2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:23 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HB 14	Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters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 73	Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 6 of 2004 Special Session 1
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo , Leopold, Bronrott, Kaiser, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Open Meetings Act - Standing to File a Petition Alleging Violation of the Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 204	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Ross, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 234	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Branch, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McDonough, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Niemann, Pendergrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Broadcast Industry Employment Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Senate Rules

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 275	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Arnick
Entitled	Courts - Negligence Actions - Evidence of Motor Vehicle Driver's Operation of Hand-Held Telephone
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 287	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Cane, Cryor, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 290	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, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Hubbard, Hurson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Malone, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Morhaim, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 294	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 73
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Cryor, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Hammen, Hogan, Holmes, Hubbard, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Parker, Parrott, Ross, Rudolph, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 321	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws)
Entitled	Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 421	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Certification, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 461	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Home Improvement - Unlicensed Contractor - Prohibit Recovery of Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 477	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 348
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Jameson, Parrott, Vaughn, Wood, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Master Settlement Agreement - Escrow Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 494	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 505
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Tidal Wetlands - Criminal Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 614	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Civil Proceedings - Jurors and Alternates
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 636	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown
Entitled	Minors - Settlement of Claims and Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 672	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, Bobo, Holmes, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Community Associations - Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 706	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cadden, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Simmons, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund
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 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 827	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Reservation Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 917	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Inactive Status - Hearings - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 930	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 280
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bobo, Carter, McIntosh, Oaks, and Zirkin
Entitled	Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 948	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Simmons, and Gutierrez
Entitled	Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 960	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Edwards and James
Entitled	Equine Activities - Immunity from Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1021	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1033	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1044	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 397
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Weldon
Entitled	Procurement - State Contractor Employees - Whistleblower Protection
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations 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 1082	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Stern
Entitled	Telecommunications Services - Competition - Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1083	Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Taylor, and Vallario
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1140	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Mandel, and Patterson
Entitled	Human Relations Commission - State Violations of Federal Laws - Enforcement by Aggrieved Individuals in State Courts
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 1156	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Burns, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Weldon
Entitled	Abortion - The Women's Health Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1192	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn , Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1237	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Amedori, Anderson, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Menes, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, and Simmons
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice - Mandatory Mediation or Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Process
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1245	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 540
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Malone, Carter, Rosenberg, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, C. Davis, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Murray, Quinter, and Holmes
Entitled	Real Property - Compliance with Lead Poisoning Prevention Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1257	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Arnick, Costa, and Oaks
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - Regulation - Location
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1271	Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Barve, Benson, Brown, Burns, Conroy, Donoghue, Franchot, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, King, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Sophocleus, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Mandel
Entitled	Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1281	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Kaiser, Madaleno, Montgomery, Niemann, Stern, and Trueschler
Entitled	Housing - Establishment - Commission on Common Ownership Communities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1284	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Decision Making Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1299	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Menes, Quinter, Simmons, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hurson, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Pendergrass, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Vaughn, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Medical Malpractice Reforms and Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1317	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1324	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, G. Clagett, Cluster, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Holmes, Krysiak, Love, Malone, McConkey, Mitchell, Montgomery, Owings, Parker, Sossi, and Stull
Entitled	Real Property - Residential Dwellings - Notice and Opportunity to Repair Construction Defects
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1343	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Rent Escrow Accounts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1346	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1397	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 417
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Holmes, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Malone, McConkey, McKee, Montgomery, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, Boutin, McDonough, Kach, Smigiel, Donoghue, and Boteler
Entitled	Milk Products - Threat to Public Health - Impoundment and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1436	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson
Entitled	Supersedeas Bonds - Limitation on Amount
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1462	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in a Business Establishment or Residence - Defense
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1463	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Amedori, Trueschler, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1481	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, Carter, Gaines, Healey, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Rosenberg, and Taylor
Entitled	Mortgage Lending - Prohibited Practices
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1512	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory
Entitled	Corporations and Associations - Venture Limited Liability Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1518	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hurson
Entitled	Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1528	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 422
Sponsored By	Delegate Harrison
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation - Actions for Claims Information of Insolvent Insurers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 70	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 89
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip and Forehand
Entitled	District Court - Small Claim Action - Member or Employee of Limited Liability Company
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 87	Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 1 of 2004 Special Session 1
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Garagiola, and Dyson
Entitled	Open Meetings Act - Standing to File a Petition Alleging Violation of the Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 90	Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson (By Request)
Entitled	Livestock Activities - Limitation of Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 186	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 72
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Currie, Della, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 189	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Della, Exum, and Gladden
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 193	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Pipkin, and Schrader
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 240	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Hughes, and Jimeno
Entitled	Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Master Settlement Agreement - Escrow Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 243	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws)
Entitled	Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 244	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Home Improvement - Unlicensed Contractor - Prohibit Recovery of Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 248	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 265	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Abortion - The Women's Health Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 302	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Baltimore Public Markets Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 316	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 334	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Hooper
Entitled	State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Certification, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 339	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Supersedeas Bonds - Limitation on Amount
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 340	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Jacobs, Forehand, and Giannetti
Entitled	Civil Actions - Claims against Design Professionals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 362	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, and Stone
Entitled	Procurement - Contracts for Services Rendered Outside the United States - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 385	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Della, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Procurement - Debarment - Violations of Law
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 459	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 464	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 279
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 470	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Hughes, Teitelbaum, Exum, Kelley, and Della
Entitled	Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations

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 507	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 129
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, DeGrange, and Giannetti
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Public School Employees - Service or Representation Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 518	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Civil Proceedings - Jurors and Alternates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 566	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer for Expenses, Litigation Costs, and Interest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 621	Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Kramer
Entitled	State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 636	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Green
Entitled	Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 645	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 655	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Voluntary Cleanup Program and Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program - Procedures and Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 690	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Giannetti, Jacobs, and Jimeno
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitation of Actions - Land Surveyors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 703	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Community Associations - Civil Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 715	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Middleton
Entitled	Access to Health Care and Community Health Care Safety Net Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 725	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Frosh, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 768	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 840	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Maryland Physicians Noneconomic Damages Reimbursement Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 881	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 146
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	State's Right of Recovery - Grant Programs - Exemption for Lease of Federal Land
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations