2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:57 p.m.

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HB 67	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Lee
Entitled	Crimes - Computers - Internet Auction Fraud
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 69	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Lee
Entitled	Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 72	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Barve, Howard, Hubbard, King, Love, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner
Entitled	Criminal Law - Telecommunication Service Providers - Decryption
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 190	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Anderson, Heller, Hennessy, Kelley, Mandel, McComas, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Quinter, Sophocleus, Stern, and Vallario
Entitled	Identity Theft - Victim - Expungement of False Criminal Record
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 191	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Stern, Goldwater, Barkley, Bobo, Conroy, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Quinter, Ramirez, Shank, V. Turner, Anderson, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Kelley, Mandel, Murray, Parker, Parrott, Petzold, Sophocleus, Stern, and Vallario
Entitled	Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 255	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, G. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Feldman, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Parker, Parrott, Pendergrass, and Stern
Entitled	Identity Fraud Victims Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 313	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 167
Sponsored By	Delegates DeBoy, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Cadden, Cluster, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Gaines, Goodwin, Griffith, Haynes, Hennessy, Jameson, Malone, Minnick, Mitchell, Paige, Quinter, and Weir
Entitled	Public Safety - Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer - Increased Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 457	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Heller, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 531	Status as of February 2, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Insurance - Fraud Reporting and Prevention - Expansion
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 785	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Burns, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Telephone Directory Listings - Misrepresentation of Geographical Location of Business
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 837	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Benefits - Fraud
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 918	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 210
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Sentencing Guidelines Worksheet - Information Relating to Economic Crimes
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 926	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Theft, Bad Checks, and Credit Card Crimes - District Court Offenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1003	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Vallario, Lee, and Menes
Entitled	Identity Fraud - Victims - Order of Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1097	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	State Board of Glass Technician Examiners - Licensure and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1107	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Weldon , Morhaim, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Procurement Law - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1224	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Murray
Entitled	Insurance Producers - License Applicants - Denial Based on Fraud Conviction
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1260	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Value of Property or Services in Theft and Related Crimes - Increase in Threshold
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1500	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McIntosh
Entitled	Lead Risk Reduction - Challenges to Compliance Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 65	Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 21
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Environment - Water Quality - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 257	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 109
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Green, Hughes, Jimeno, and Jones
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 325	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Identity Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 427	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Value of Property or Services in Theft and Related Crimes - Increase in Threshold
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 439	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Insurance - Viatical Settlement Providers and Viatical Settlement Brokers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 513	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 130
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Theft, Bad Checks, and Credit Card Crimes - District Court Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 542	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Jones
Entitled	Identity Theft - Victim - Expungement of False Criminal Record
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 571	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 288
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Criminal Law - Fictitious and Fraudulent Government Identification Documents - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 639	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 471
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Workers' Compensation Benefits - Fraud
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 837	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Klausmeier
Entitled	Crimes - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Check, Letter of Credit, or Negotiable Instrument
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 908	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Driver's License Offenses - Statute of Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings