2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:32 p.m.

	COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS	Another Session
		Short Format

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 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 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 797	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Kelley, O'Donnell, Hennessy, Vallario, Anderson, Benson, Brown, Cane, Carter, Dumais, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Lee, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Paige, Petzold, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Nonviolent Drug Offenders - Drug Treatment Alternative to Incarceration
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 953	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Murray, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Specialized Psychological Testing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 988	Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 65
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Education - Transitioning Students with Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1156	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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 1321	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Health Occupations Boards - Misdemeanor Offenses - Delegation of Authority, Fines, and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1353	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden and Sophocleus
Entitled	Task Force to Study Pay Parity for Department of Juvenile Services Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 330	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (By Request)
Entitled	Health Occupations Boards - Misdemeanor Offenses - Delegation of Authority, Fines, and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 501	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden
Entitled	Nonviolent Drug Offenders - Drug Treatment Alternative to Incarceration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 696	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Specialized Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 827	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Task Force to Study Pay Parity for Department of Juvenile Services Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 865	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Quality Teacher Incentives - Classroom Teachers - Specialists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs