2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:02 p.m.

	BLIND PERSONS	Another Session
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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 195	Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Label with Audible Capability
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

HB 594	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, Gilleland, Healey, Kaiser, Lee, Simmons, and Taylor
Entitled	Crimes - Prohibition Against Interfering with, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 837	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Malone, McConkey, McDonough, McIntosh, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Weir
Entitled	Division of Services for the Blind - Establishment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 1044	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 256
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - State Police)
Entitled	State Fire Prevention Commission - Evacuation Assistance Symbol - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1142	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, King, Krysiak, Anderson, Bozman, Bromwell, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, McDonough, McIntosh, Malone, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Trueschler, F. Turner, Weir, Gutierrez, and Hixson
Entitled	Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 360	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 304
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 489	Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hughes, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Division of Services for the Blind - Establishment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 680	Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Munson, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Giannetti, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Lawlah, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 711	Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Crimes - Prohibition Against Interfering with, Stealing, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings