2004 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 17, 2004 - 6:07 p.m.

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HB 55	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Sossi
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 130	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Barkley, Boschert, Bozman, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Krebs, Mandel, Murray, Petzold, and Ramirez
Entitled	Searches of Students - School-Sponsored Trips - Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 156	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Education - Professional Educator Certification Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 162	Status as of January 28, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Education - Teacher Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 235	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, V. Clagett, Love, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Teachers' Pension System - Former Members - Military Service Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 238	Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Fulton
Entitled	Education - Baltimore City School Board
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 253	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Lottery for Schools Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 302	Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Hennessy, Amedori, Aumann, Boutin, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Frank, Impallaria, Jameson, Krebs, McComas, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Petzold, Sossi, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Crimes - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Person in Position of Authority and Student
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 306	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Minnick
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retired Teachers and Principals - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 510	Status as of February 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelley, Fulton, Howard, Jones, Marriott, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ross, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 630	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 748	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Barkley, Benson, Bozman, Bronrott, Cryor, DeBoy, Feldman, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Parker, Proctor, Simmons, Taylor, Trueschler, and V. Turner
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 761	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Owings, O'Donnell, Bartlett, Costa, Dwyer, and Sossi
Entitled	Education Reform and State Accountability Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 772	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilleland, Boschert, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Goodwin, Kaiser, King, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Myers, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers, and Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 791	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cluster, Boteler, Frank, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Cryor, DeBoy, Glassman, Hennessy, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Leopold, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Weldon
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Teachers' Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 798	Status as of April 2, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Trueschler, Bartlett, Boteler, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Hogan, Kach, Kaiser, Love, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Shank, and Sossi
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 851	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Education - Distressed Schools - Performance Incentive Grants
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 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 916	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Dwyer, Amedori, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Glassman, McConkey, Myers, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Education - Expressions of Patriotism Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 958	Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Gilleland, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Cardin, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Murray, Myers, Niemann, Ross, V. Turner, Bozman, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Gordon, Heller, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, and Ramirez
Entitled	Task Force to Study Teacher Mentoring Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 969	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Bromwell, Brown, and Jennings
Entitled	Commission for the Blind - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1040	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 530
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Aumann, Boteler, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Education - Social Workers - Certified Professional Personnel
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1057	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 532
Sponsored By	Delegate James (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1060	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Feldman, Glassman, Goldwater, Goodwin, Haynes, Heller, Hennessy, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, King, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, McHale, Minnick Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Owings, Paige, Parker, Proctor, Ramirez, Rudolph, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1084	Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Cryor, Dumais, Goldwater, Hennessy, Jones, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, and Murray
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Person in Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1139	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 535
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Vallario, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Services and Department of Education - Enhancement of Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1153	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
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 1238	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Bartlett
Entitled	Education - Children in Need of Assistance - Notice to School Officials of Truancy
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1254	Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, James, Howard, and Vallario
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1273	Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Menes
Entitled	Teachers - Certification - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Course Credit
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 1437	Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate McConkey
Entitled	State Personnel - State Subsidy for Health Benefits - Optional Retirement Program
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1524	Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City School System Authority
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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 1	Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 240
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Education - Teachers - State and Local Aid Program for Certification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 8	Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Hollinger
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation 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 77	Status as of January 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Education - Prevention of Harassment and Intimidation in Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 98	Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, Middleton, Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 115	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Maryland Teachers' Pension System and the Teachers' Retirement System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 137	Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Self-Defense Act - Rule of Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 251	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Commission for the Blind - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 266	Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, and Lawlah
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 267	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Kittleman, and Lawlah
Entitled	Education - Accountability - Teacher Effectiveness Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 308	Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Teachers - Hiring Retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 397	Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 454
Sponsored By	Senator Jimeno
Entitled	Teachers' Pension System - Former Members - Military Service Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 465	Status as of March 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Teitelbaum, Kasemeyer, and Kramer
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
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 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 526	Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kittleman, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Education - Distressed Schools - Performance Incentive Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 650	Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Kittleman
Entitled	Public Schools - Improvement of Education Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 651	Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kittleman
Entitled	Education - Certificated Employees - Collective Bargaining - Merit Pay Increases
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 709	Status as of February 20, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Teachers' Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 747	Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Britt, Della, Exum, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 766	Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Services - Enhancement of Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 826	Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Dyson
Entitled	Charles County - Education - School Personnel - Employee Service or Representation Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 865	Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Quality Teacher Incentives - Classroom Teachers - Specialists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 889	Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Harris, and Hooper
Entitled	Harford Community College - Board of Trustees - Membership, Officers, and Standing Committee Chairs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means