2005 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 15, 2005 - 11:04 p.m.

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HB 1	Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Conway, Healey, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Barve, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, James, Lee, Marriott, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, and F. Turner
Entitled	Public School Construction Assistance Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 4	Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, James, McIntosh, Griffith, Barve, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Donoghue, Frush, Glassman, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Arnick, Bronrott, Hogan, McConkey, Parker, Sossi, Weir, Nathan-Pulliam, F. Turner, Branch, Cadden, DeBoy, Franchot, Paige, Proctor, Ramirez, Sophocleus, Trueschler, Cardin, Kullen, Lee, Hixson, Moe, Stocksdale, Aumann, Gaines, Eckardt, Bates, Leopold, and Edwards
Entitled	Land Preservation and State Asset Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 147	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 444
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 904	Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, DeBoy, Franchot, Frush, Glassman, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Krysiak, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Weir
Entitled	Land Preservation Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

HB 1237	Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1294	Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Trueschler, Bobo, Cardin, V. Clagett, Heller, Kach, and Quinter
Entitled	Resource Conservation Planning Act of 2005
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1298	Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Cardin, Dumais, Hixson, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Ross
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1472	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Recordation Tax and State Transfer Tax - Exemption for Transfer to Brother or Sister
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1530	Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Cane, Bartlett, Elliott, Hogan, McKee, Myers, Shank, Sossi, Walkup, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Fund - Priority Preservation Areas - New Funding Sources
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1533	Status as of March 15, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Bobo, Bozman, Conroy, Glassman, Holmes, Hubbard, Kirk, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, and Stull
Entitled	Governor's Budget - Land Preservation Programs - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

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 306	Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dyson, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Middleton
Entitled	Land Preservation and State Asset Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 399	Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Currie
Entitled	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 738	Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, DeGrange, Dyson, and Frosh
Entitled	Governor's Budget - Land Preservation Programs - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs