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

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HB 206	Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 36
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Office of the Comptroller - Abandoned Property - Publication of Notice
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 494	Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Megan's Law - Registration Statements of Offenders - Notification to Surrounding Area
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 956	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Dumais, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Crimes - False Report Activating "AMBER" Alert - Immunity for Media
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1070	Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Boschert, Carter, Kelley, and Zirkin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Media Coverage of Criminal Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1231	Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Moe, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Cardin, G. Clagett, Conway, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Griffith, Healey, Howard, Hurson, Jones, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Myers, Parrott, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rudolph, Stull, F. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Whistleblower Law - Disclosure of Information - Public Information Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

SB 550	Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Giannetti and Jimeno
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Media Coverage of Criminal Proceedings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings