2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:28 p.m.

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HB 70	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary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 109	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 154
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Bobo
Entitled	Environment - Electronic Waste Collection Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 111	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Bobo
Entitled	Solid Waste Disposal - Cathode Ray Tubes - Computer Monitors and Television Screens
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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HB 195	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary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HB 279	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller, Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Burns, Cluster, Elliott, Krebs, McDonough, McHale, McKee, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Resource Centers and Cooperative Programs - Access by Minors - Obscene Materials - Prevention
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 293	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 328	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Bobo
Entitled	Environment - Electronic Waste Management
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 818	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 853	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Brown, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Quinter, Shank, Simmons, Stern, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Information Technology Board - Security of Computer Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 860	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, Costa, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Krebs, Leopold, McConkey, O'Donnell, and Shank
Entitled	Public Libraries - Preventing Internet Access to Obscene Materials - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 871	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 878	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Boteler, Bozman, Brown, Holmes, Hubbard, Moe, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Electronic Transmission of Notices and Votes
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters 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 1013	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Trueschler
Entitled	Gaming Facilities - Consumer Protections
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1101	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1105	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Paige, Kirk, Haynes, and Marriott
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bethel A.M.E. Museum and Cyber Community Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1118	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1167	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 402
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barve, Bartlett, Cardin, Cryor, Gilleland, Goodwin, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, McIntosh, Ross, McKee, Healey, C. Davis, Gordon, Patterson, Ramirez, Boschert, Bozman, King, Myers, and Elmore
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Digital Library - Established
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 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 1538	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 490
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hennessy, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jameson, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Owings, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Task Force on the Status of Women and Information Technology
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 197	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 321	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Green, Greenip, Hollinger, Klausmeier, Middleton, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Weekend
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 484	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Dyson, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 486	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Dyson, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tax Credit for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 503	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Garagiola
Entitled	Education - Laptop Computer Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 510	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 538	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Legislative Data Processing Advisory Committee - Live Broadcast of House and Senate Floor Sessions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 568	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 286
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Forehand, and Frosh
Entitled	Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Electronic Transmission of Notices and Votes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 615	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Digital Library - Established
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 626	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Task Force to Study Methods to Enhance State Revenues Related to Telecommunication Technology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 806	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Hughes, and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bethel A.M.E. Museum and Cyber Community Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 917	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 489
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Task Force on the Status of Women and Information Technology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters