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

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HB 56	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 521
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Barkley, Bobo, Cadden, Cane, Conroy, DeBoy, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Kach, King, Kullen, Lee, Love, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Niemann, Parker, Petzold, Ramirez, Ross, Sossi, F. Turner, Barve, Doory, Feldman, Haddaway, Howard, Kirk, Krysiak, Minnick, Quinter, and Trueschler
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Privacy of Social Security Numbers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 417	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 372
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 487	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Boteler, Bromwell, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cluster, Costa, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gilleland, Holmes, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Krebs, Love, McConkey, McHale, Miller, Moe, Myers, Ramirez, Ross, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Taylor, Vaughn, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - Use of Electronic Postmarks
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 551	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter, Bobo, Carter, Feldman, Jones, Montgomery, Pendergrass, F. Turner, Vaughn, Doory, Harrison, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Taylor, and Trueschler
Entitled	Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Fees - Prohibitions and Restrictions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 835	Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Burns, and Lee
Entitled	Wholesale Prescription Drug and Device Distribution Protection and Licensing Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1011	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Benson, Burns, Conroy, Heller, Holmes, Madaleno, Montgomery, Patterson, Pendergrass, Smigiel, Stern, and Vaughn
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Unsolicited Transmissions to a Facsimile Device - Private Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1053	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Love, Cluster, Aumann, V. Clagett, DeBoy, Dwyer, Frank, Hogan, Jennings, Kach, McConkey, Miller, Trueschler, V. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Commercial Law - Gift Cards and Gift Certificates - Expiration and Service Fees - Disclosure Requirements - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1260	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Quinter
Entitled	Telephone Directories - Inclusion of Cellular Subscribers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1290	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, DeBoy, Donoghue, Gilleland, Holmes, Jennings, McConkey, McKee, Montgomery, Myers, Shank, Sossi, and Stull
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Titling and Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1348	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegate Arnick
Entitled	Real Property - Recordation of Deeds and Instruments of Writing - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1393	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws)
Entitled	Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1414	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter and Lee
Entitled	Crimes - Broadcasting Visual Surveillance with Prurient Intent - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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

HB 1569	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Quinter
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Credit Reports - Security Freezes
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1588	Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Moe
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

SB 8	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 456
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Kramer, McFadden, and Munson
Entitled	Commercial Law - Gift Certificates and Gift Cards - Expiration and Fees - Restrictions and Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 251	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 291
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Task Force to Study Electronic Health Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 280	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Privacy of Social Security Numbers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 316	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 708	Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Telephone Directories - Inclusion of Cellular Subscribers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 1002	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules