2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:46 p.m.

	BLIND PERSONS	Another Session
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HB 8	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Montgomery
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Verification and Accessibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 135	Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Label with Audible Capability
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

HB 261	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Boschert, Cadden, Conroy, Gilleland, Hubbard, Love, McMillan, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 710	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Benson, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Franchot, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, King, Kohl, Krysiak, Kullen, Mandel, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pugh, Quinter, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Zirkin, Bartlett, Cardin, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1457	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Aumann, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Kelly, McKee, Myers, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Service Animal Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1644	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates DeBoy and Malone
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

SB 22	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 226
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Kittleman, Green, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Klausmeier, Schrader, Currie, Brinkley, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 73	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Greenip, Hollinger, Hooper, Klausmeier, Mooney, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 392	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Brochin
Entitled	Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 1054	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation