2004 Regular Session File Code information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:03 p.m.

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HB 7	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria, McDonough, and McMillan
Entitled	Consular Registration Cards - Acceptance as Proof of Identity - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 24	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 121
Sponsored By	Delegate Boutin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 44	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Miller
Entitled	Crimes - Sexual Offense in the Fourth Degree - Causing a Person to Ingest Bodily Fluid
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 51	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez and Parker
Entitled	Criminal Law - Criminal Street Gangs - Participation and Recruitment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 60	Status as of January 14, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Criminal Law - Assault against a Law Enforcement Officer - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 67	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Lee
Entitled	Crimes - Computers - Internet Auction Fraud
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 68	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Lee
Entitled	Criminal Law - Stalking - Included Acts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 69	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Lee
Entitled	Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 70	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Lee
Entitled	Crimes - Unauthorized Computer Access for Sabotage of State Government or Public Utilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 72	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Howard, Hubbard, King, Love, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner
Entitled	Criminal Law - Telecommunication Service Providers - Decryption
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 76	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 318
Sponsored By	Delegate Miller
Entitled	Crimes - Knowingly and Willfully Causing Another to Ingest Bodily Fluid
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 191	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Stern, Goldwater, Barkley, Bobo, Conroy, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Quinter, Ramirez, Shank, V. Turner, Anderson, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Kelley, Mandel, Murray, Parker, Parrott, Petzold, Sophocleus, Stern, and Vallario
Entitled	Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 192	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Stern, Goldwater, Barkley, Bronrott, Conroy, Feldman, Kaiser, King, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Niemann, Pendergrass, and Kelley
Entitled	Criminal Law - Stalking - Included Acts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 194	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 157
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Stern, Goldwater, Barkley, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Crimes - Theft - Use of Interactive Computer Service
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 195	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Stern, Goldwater, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, and V. Turner
Entitled	Crimes - Unauthorized Computer Access for Sabotage of State Government or Public Utilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 255	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, G. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Feldman, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Parker, Parrott, Pendergrass, and Stern
Entitled	Identity Fraud Victims Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 263	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown, Benson, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, McHale, Menes, Moe, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Weir
Entitled	Criminal Law - Intimidation of Witnesses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 264	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown, Conroy, Griffith, Hubbard, Krysiak, and Proctor
Entitled	Criminal Law - Threats to Take a Life, Kidnap, or Cause Physical Injury
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 302	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Hennessy, Amedori, Aumann, Boutin, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Frank, Impallaria, Jameson, Krebs, McComas, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Petzold, Sossi, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Crimes - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Person in Position of Authority and Student
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 305	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Anderson, Cadden, Harrison, McMillan, Menes, and Montgomery
Entitled	Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in Commission of Crime
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 307	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 165
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Vallario, Anderson, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Costa, Dumais, Dwyer, Elmore, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Kelley, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Menes, Petzold, and Simmons
Entitled	Criminal Law - Motion Picture Theaters - Prohibition against Audiovisual Recording
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 316	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By	Delegates Hennessy, Aumann, Boschert, Boutin, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Krebs, McComas, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Parrott, Petzold, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Weldon
Entitled	Criminal Law - Resisting or Interfering with Arrest
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 348	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Resisting or Hindering Arrest - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 365	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Lee, Barkley, Dumais, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 408	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter, Cluster, Amedori, Bromwell, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hubbard, Impallaria, Malone, McDonough, Moe, O'Donnell, Petzold, and Simmons
Entitled	Criminal Law - Assault against a Law Enforcement Officer - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 412	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Bartlett, Boteler, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Criminal Law - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 413	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Amedori, Boteler, Cluster, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Impallaria, Kach, McDonough, Myers, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Criminal Law - Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 437	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Barkley, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Gilleland, Heller, Lee, Murray, Myers, and Stern
Entitled	Crimes - Prohibition against Interfering with, Stealing, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 456	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Aumann, Barkley, Boschert, Boutin, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Hammen, James, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, Minnick, Mitchell, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, and Wood
Entitled	Firearms Offenses - Project Exile
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 457	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Heller, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 480	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Brown
Entitled	Criminal Law - Interference with Commercial Athletic Event - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 481	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, Amedori, Anderson, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Trueschler, V. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 516	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelley, Patterson, Anderson, Carter, C. Davis, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Petzold, Proctor, Ramirez, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Criminal Law - Drug Crimes - Second Offenders - Eligibility for Parole
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 520	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Amedori, Bartlett, Hogan, Krebs, McComas, Stocksdale, and Weldon
Entitled	Homicide - Victim - Viable Fetus
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 575	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - First and Second Degree Escape - Home Detention, Juvenile, and Custodial Confinement Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 577	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Involuntary Manslaughter and Voluntary Manslaughter - Designations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 578	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown and Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Carjacking - Possessor of Motor Vehicle
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 586	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Restrictions on Adult or Obscene Entertainment PG 309-04
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 613	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter, Amedori, Bates, Bobo, DeBoy, Feldman, Madaleno, Malone, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Sossi, Trueschler, F. Turner, Doory, Barkley, Bartlett, Conroy, Goodwin, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, and Zirkin
Entitled	Crimes - Visual and Camera Surveillance - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 623	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hixson, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Owings, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Simmons, Stern, and V. Turner
Entitled	Criminal Law - Stalking - Included Acts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 633	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown and Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Disrupting or Interfering with a Commercial Athletic Contest
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 634	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown and Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Extortion - Damages and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 635	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown and Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Contradictory Statements - Prosecution and Charging
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 693	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Niemann
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Theft - Two Prior Convictions - Mandatory Minimum Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 709	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Burns, Anderson, Fulton, Kelly, O'Donnell, Quinter, and Zirkin
Entitled	Third Degree Sexual Offense - Prior Conviction - Increased Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 712	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Calvert County Delegation
Entitled	Calvert County - Giving Away Live Animals as a Prize or Inducement - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 736	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Amedori, Barkley, Bartlett, Conroy, DeBoy, Goodwin, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pendergrass, and Zirkin
Entitled	Crimes - Surveillance - Cellular or Wireless Telephones Equipped with Cameras
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 745	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Class A and Class B Misdemeanors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 802	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Amedori, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parker, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 814	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank and Quinter
Entitled	Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment - Use of a Motor Vehicle
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 817	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold and Bozman
Entitled	Criminal Law - Destroying Funerary Objects - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 923	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 524
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown, Amedori, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Parrott, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Walkup
Entitled	Sexual Offenses - Spousal Defense
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 925	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Third Degree Assault
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 926	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Theft, Bad Checks, and Credit Card Crimes - District Court Offenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 929	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Petzold, Cryor, Dumais, Goldwater, Jones, Kaiser, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Murray
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1020	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 214
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelley, Frush, Moe, Ross, Sophocleus, and V. Turner
Entitled	Litter Control - Fines
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1029	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Benson, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Gaines, Hammen, Hubbard, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Patterson, Petzold, and Vaughn
Entitled	Criminal Law - Large-Scale Balloon Release - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1084	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Cryor, Dumais, Goldwater, Hennessy, Jones, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, and Murray
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Person in Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1090	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Niemann, Kelley, and Parker
Entitled	Criminal Law - Cable Television - Presumption
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1094	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 217
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter and Mitchell
Entitled	Crimes - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Penalty for Subsequent Offender
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1112	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Trueschler
Entitled	Public Safety - Gun Control Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1136	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cluster, Boteler, Boutin, DeBoy, Frank, Kach, McComas, McConkey, Montgomery, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Weir
Entitled	Ferret Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1145	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Anderson, Boteler, Boutin, Cryor, Frush, Gilleland, Kach, Lee, McDonough, Menes, Quinter, Shank, Smigiel, and F. Turner
Entitled	Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1150	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Amedori, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Frank, Glassman, Hennessy, Jennings, Kaiser, O'Donnell, Petzold, Shank, Sophocleus, and Sossi
Entitled	Crimes - Obstructing or Hindering a Law Enforcement Officer
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1151	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Anderson, Boutin, Leopold, Mandel, Menes, Petzold, Shank, Trueschler, and F. Turner
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Mobile Telephone by Driver Who Is a Minor - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1208	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 539
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Amedori, Donoghue, Dwyer, Kelly, Lee, McComas, O'Donnell, Simmons, Sophocleus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Crimes - Internet Child Pornography - Removal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1260	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Value of Property or Services in Theft and Related Crimes - Increase in Threshold
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1267	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter, Bobo, C. Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Rosenberg, Stern, and F. Turner
Entitled	Pregnant Woman's Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1285	Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Benson, Brown, Carter, Dumais, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Kelley, Kelly, King, Lee, Menes, Niemann, Quinter, Ross, Simmons, Vaughn, and Zirkin
Entitled	Task Force to Study Youth Gang Activities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1320	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter, Amedori, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelly, Lee, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Simmons, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Maryland Spam Deterrence Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1328	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Cardin, and Morhaim
Entitled	Crimes - Representation of Destructive Device - Substance Representing Toxic Material
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1331	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Crimes - Child Pornography - Electronic Communication with Minor
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1344	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Theft - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1483	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Criminal Law - Child Abuse in the First Degree - Household Member or Family Member
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1546	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, and Haddaway
Entitled	Crimes - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 28	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti and Greenip
Entitled	Criminal Law - Assault Against a Law Enforcement Officer - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 120	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Child Abuse in the First Degree - Household Member or Family Member
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 171	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Hooper, Lawlah, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Crimes - Prohibition against Interfering with, Stealing, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 203	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 104
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Giannetti (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Carjacking - Possessor of Motor Vehicle
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 204	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 105
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Giannetti (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Contradictory Statements - Prosecution and Charging
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 231	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Harris, and Hooper
Entitled	Harford County and Cecil County - Bookstores and Entertainment Venues - Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 257	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 109
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Green, Hughes, Jimeno, and Jones
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 325	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 341	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Mooney
Entitled	Criminal Law - Theft or Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle - Admissibility of Owner Affidavit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 349	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 353	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 117
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Giannetti (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Extortion - Damages and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 354	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Giannetti (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Disrupting or Interfering with a Commercial Athletic Contest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 355	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 118
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Giannetti (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Resisting or Interfering with Arrest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 356	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Giannetti (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Involuntary Manslaughter and Voluntary Manslaughter - Designations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 365	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 120
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Jimeno, Kelley, Middleton, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 427	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Value of Property or Services in Theft and Related Crimes - Increase in Threshold
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 472	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 512	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 285
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 513	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 130
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Theft, Bad Checks, and Credit Card Crimes - District Court Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 517	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Class A and Class B Misdemeanors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 540	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment - Use of a Motor Vehicle
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 571	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 288
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Criminal Law - Fictitious and Fraudulent Government Identification Documents - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 587	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Criminal Law - Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle - Rebuttable Presumption of Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 588	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Theft - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 604	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 470
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Spam Deterrence Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 634	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti and Stone (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Law - First and Second Degree Escape - Home Detention, Juvenile, and Custodial Confinement Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 658	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, and Jacobs
Entitled	Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer or Correctional Officer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 698	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 701	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Third Degree Assault
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 720	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Crimes - Internet Child Pornography - Removal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 837	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Klausmeier
Entitled	Crimes - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Check, Letter of Credit, or Negotiable Instrument
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary