2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:04 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HB 41	Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means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 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 241	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 451
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Bohanan, Boutin, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelley, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Moe, Niemann, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Walkup
Entitled	Criminal Justice Information System - National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 243	Status as of February 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board - Membership and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 394	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By	Delegates Bronrott, Mandel, G. Clagett, Cryor, Sossi, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hammen, Hixson, Holmes, Hurson, James, Kach, Kelley, King, Kullen, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, Menes, Miller, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Stern, Stull, Taylor, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Learners' Permits and Provisional Licenses - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 792	Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Bobo, Gaines, Griffith, and Haynes
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Billing Practices of Public Service Companies - Established
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 1109	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Homestead Credit Percentage - Homeland Security Funding PG 321-05
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 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 1383	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget and Management)
Entitled	State Government - Telecommunications Access - Transfer to Department of Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 83	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Places of Confinement - Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 208	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board - Membership and Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 216	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 450
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Justice Information System - National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 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

SJ 2	Status as of February 2, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Radio Amateurs - Commendation and Encouragement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations