2003 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2003 - 12:44 p.m.

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HB 3	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Trueschler
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 11	Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Rawlings, Flanagan, Cryor, and Boschert
Entitled	Public Charter School Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 22	Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, McKee, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Public Schools - Specialists - Stipends
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 45	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate F. Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Moratorium on New Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 153	Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert , Cadden, and Cardin
Entitled	Education - Resident Teacher Corps Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 171	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Higher Education - Harford Community College - Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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HB 349	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Barkley, Bohanan, Bozman, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Donoghue, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Higher Education - Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree - Transfer to Baccalaureate Degree
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 440	Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	State Lottery Tickets - Prince George's County Surcharge PG-418-03
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 468	Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Boschert, Boteler, Dwyer, McComas, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Personnel - State Subsidy for Health Benefits - Optional Retirement System
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 526	Status as of March 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Justice - Group Home Education Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 536	Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 164
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Burns, Gutierrez, Jones, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Justice - Summer Opportunity Pilot Program - Extension of Sunset
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary 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 592	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Amedori, Dumais, Eckardt, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, O'Donnell, Rudolph, and Stern
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes and Reporting Requirements - Person in Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 595	Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 436
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Vallario, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bohanan, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, Love, Madaleno, Malone, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Weldon
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 611	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Conway, and King
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 800	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Healey, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Commission to Study Video Lottery Terminals in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 873	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Bronrott, Cardin, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Glassman, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, Madaleno, Malone, McHale, McKee, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Petzold, Shank, Taylor, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Education - Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 885	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Schisler, Dwyer, and Redmer
Entitled	Education - Expressions of Patriotism Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 890	Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Public Education - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 909	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	State Personnel Management System - Department of Juvenile Justice - Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

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 949	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Smigiel, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 979	Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Charles County - Education - School Personnel - Employee Service or Representation Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1084	Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Jones, Kaiser, McKee, and Ross
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1086	Status as of April 5, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association Members - Coaching Personnel - Hiring
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1087	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor and Howard
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Teachers - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1143	Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Crimes - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Educator and Student
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 5	Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Kittleman, Mooney, and Brinkley
Entitled	Public Charter School Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 27	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
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 151	Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Greenip, Jacobs, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Education - Resident Teacher Corps Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 195	Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Forehand
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 215	Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Education - Teachers in Public Schools that Provide Subsidized and Free Feeding Programs - Bonuses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 216	Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Public Schools - Improvement of Education Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 217	Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Education - Certificated Employees - Collective Bargaining - Merit Pay Increases
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 291	Status as of February 18, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Harris, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 295	Status as of February 28, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Education - Principals - State Salary Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 299	Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 229
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Employees' and Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Vested Allowance - Lump-Sum Payment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 388	Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Greenip, Stone, Brinkley, Colburn, Hafer, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Education - Public Charter School Act of 2003
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 395	Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Commercialism in Schools Act of 2003 - Policy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 449	Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Higher Education - Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree - Transfer to Baccalaureate Degree
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 531	Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Green, and Kelley
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 558	Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means