	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 375
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh , Bobo, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Glassman, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Maryland Debt Management Services Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 747	Status as of January 22, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 5 of 2004
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Holmes, Hubbard, Hurson, King, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Owings, Parker, Rosenberg, and Stern
Entitled	Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 791	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 824	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Benson, Goldwater, Hubbard, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Haynes, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Assisted Living Facilities - Certification - Third Party Accreditation Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 879	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Bohanan, Brown, Carter, Gutierrez, Hutchins, O'Donnell, Simmons, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Government - State Law Enforcement Officers - Application for Lost Pay and Attorneys' Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 880	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Bohanan, Brown, Carter, Gutierrez, Hutchins, O'Donnell, Simmons, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Government - State Officers or State Employees - Application for Lost Pay and Attorney's Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 897	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Developmental Disability Administration - Inspections and Investigations - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 900	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County Fire and Explosive Investigators - Warrantless Arrest Power MC 311-03
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 963	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 969	Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Ombudsman Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 981	Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Stern
Entitled	Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 999	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Birth Defects - Release of Medical Information
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1092	Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Murray, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1155	Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1179	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 357
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass , Mitchell, Hurson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Weldon, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Eckardt, Benson, Smigiel, and Walkup
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1182	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 237	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 279	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Currie, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 288	Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Forehand, and Hughes
Entitled	Wireless Telephone Services - Definitions, Exemptions, and Consumer Protection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 298	Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Astle, Hafer, Hogan, Lawlah, and Forehand
Entitled	Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 322	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 339	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 374
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Debt Management Services Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 342	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Electronic Video and Audio Recording of Witnesses in Murder and Attempted Murder Investigations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 394	Status as of January 20, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 2 of 2004
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 446	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Maryland Racing and Video Lottery Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 500	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 252
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - State Board of Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 553	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 102
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, and Hafer
Entitled	Assisted Living Facilities - Certification - Third Party Accreditation Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 576	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Baltimore City - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges - Felonies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 580	Status as of February 25, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 583	Status as of April 1, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Real Estate Appraisers - Baltimore City - Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 688	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 262
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Maternal Mortality Review Program - Termination Provision - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 689	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel - Procedural Guarantees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 699	Status as of February 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals - Revenues and Operations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 772	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 773	Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Exum, Hafer, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, and Harris
Entitled	Study of CareFirst and the Laws Affecting Nonprofit Health Service Plans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 774	Status as of March 28, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations