2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:47 p.m.

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HB 3	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 290
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Brown, Hixson, Hammen, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, D. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Boschert, Cryor, C. Davis, Gilleland, Marriott, Myers, Ramirez, Ross, Goldwater, Costa, Kach, Kohl, McDonough, Oaks, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled	Veterans Advocacy and Education Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 25	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conroy
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 121	Status as of January 18, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 122	Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 78
Sponsored By	Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - State Plan for Higher Education - Mission Statements - Quadrennial Review
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 137	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Bartlett, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, McComas, McMillan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled	Higher Education - Teacher Education Reading Programs - Alignment with Federal Law
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 243	Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Cluster, Costa, Elmore, Haddaway, Jennings, Krebs, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Sossi
Entitled	Task Force on Indoor Air Quality in Educational Institutions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 322	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 222
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Malone, McHale, McKee, Moe, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Zirkin, and Mandel
Entitled	Higher Education - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund - Hospital Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 412	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Rosenberg, Carter, Goodwin, Hammen, Madaleno, Mandel, McHale, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 508	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - University Community Partnership Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 568	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 581	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 254
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation and Delegates Hammen, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Education - Tuition Assistance Program for Firemen and Rescue Squad Members - Renaming
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 600	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Aumann, Barkley, Bohanan, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conway, Cryor, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Haynes, James, Jones, Kelley, King, Levy, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rudolph, Stern, V. Turner, and Vallario
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 605	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 612	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, Elmore, Gilleland, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, and Ramirez
Entitled	Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Transfer of Unspent Funds to the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 626	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Burns, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kohl, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Trueschler, and F. Turner
Entitled	Prescription Safety Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 652	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Boschert, Bozman, Gutierrez, Heller, Lawton, Lee, McKee, Montgomery, Patterson, Stern, Bartlett, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, Myers, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Teacher Quality Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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 714	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 469
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Benson, Edwards, Frank, and Kaiser
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Various Licensing and Regulatory Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 746	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates McMillan, Boschert, and Gilleland
Entitled	Income Tax - Restoring the Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 857	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Rosenberg, and Patterson
Entitled	Election Law - Polling Places on College Campuses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 923	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Long-Term Substitute Teachers - Educational Requirements PG 403-06
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 987	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, Cadden, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ross, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and V. Turner
Entitled	Income Tax - Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 988	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Bartlett, Bozman, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Jones, King, Madaleno, McKee, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ross, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Boschert, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Marriott, Myers, Patterson, and Ramirez
Entitled	Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1000	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Kach
Entitled	Family Law - Divorce - Discussion of Postsecondary Education Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1106	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation and Southern Maryland Delegation and Delegates Eckardt, Haddaway, and Elmore
Entitled	Maryland Building Performance Standards - Exemption in Certain Counties for Agricultural Buildings Used for Agritourism
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1127	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 379
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Bronrott, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hammen, Howard, Jameson, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, McDonough, Morhaim, Parker, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Statewide Commission on the Shortage in the Health Care Workforce
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 1145	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	State Board of Dietetic Practice - Licensing Provisions - Changes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1222	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Madaleno
Entitled	Constitutional Amendment - Higher Education - System and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1247	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Griffith, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Higher Education - Alcohol and Drug Workforce - Tuition Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1270	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Gordon, Barve, and Simmons
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Community Baseball Stadium
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1295	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Costa, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Pugh, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1303	Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Kach, and Boteler
Entitled	Higher Education - Scholarship Program - Eagle Scouts and Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1310	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gutierrez, Anderson, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carter, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled	Higher Education - State Student Financial Assistance - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1329	Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1368	Status as of April 10, 2006: Became Law - Overridden Veto
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Hixson , Cardin, King, McKee, Ross, Bozman, C. Davis, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Conroy
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1381	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 58
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Healey, Heller, and Madaleno
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1405	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage for Part-Time Students With Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1480	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin, Aumann, Burns, Cane, Cardin, DeBoy, Jones, Malone, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Trueschler
Entitled	Election Law - Baltimore County - Polling Places on College Campuses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1531	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Education - Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Education - Academic Freedom Acts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1568	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 407
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale and Conroy
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1579	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Franchot, and Murray
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2004 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Columbia Union College
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1634	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Anderson, Bozman, Branch, Goodwin, Gordon, Jones, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1739	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Moe
Entitled	Statewide Blue Ribbon Commission on Base Realignment and Closures
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HJ 5	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, V. Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Franchot, Frank, Gilleland, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Levy, Malone, Marriott, Mayer, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled	Higher Education - International Educational Programs
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 5	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson
Entitled	Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations

SB 33	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 20
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Nursing Scholarships - Part-Time Nurses - Waiver or Forgiveness of a Grant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 230	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 221
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Kramer, Lawlah, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Higher Education - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund - Hospital Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

SB 270	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Transfer of Credits - Letter of Acknowledgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 305	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Veterans Advocacy and Education Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 313	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 244
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Community Colleges - Baltimore City Community College - Governance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 341	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Hooper
Entitled	Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 348	Status as of April 10, 2006: Became Law - Overridden Veto
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 350	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 368	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Higher Education - Senatorial Scholarships - Out-of-State Institutions Approved to Operate in the State
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 398	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 408	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - University Community Partnership Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 440	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 253
Sponsored By	Harford County Senators
Entitled	Education - Tuition Assistance Program for Firemen and Rescue Squad Members - Renaming
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 458	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 434
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, and McFadden
Entitled	Teacher Quality Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 483	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Schrader, Colburn, Hooper, Kittleman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Robert Kittleman Scholarship Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 485	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Lawlah, Middleton , Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Building Performance Standards - Exemption in Certain Counties for Agricultural Buildings Used for Agritourism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 499	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, DeGrange, Frosh, Green, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled	Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 552	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 565	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Hollinger
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners - Various Licensing and Regulatory Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 712	Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 740	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Brinkley, Britt, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 773	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 934	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 284
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2004 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Columbia Union College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 937	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 946	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Currie, Astle, Brinkley, Della, Dyson, Green, Hogan, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 959	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Currie, Miller, Frosh, Hollinger, Middleton, McFadden, DeGrange, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Dyson, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 998	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations