2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:02 p.m.
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Total Number of Bills: 92

HB 3           Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Veterans Advocacy and Education Act of 2005

House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: April 6, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)

HB 10         Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 518

State Police Retirement System and Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Disability Retirement

House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 30         Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 190

State Personnel - Appointments in Skilled and Professional Services - Credits in Selection Tests - Veterans with Service Connected Disability

House: Appropriations     Senate: Finance

HB 43         Status as of February 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Honoring Maryland African American History and Culture

House: Environmental Matters    

HB 58         Status as of February 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Discount for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities

House: Environmental Matters    

HB 107       Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Election Law - Voting Systems - Verification and Accessibility

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 24, 2005, 2:00 p.m.)    

HB 125       Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The League for People with Disabilities

House: Appropriations    

HB 148       Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005

House: Appropriations     (Heard: March 1, 2005, 3:30 p.m.)    

HB 151       Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 22, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 195       Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Prescription Drugs - Label with Audible Capability

House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 9, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 232       Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Task Force on Assistance to Disabled Veterans Establishing Small Businesses

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 245       Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 270       Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income

House: Ways and Means    

HB 293       Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families - Transfer of Services - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State Department of Education, and Department of Human Services

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Finance

HB 376       Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Elections - Absentee Voting - Disabled or Elderly Registered Voters

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 460       Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Teachers' Retirement Income

House: Ways and Means    

HB 461       Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 553

Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - Montgomery County Correctional Officers MC 514-05

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance

HB 515       Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments

House: Economic Matters    

HB 562       Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 559

Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Qualification Date for Property Tax Exemption

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 586       Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Education - American Sign Language - Foreign Language Credit

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 3, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 594       Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

Crimes - Prohibition Against Interfering with, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)

House: Judiciary    

HB 794       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 396

Developmental Disability - Written Plan of Habilitation - State Residential Centers

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 837       Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Division of Services for the Blind - Establishment

House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means    

HB 867       Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 68

Prince George's County - Top Banana Home Delivered Groceries Loan of 1999

House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 871       Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Treatment and Learning Centers, Inc.

House: Appropriations    

HB 872       Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Individuals with Disabilities

House: Environmental Matters    

HB 886       Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Employees' Pension System - Retirement Allowance Elections

House: Appropriations    

HB 932       Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 585

Education - Child Care Administration and Office for Children, Youth, and Families and Maryland Family Support Centers Network - Transfer to State Department of Education

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1023     Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1026     Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents - Funding

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 10, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1044     Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 256

State Fire Prevention Commission - Evacuation Assistance Symbol - Repeal

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1074     Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 414

Education - Suspended or Expelled Students - Community Resources List

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1139     Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

Fire Safety - High-Rise Buildings - Individuals Confined to Wheelchairs

House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 10, 2005, 2:00 p.m.)    

HB 1142     Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology

House: Appropriations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1147     Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

Building Bridges - Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities on Release from Incarceration

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1229     Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

Property Tax Credit - Dwellings Owned by Disabled or Injured Police Officers, Firefighters, and Correctional Officers

House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 16, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1236     Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 423

Community College Students with Disabilities Task Force

House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1265     Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriffs

House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance

HB 1282     Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

Income Tax - Exemptions for Elderly or Totally Disabled Individuals

House: Ways and Means    

HB 1289     Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Social Workers

House: Economic Matters    

HB 1306     Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 18, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1311     Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

Vehicle Laws - Registration and Parking for Individuals with Disabilities

House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1315     Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1332     Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Honoring Maryland African American History and Culture

House: Environmental Matters    

HB 1335     Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

State Police Retirement System - Special Disability Retirement Benefit - Former Members

House: Appropriations    

HB 1372     Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

Motor Vehicles - Operation on Sidewalks and Public Land

House: Environmental Matters    

HB 1377     Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

Higher Education - Disabled Veterans and Dependents - Tuition Reduction

House: Appropriations    

HB 1383     Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

State Government - Telecommunications Access - Transfer to Department of Disabilities

House: Health and Government Operations    

HB 1482     Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Individuals with Disabilities

House: Environmental Matters    

HB 1483     Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Friendship School

House: Appropriations    

HB 1519     Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1542     Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 439

Maryland Quality Home Care Services Act

House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance

HB 1566     Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

Maryland Home Care Services - Personal Care Providers - Reimbursement, Training, and Benefits

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HB 1591     Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Hearing and Speech Agency

House: Appropriations    

HB 1608     Status as of March 29, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

Insurance Contracts - Insurable Interest - Individuals Related Closely by Blood or Law

House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: April 1, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

HJ 2           Status as of February 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Maryland Victims of the 2001 Anthrax Attacks - Recognizing a Problem

House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    

HJ 8           Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Individuals with Disabilities - Equal Employment Opportunities

House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    

SB 127       Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 2, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 177       Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Treatment and Learning Centers, Inc.

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 21, 2005, 9:00 a.m.)    

SB 178       Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The League for People with Disabilities

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 21, 2005, 9:00 a.m.)    

SB 185       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 288

Fishing Licenses - Disability Exemption

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters

SB 191       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 289

Medicare Supplement Plan A Policies - Individuals With a Disability - Rates

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 201       Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Discount for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities

Senate: Judicial Proceedings    

SB 211       Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 222       Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Sunset Extension and Task Force

Senate: Finance     House: Ways and Means

SB 273       Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income - Rollovers to Individual Retirement Accounts

Senate: Budget and Taxation    

SB 319       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 299

Task Force on Assistance to Disabled Veterans Establishing Small Businesses

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 360       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 304

Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Appropriations

SB 373       Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Hearing and Speech Agency

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 19, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 396       Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 8, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 422       Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 149

Employees' Pension System and Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Disability Retirement Allowances

Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations

SB 482       Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Prince George's County - Concorde Mansion Loan of 1998

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: February 16, 2005, 12:30 p.m)    

SB 489       Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Division of Services for the Blind - Establishment

Senate: Finance    

SB 533       Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 489

Retirement and Pensions - Ordinary Disability Retirement Allowance - Offsets

Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations

SB 584       Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 493

State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification

Senate: Budget and Taxation     House: Appropriations

SB 586       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 322

Maryland Summer Youth Connection Program

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters

SB 595       Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

State Police Retirement System - Special Disability Retirement Benefit - Former Members

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 10, 2005, 8:00 a.m.)    

SB 606       Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

Maryland Home Care Services Improvement and Reimbursement Rate Commission

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 10, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 630       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 326

Vehicle Laws - Registration and Parking for Individuals with Disabilities

Senate: Judicial Proceedings     House: Environmental Matters

SB 680       Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 15, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 682       Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund

Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings    

SB 711       Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

Crimes - Prohibition Against Interfering with, Stealing, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)

Senate: Judicial Proceedings    

SB 714       Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Developmental Disability - Written Plan of Habilitation - State Residential Centers

Senate: Finance     House: Health and Government Operations

SB 735       Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 331

Task Force to Study Visual Smoke and Evacuation Alarms for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Environmental Matters

SB 759       Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Education - Child Care Administration and Programs of the Office for Children, Youth, and Families and Maryland Family Support Centers Network - Transfer to State Department of Education

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means

SB 763       Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

Regional Institutes for Children and Adolescents - Funding

Senate: Budget and Taxation    

SB 806       Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

Education - Suspended or Expelled Students - Community Resources List

Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     House: Ways and Means

SB 856       Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Social Workers

Senate: Finance    

SB 899       Status as of March 1, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Rare and Expensive Case Management Program

Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 23, 2005, 1:00 p.m.)    

SB 972       Status as of March 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

Creation of a State Debt - Carroll County - Friendship School

Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 21, 2005, 10:00 a.m)    

SB 983       Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 187

Unemployment Insurance - Military Disability Severance Payments

Senate: Finance     House: Economic Matters

SB 986       Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

Maryland Home Care Services - Personal Care Providers - Reimbursement, Training, and Benefits

Senate: Finance