2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 5:05 p.m.

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HB 17	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold and Owings
Entitled	Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Victims of Terrorism
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 77	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Governor's Workforce Investment Board - Higher Education Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 218	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Education - Tax Credit for Employer-Established Paid Work-Based Learning Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 387	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Niemann
Entitled	State Personnel - Student Loan Repayment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 415	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 115
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, C. Davis, Fulton, Goodwin, Kelley, Love, Moe, Oaks, Ramirez, and Taylor
Entitled	Task Force on Lending Equity within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 440	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Amedori, Barkley, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Heller, Jameson, Lee, Myers, Simmons, Goodwin, Kaiser, Ross, Bartlett, McKee, Marriott, Hixson, Healey, C. Davis, Howard, Gordon, Patterson, Cardin, Ramirez, and Elmore
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 447	Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 47
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - College Savings Plans of Maryland)
Entitled	College Savings Plans of Maryland Board - Annual Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 530	Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Minnick, Cluster, Malone, and Weir
Entitled	Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Collective Bargaining - Faculty
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 641	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 192
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller and Hixson
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Unrestricted Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 894	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 208
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - College Savings Plans of Maryland)
Entitled	Procurement - College Savings Plans of Maryland Board - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 952	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Hospitals - Medical Residency Education Programs - Resident and Intern Duty Hours
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 959	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	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Governing Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 998	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Bozman, and Sophocleus
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1049	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 398
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Revenues - Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1059	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Gordon, Hixson, Howard, King, and Marriott
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1066	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Anderson, Burns, Carter, C. Davis, Doory, Fulton, Goodwin, Harrison, Kirk, Paige, and F. Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Morgan State University - Coordination and Governance
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1074	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, and V. Turner
Entitled	Discrimination - Procurement Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1113	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Parrott, Frank, Glassman, Impallaria, James, Kach, McDonough, and Trueschler
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Nursing Education Program Assessment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1129	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McMillan, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Brown, Carter, Cluster, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Minnick, Myers, Parker, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	University System of Maryland - Prohibition on Mid-Year Tuition Increases
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1164	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, C. Davis, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1167	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 402
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barve, Bartlett, Cardin, Cryor, Gilleland, Goodwin, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, McIntosh, Ross, McKee, Healey, C. Davis, Gordon, Patterson, Ramirez, Boschert, Bozman, King, Myers, and Elmore
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Digital Library - Established
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1169	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Eckardt
Entitled	Senatorial and House of Delegates Scholarships - Part-Time Students - Awards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1171	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Ramirez, Cryor, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Gutierrez, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1188	Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Conway, Busch, Barkley, Barve, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Cadden, Cardin, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, King, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Niemann, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, and F. Turner
Entitled	Higher Education Affordability and Access Act of 2004 - Supplementary Appropriation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1256	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Madaleno, Barkley, Franchot, Gutierrez, Heller, Hurson, Kaiser, King, Montgomery, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1275	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Cryor, Bohanan, McKee, and Myers
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1307	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Boschert, Cardin, Doory, Bozman, Cryor, Gilleland, Heller, Myers, Goodwin, Kaiser, Ross, Bartlett, McKee, Marriott, Hixson, Healey, King, C. Davis, Howard, Gordon, Patterson, Ramirez, and Elmore
Entitled	Higher Education - William Donald Schaefer Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1310	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Baccalaureate Degree Program - Request for Proposal
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1312	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Statewide Academic Health Center Public Health Grant - Distribution
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 1314	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 224
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Boschert, Bozman, Healey, Hixson, and Ramirez
Entitled	Higher Education - National Guard Student
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1338	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott and Goodwin
Entitled	Education - Baltimore City Community College Board of Trustees - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1350	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Madaleno
Entitled	Higher Education - Approval of New Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1438	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 418
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1510	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Moe, Barkley, Bohanan, Boschert, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, Conway, Costa, Doory, Frush, Glassman, Griffith, Healey, Hubbard, Malone, Minnick, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Higher Education - Firefighters and Ambulance and Rescue Squadmen - Tuition Assistance
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HJ 11	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Boteler, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Glassman, King, McComas, McMillan, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Higher Education - Teacher Education Reading Programs - Alignment with Federal Law
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 17	Status as of January 14, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Maryland Teacher Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 30	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 80
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Service Obligation Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 31	Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 11
Sponsored By	Chairman, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 289	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Hogan, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Britt, Jones, Middleton, Brochin, Klausmeier, and Grosfeld
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 324	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 114
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (By Request - Governor's Commission on Minority Business Enterprise Reform) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Lawlah
Entitled	Task Force on Lending Equity within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 391	Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Brochin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Collective Bargaining - Faculty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 430	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 273
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Della, Exum, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, and Gladden
Entitled	Higher Education - Morgan State University - Coordination and Governance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 444	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Jacobs, Lawlah, Mooney, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Qualified Tuition Programs - Income Tax Treatment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 508	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 430
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

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 615	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Digital Library - Established
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 680	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	University of Maryland Eastern Shore - School of Pharmacy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 738	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 239
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Governing Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 754	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	Approved Work-Based Learning Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 770	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Higher Education Affordability and Access Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 812	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 311
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Higher Education - Approval of New Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 882	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Hollinger
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 891	Status as of February 27, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Higher Education - University System of Maryland - Repeal and Reorganization
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 934	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Colburn, Dyson, Grosfeld, Harris, Pinsky, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Nursing Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SJ 9	Status as of February 20, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hogan
Entitled	Higher Education - Commission to Study Maryland's Commitment to and Funding of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation