2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:01 p.m.

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HB 5	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Bartlett, Bronrott, Cadden, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Elmore, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, James, Lee, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Myers, Ramirez, and F. Turner
Entitled	Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 80	Status as of March 27, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bartlett, Bromwell, Cadden, Gilleland, Healey, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Adequate Voter Verification Process
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 107	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Boteler, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Conroy, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McConkey, Miller, Morhaim, Murray, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, and Vaughn
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Verification and Accessibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 276	Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Bohanan
Entitled	Election of Circuit Court Judges - Primary Elections
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

HB 376	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Barve, Bromwell, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gilleland, Haddaway, Haynes, Jennings, Kaiser, King, Lee, Love, Madaleno, McKee, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Patterson, Petzold, Simmons, Stull, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Weldon
Entitled	Elections - Absentee Voting - Disabled or Elderly Registered Voters
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 622	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Griffith, Barkley, Bates, D. Davis, Dumais, Heller, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Moe, Montgomery, Taylor, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Elections - Absentee Voting on Demand
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 677	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled	Election Law - Ballots - Nomination of Candidates and Certification of Questions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 700	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Branch, Dumais, Haynes, Lee, Patterson, Proctor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Circuit Court Judges - Ballot Designations - Nominating Party
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 746	Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Bates
Entitled	Election Law - One-Stop Absentee Ballot Voting Process
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1046	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Howard, James, Kaiser, Kelley, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McComas, Murray, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Election Law - Early Voting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1409	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Income Tax - Deduction for Qualified Production Activities Income - Funding for Voter Verification Process
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 9	Status as of January 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Astle, Brochin, Giannetti, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hooper, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verified Paper Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 63	Status as of January 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, and Ruben
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Independent Verification of Accuracy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 226	Status as of March 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Stone (By Request)
Entitled	Election Law - Advisory Questions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 287	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 288	Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Election Law - Voters' Authority to Cast Write-In Votes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 478	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Election Law - Early Voting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 526	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Dorchester County - Video Lottery Terminals - Straw Ballot
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 539	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Circuit Court Judges - Ballot Designations - Nominating Party and Incumbency of Candidates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

SB 677	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Kittleman
Entitled	Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 730	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Giannetti
Entitled	Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan General Elections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings