2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 5:13 p.m.

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HB 124	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 242
Sponsored By	Delegate Mitchell (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee)
Entitled	Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 198	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Mandel, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Powers and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 206	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barkley, Feldman, Goldwater, Hennessy, Kaiser, King, Lee, McComas, Murray, Petzold, Quinter, F. Turner, Vallario, and Zirkin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - United States Park Police - Authority to Enforce Maryland Law in National Park System
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 214	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Department of the Environment - Ombudsman Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 276	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller and Bozman
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Accidents - Police Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 293	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 379	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Police Services
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 426	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Elliott
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Investigation Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 493	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 504
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Environment - Hazardous Material Security
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 576	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Brown (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 602	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 456
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Goldwater, Mandel, Walkup, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	State Board of Nursing - Nursing Assistants and Medication Technicians - Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 605	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 509
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Child Support - Driver's License Suspension - Grounds for Requesting an Investigation and Appealing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 784	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 377
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority MC 409-04
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 818	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 869	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker and The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Financing Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

HB 921	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon and Conway
Entitled	Maryland Gaming Commission Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 986	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelley, Vallario, Moe, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Railroad Police Officers - Scope of Powers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1001	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 393
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Benson, V. Clagett, Costa, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Smigiel, Hurson, Hammen, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Continuing Care Facilities - Internal Grievance Procedure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1026	Status as of February 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, Harrison, Kirk, Minnick, Moe, and Vaughn
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Mortgage Originators
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1036	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach, Hogan, Holmes, and McConkey
Entitled	Sale of Single Family Residential Real Property - Disclosures in a Residential Property Disclaimer Statement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1085	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Weldon
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Parental Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1089	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Gaming and Video Lottery Terminals - State Lottery Commission - Licensing, Revenues, and Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1195	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Mandel
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1257	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Arnick, Costa, and Oaks
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - Regulation - Location
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1281	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Kaiser, Madaleno, Montgomery, Niemann, Stern, and Trueschler
Entitled	Housing - Establishment - Commission on Common Ownership Communities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 5	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 241
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Stoltzfus, and Garagiola
Entitled	Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 139	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 252
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, and Giannetti
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - United States Park Police - Authority to Enforce Maryland Law in National Park System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 197	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 232	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Garagiola, and Mooney
Entitled	Frederick County - Sheriff - Appointment of Medical Advisor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 310	Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Railroad Police Officers - Scope of Powers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 329	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Grosfeld
Entitled	Child Support - Driver's License Suspension - Grounds for Requesting an Investigation and Appealing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 405	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 455
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	State Board of Nursing - Nursing Assistants and Medication Technicians - Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 535	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	State Government - Judicial Appointees - Representation by Attorney General
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 546	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Astle, Britt, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Insurance - People's Insurance Counsel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 550	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 132
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Hollinger
Entitled	Health - General - Nursing Referral Service Agencies - Licensing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 635	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti and Stone (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 665	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Charging Document - Individuals 75 Years of Age or Older
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 693	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 785	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Continuing Care Facilities - Internal Grievance Procedure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 899	Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Parental Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 920	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, and Jones
Entitled	State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations