2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 4:59 p.m.

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HB 36	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Miller
Entitled	Income Tax Checkoff - General Fund Contribution
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 43	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Boteler
Entitled	Commercial Law - Expiration of Prepaid Gift Certificates - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 85	Status as of January 20, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Donations of Vehicles to Charities - Records
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 221	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Pendergrass, Barkley, Bronrott, Hubbard, Kaiser, Mandel, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Ethics - Prohibition on Acceptance of Gifts by Legislators - Repeal of Exception
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 274	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Barve, Bobo, Gutierrez, Leopold, Mandel, and McMillan
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Contributions by Persons Engaged in Gaming Activity in the State
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 288	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Bartlett, Bates, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cryor, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hubbard, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McKee, McMillan, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay Recovery Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 317	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 470	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Boteler, Boutin, Cane, Cluster, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, James, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, and Shank
Entitled	Income Tax Checkoffs - Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund and Rural Legacy Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 519	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Amedori, Bromwell, Goldwater, Hogan, McComas, Oaks, Smigiel, F. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Pharmaceuticals - Marketing - Disclosure and Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 667	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 510
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Authority and Composition of Board of Directors - Plan Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 733	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Gordon, Howard, King, and Marriott
Entitled	Campaign Finance - Contributions - Credit Cards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 849	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Hixson, Goodwin, Healey, Heller, Kaiser, and Ross
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
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 875	Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway - Memorial Sign or Marker
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 895	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Bartlett, Edwards, Elliott, Fulton, Glassman, Jennings, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Food Establishments - Processing of Venison - Inspections
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 931	Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Bronrott, Cryor, Gordon, Heller, Hubbard, Mandel, Menes, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Finance - Attribution of Contributions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 972	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Fulton, and Haynes
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 976	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Bobo, Glassman, Kaiser, Lee, and Montgomery
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Contributions - Receipts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1000	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 392
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Amedori, Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey Heller, Hennessy, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1287	Status as of February 13, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	St. Mary's County Delegation
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Donated Real Property
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1317	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1473	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Procurement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

SB 82	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Della, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Ethics - Prohibition on Acceptance of Gifts by Legislators - Repeal of Exception
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 165	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Grosfeld, and Pinsky
Entitled	Campaign Finance - Affiliated Business Entities - Attribution of Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 173	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Dyson, Kramer, Stone, Jones, Lawlah, Green, and Middleton
Entitled	Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Service Fees - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 184	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Hafer, Hooper, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay Recovery Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 350	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Income Tax Checkoff System - Tax Me More Voluntary Account
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 375	Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Food Establishments - Processing of Venison - Inspections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 424	Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Jones, and Conway
Entitled	Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 507	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 129
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno, Astle, DeGrange, and Giannetti
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Public School Employees - Service or Representation Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

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 560	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Regulation of Charitable Organizations Accepting Donations of Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 562	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Conway (Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland)
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly and for Statewide Offices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 725	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Frosh, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 846	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 144
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Campaign Finance - Contributions - Credit Cards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 849	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 485
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Procurement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 931	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Board of Directors - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance