2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:03 p.m.

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HB 46	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Arnick
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Capital Offenses - Electronic Recordation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 54	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Hubbard, Madaleno, and Mandel
Entitled	Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 224	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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HB 268	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Conroy, Costa, Kullen, and Taylor
Entitled	Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Serious Incidents
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 298	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Aumann, Boschert, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Frank, Kach, Menes, Myers, Rosenberg, Shank, Sossi, and Taylor
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Electronic Recordation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 351	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Medical Laboratories - Whistleblower Protection and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 412	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 548
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and V. Clagett
Entitled	Real Property - Residential Property Disclaimer and Disclosure Statements - Latent Defects
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 425	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bozman and Conway
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - New Racetrack at Pocomoke City
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 534	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Park Police of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Investigatory Authority - Fraudulent Use of Personal Identifying Information MC/PG 130-05
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 558	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Human Relations Department - Investigation of Discriminatory Conduct
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 578	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Cluster, DeBoy, Goodwin, Shank, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Criminal Law - Identification to Police Officer
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 609	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Donoghue, Gordon, Kach, Lee, Mandel, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stern
Entitled	Long-Term Care Facilities and Hospitals - Reporting Deaths of Long-Term Care Facility Residents
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 610	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Menes, Frush, and Moe
Entitled	Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 651	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 389
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Prioritization System for Investigations
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations 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 694	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 707	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Electronic Video and Audio Recording of Witnesses in Murder and Manslaughter Investigations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 720	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin and Morhaim
Entitled	Gaming and Video Lottery Terminals - State Lottery Commission - Licensing, Revenues, and Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 724	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Investigative and Enforcement Powers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 737	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa , Hubbard, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding - Minimum Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 741	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 233
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, King, Leopold, Love, McComas, Menes, Parker, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner
Entitled	Family Law - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 778	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Criminal Law - False Statements Made During an Investigation - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 839	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 398
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 919	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Benson, Burns, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, Conway, Franchot, Griffith, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Madaleno, Marriott, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Rosenberg, and Vaughn
Entitled	Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 974	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Lee, Marriott, McComas, and Menes
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Discoverable Material and Information - State's Attorney Certification
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 976	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Rosenberg
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1012	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Nursing Homes - Undercover Patients
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1031	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Montgomery, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vallario
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1040	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 590
Sponsored By	Delegates Wood, D. Davis, Moe, Jameson, Miller, Minnick, Haddaway, Krebs, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, and Walkup
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Mortgage Originators
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1059	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Search and Seizure Warrants - Sealed Affidavit
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1127	Status as of April 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Fire Investigators - Rights and Certification PG 311-05
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1208	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Boutin, Cryor, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, Lee, Mayer, Menes, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Weldon
Entitled	Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation - Obstructing Justice
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1315	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1316	Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1341	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 1342	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Cadden, Gutierrez, Morhaim, and Quinter
Entitled	Juvenile Justice Monitoring - Transfer to Office of the Attorney General
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1365	Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Zirkin
Entitled	Private Detectives - Bail Bondsmen - Fugitive Recovery Investigations
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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 1527	Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Howard County Delegation
Entitled	Education - Howard County - Complaints Involving Staff of the County Superintendent of Schools Ho. Co. 21-05
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1568	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Quinter
Entitled	Identity Fraud Investigations - Notification - Motor Vehicle Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1589	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 613
Sponsored By	Delegate Krysiak
Entitled	Maryland Stationary Engineers Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 27	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Rights of Alleged Abuser or Neglecter
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 144	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 463
Sponsored By	Senator Astle (Chairman, Anne Arundel County Senators)
Entitled	Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 172	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 287
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Interception of State Payments for Child Support Arrears
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 192	Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Real Property - Residential Property Disclaimer and Disclosure Statements - Latent Defects
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 310	Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Electronic Video and Audio Recording of Witnesses in Murder and Manslaughter Investigations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 394	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 479
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Public Safety - Department of State Police - Investigations of Deaths in or Outside Correctional Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 418	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Railroad Police Officers - Scope of Powers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 475	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Search and Seizure Warrants - Sealed Affidavit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 498	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	State Racing Commission Reorganization Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 548	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 491
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti, Britt, Currie, Exum, Green, Jones, Lawlah, Miller, and Pinsky
Entitled	Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 643	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Jimeno and Jacobs
Entitled	Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation - Obstructing Justice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 660	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Astle and Exum
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Mortgage Originators
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 681	Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled	Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 702	Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum and Kelley
Entitled	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Prioritization System for Investigations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 725	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 727	Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 746	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 507
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 782	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Ruben, and Jones
Entitled	Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 831	Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Giannetti, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding - Minimum Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations