2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:10 p.m.

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HB 2	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis, Doory, Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Hammen
Entitled	Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 14	Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Conroy
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Use of Social Security Numbers to Access Account Information
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 75	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Madaleno, Hixson, Healey, Parker, Hubbard, G. Clagett, Menes, Vaughn, and Conroy
Entitled	Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Statements of Loan Payments Furnished by Lenders
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 124	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 242
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee)
Entitled	Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 269	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, McIntosh, and Doory
Entitled	Public Safety - Imitation Firearms - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 299	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, Boschert, Burns, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kelly, King, Krebs, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Miller, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	State Government - Department of Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 349	Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Minnick
Entitled	Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Card Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 430	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Weldon
Entitled	Procurement - Alternative Dispute Resolution Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 445	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget and Management)
Entitled	Department of Budget and Management - Central Collection Unit Employees - Termination Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 487	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled	Commercial Law - Telephone Solicitations - Maryland Do-Not-Call Registry
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 519	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Amedori, Bromwell, Goldwater, Hogan, McComas, Oaks, Smigiel, F. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Pharmaceuticals - Marketing - Disclosure and Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 556	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 506
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 557	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Advance Directive Information Availability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 671	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 511
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Hearings - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 810	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 378
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Conroy, Dumais, Gaines, Kaiser, King, Lee, Leopold, Love, Parker, and Trueschler
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Household Goods Movers - Receipts
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 921	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon and Conway
Entitled	Maryland Gaming Commission Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 972	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Fulton, and Haynes
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1009	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 526
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area) and Delegates Cadden, James, Owings, Walkup, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cane, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jennings, Jones, King, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, McConkey, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Weir
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1076	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Carter, Kirk, Oaks, Paige, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Employer Requests for Information Relating to an Individual's Arrest Record - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1107	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Weldon , Morhaim, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Procurement Law - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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

SB 5	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 241
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Stoltzfus, and Garagiola
Entitled	Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 88	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Ruben, and Hooper
Entitled	Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 152	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Harris, Jacobs, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 164	Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 29
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Green, and Hollinger
Entitled	Acting Attorney General
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 166	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Hollinger, and Green
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Elected Constitutional Officers - Vacancy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 188	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 425
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and McFadden
Entitled	State Government - Department of Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 212	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	Procurement - Alternative Dispute Resolution Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 234	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Brochin
Entitled	Commercial Law - Electronic Check Conversion Payments - Notice and Consent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 352	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 424	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Jones, and Conway
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 535	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	State Government - Judicial Appointees - Representation by Attorney General
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 562	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Conway (Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland)
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly and for Statewide Offices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 694	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area) and Senators Grosfeld, Stone, and Frosh
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

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

SB 920	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, and Jones
Entitled	State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations