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

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HB 41	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 45	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Arnick
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving and Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 60	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 108	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled	Public School Construction - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 147	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 148	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 255	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 337	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Kach, McComas, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, and Weldon
Entitled	Adult Sexual Matter - Transmission via Electronic Mail - Use of .sex Suffix
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 575	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 384
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, McIntosh, and Montgomery
Entitled	Environment - Statewide Computer Recycling Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 614	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, McIntosh, and Montgomery
Entitled	Certification and Procurement - Environmentally Compliant Manufacturers of Computers
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Health and Government Operations

HB 673	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates C. Davis, Jennings, and Glassman
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 698	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Ramirez, Dwyer, Frush, Haddaway, Holmes, King, and Simmons
Entitled	Crimes - Video and Computer Games Rated "Mature" or "For Adults Only" - Prohibition on Sale or Rental to Minor
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 708	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Driver Education - Computer-Based Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 780	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Moe (Chair, Joint Technology Oversight Committee)
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Maryland Computer User Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 801	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carter, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, King, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Pendergrass, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Hurson, Hammen, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Oaks, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled	Information Technology Board - Security of Computer Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 945	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Unauthorized Computer Software Prevention Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 963	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 587
Sponsored By	Delegates Jameson and Walkup
Entitled	Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1097	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Benson, Boschert, Branch, V. Clagett, Conway, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Holmes, Howard, Kirk, Love, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Proctor, Sophocleus, and Weir
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Material on the Internet - Documentation of Listed Supporters
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1140	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Quinter
Entitled	Courts - Privileged Communication - Electronic Dissemination of News
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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

HB 1361	Status as of March 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, DeBoy, Malone, and G. Clagett
Entitled	Maryland Education Trust Fund - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1380	Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred 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 1439	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Encouragement and Facilitation of MarylandOnline
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1486	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 50	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 544
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Frosh
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Learners' Permits and Provisional Licenses - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 115	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Giannetti, Hafer, Hogan, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 117	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Giannetti, Hafer, Hogan, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 127	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 205	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading 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 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 374	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Munson, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Weekend
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 454	Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Middleton, and Munson
Entitled	Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 483	Status as of February 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Budget and Management - Sharing of State Fiscal Information with the Maryland General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 492	Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Greenip
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Maryland Unauthorized Computer Software Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 546	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 490
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Astle, DeGrange, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hafer, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Middleton, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 554	Status as of February 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hollinger, Kelley, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tobacco Products - Prohibitions on Delivery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 801	Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum (Chair, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Senators Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Munson, and Pinsky
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Maryland Computer User Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 895	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 343
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Computerized Eligibility System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations