2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 5:22 p.m.

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HB 58	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Boschert
Entitled	Transportation Trust Fund - Transit Operating Expenses - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 70	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Lee
Entitled	Crimes - Unauthorized Computer Access for Sabotage of State Government or Public Utilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 260	Status as of February 6, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Petzold, Barkley, Benson, Boutin, Brown, Haynes, Heller, Hubbard, Kelley, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Patterson, Proctor, Stern, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 501	Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Taylor, Montgomery, Petzold, Heller, Madaleno, and Mandel
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Capital Trolley Museum
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 545	Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Local Government - Special Taxing Districts - Financing Infrastructure Improvements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 626	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 113
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh , Bobo, Malone, Arnick, Barve, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Cluster, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Holmes, Jennings, McConkey, Montgomery, Owings, Parker, Sossi, Stern, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Transportation - Maryland Senior Rides Demonstration Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 682	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh , Marriott, and C. Davis
Entitled	Mass Transit Services - Cost Recovery - Performance Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 835	Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Personnel and Pensions - Dependents of Maryland Transit Administration Retirees - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 963	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Facilities - State Approval PG/MC 116-04
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 964	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Conditional Appropriation - Conveyance of Real Property to State PG/MC 114-04
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 1027	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates DeBoy, Boteler, Cluster, Donoghue, Frank, Hennessy, Jameson, Jennings, Malone, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, and Trueschler
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Transfers of Members of the Maryland Transit Administration Police Force
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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

SB 63	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 87
Sponsored By	Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Personnel and Pensions - Dependents of Maryland Transit Administration Retirees - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 140	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 282	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Jones, McFadden, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, Kramer, and Lawlah
Entitled	Mass Transit Services - Cost Recovery - Performance Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

SB 294	Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 112
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Gladden, Kelley, Astle, Della, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Transportation - Maryland Senior Rides Demonstration Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 483	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Middleton
Entitled	Commission to Study Southern Maryland Transportation Needs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 556	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Capital Trolley Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 679	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Hogan, and Mooney
Entitled	Transportation Funding - Mass Transit - Sales and Use Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 804	Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Transfers of Members of the Maryland Transit Administration Police Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation