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

	BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF	Another Session
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HB 1	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Rosenberg, Conway, Hixson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, D. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 311	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Petzold, Quinter, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Trueschler, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Research and Development Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 321	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Cardin, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Taylor, Trueschler, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 399	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By	Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development)
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Enterprise Zones - Expansion
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 441	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 487	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 248
Sponsored By	Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Tax Credit for Maryland-Mined Coal
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 834	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Income Tax - Maryland Biotechnology Tax Benefit Certificate Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 984	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Barkley, Boschert, Bozman, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Gordon, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Lawton, Mandel, Montgomery, Murray, Patterson, Petzold, Stern, and Weir
Entitled	Income Tax - Research and Development Tax Credit - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 997	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Cardin, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Hogan, Impallaria, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Ramirez, Ross, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research and Development
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1139	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bartlett, Barve, Bozman, Cardin, Cluster, Feldman, Gilleland, Goodwin, Haynes, Heller, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Zirkin
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1156	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Jameson, Walkup, Donoghue, Bohanan, Bozman, Conroy, Edwards, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Kirk, Kullen, Levy, Love, Mayer, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Proctor, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Weldon, Wood, and Krebs
Entitled	Rural Broadband Communication Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1263	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Madaleno, Bobo, Conway, C. Davis, Gutierrez, Jones, Lawton, and F. Turner
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1280	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 389
Sponsored By	Delegates Brown, Cadden, Minnick, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Impallaria, Jameson, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Miller, Moe, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, Vaughn, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Aid to Service-Disabled Veterans and Military Reservists or National Guard Personnel Called to Active Duty
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 1492	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Benson, Cardin, C. Davis, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Lee, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Zirkin
Entitled	Economic Development and Tax Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1510	Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1558	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1576	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Glassman, James, and Kohl
Entitled	Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Marketing and Infrastructure Improvement Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

SB 144	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 19
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

SB 208	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben
Entitled	Arts in Maryland Fund - Income Tax Checkoff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 218	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Giannetti, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Research and Development Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 219	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Forehand, and Giannetti
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 335	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Senator Hafer
Entitled	Tax Credit for Maryland-Mined Coal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 643	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kelley, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 700	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Hafer, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled	Maryland Research and Development Tax Credit - Expansion and Modification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 739	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 753	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 269
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Rural Broadband Communication Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 788	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Maryland Port Administration - Transfer to Department of Business and Economic Development
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 954	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Income Tax - Maryland Biotechnology Tax Benefit Certificate Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation