2004 Regular Session subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:39 p.m.

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HB 27	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Owings
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Penalties - Motorcycle Safety Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 148	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Judicial Compensation Commission)
Entitled	Judges' Retirement System - Death Benefits - Surviving Spouses
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 330	Status as of January 30, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Gordon, Healey, Howard, and Marriott
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 369	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Krysiak, and Love
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Benefits for Partial Dependency
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 764	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Boutin, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elmore, Haddaway, Hubbard, James, Leopold, McDonough, Owings, Rudolph, Sossi, Walkup, Weldon, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, C. Davis, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	State Property Tax Exemption - Surviving Spouse of a Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 814	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank and Quinter
Entitled	Criminal Law - Reckless Endangerment - Use of a Motor Vehicle
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 896	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Amedori, Aumann, Elliott, McComas, and F. Turner
Entitled	Fireworks - Discharge of Fireworks Inside a Building - Criminal Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 902	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Franchot, Jones, Kaiser, and Menes
Entitled	Moving Violations - Death - Notice to Appear
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 1322	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Medical Advisory Committee on Physical Evaluations for Student Athletes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1483	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Criminal Law - Child Abuse in the First Degree - Household Member or Family Member
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1502	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario
Entitled	Estates - Foreclosure of Mortgage or Deed of Trust - Notice of Proposed Sale
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 78	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Judicial Compensation Commission)
Entitled	Judges' Retirement System - Death Benefits - Surviving Spouses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 120	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Child Abuse in the First Degree - Household Member or Family Member
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 138	Status as of February 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	Vital Statistics - Copies of Death Certificates - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 592	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 468
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Forehand
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Death or Life Threatening Injury - Mandatory Tests
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 782	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield the Right-of-Way - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 821	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Health Occupations - Morticians - Exemption and Permit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SJ 10	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, and Pipkin
Entitled	Permanent Repeal of the Death Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules