2004 Regular Session subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:38 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 1111	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Benson, Bronrott, Feldman, Franchot, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Madaleno, Mandel, McHale, Menes, Moe, Parker, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Prevailing Wage Rate - Public Work Contracts - Liquidated Damages
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 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 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

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 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 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 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 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 273	Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Prevailing Wage Rate - Public Work Contracts - Liquidated Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 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 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 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 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 854	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Escrow Accounts - Homeowners and Flood Insurance Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance