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

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HB 58	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 450
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Racial and Ethnic Variations - Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 300	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 309
Sponsored By	Delegate Vaughn (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Delegates Branch, Haddaway, and Taylor
Entitled	State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 318	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Boteler, Cluster, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence and Public School Construction Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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HB 331	Status as of February 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Conroy, C. Davis, Frush, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Kirk, Kullen, Moe, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 442	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Malone, and DeBoy
Entitled	Maryland Education Trust Fund - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 575	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled	Public School Construction - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 582	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Carter, Goodwin, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Paige, Pugh, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 681	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Murray, Branch, Carter, Franchot, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Madaleno, Marriott, Oaks, Stern, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Commission for Men's Health
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 687	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Burns, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Gaines, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Lee, Love, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Ramirez, Sophocleus, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Dearth of Minority-Owned Automobile Dealerships in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 688	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 342
Sponsored By	Delegates Murray, Branch, Franchot, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Kullen, Mandel, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 805	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and Transportation)
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 851	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bohanan, Brown, Cane, Donoghue, Griffith, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Patterson, Hammen, Barve, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Adult Sickle Cell Anemia - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 869	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 359
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim, Delegate Hammen, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and Transportation) and Delegates Cane, Love, Busch, Brown, Anderson, Harrison, McIntosh, D. Davis, Vallario, Hixson, Conway, Zirkin, Cardin, Barve, Burns, Jones, Oaks, Benson, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Bromwell, Murray, Donoghue, V. Turner, Hubbard, Kach, Frank, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Weldon, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Kohl, Bobo, Aumann, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Bronrott, Cadden, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, James, Jameson, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McHale, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Paige, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, Wood, Heller, and McDonough
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Participation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 970	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1049	Status as of February 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	Apology for Slavery
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1087	Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority and Local Small Business Enterprise Programs PG/MC 119-06
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1240	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority Business Enterprise Programs - Sunset Extension PG/MC 104-06
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1283	Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Branch, Burns, Cardin, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Zirkin
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Baltimore County - Tow Truck Operating Licenses
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1317	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Murray, Benson, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Oaks, Ramirez, and Vaughn
Entitled	Business Regulation - Representation of Business Affiliations with Small Businesses and Certified Minority Business Enterprises
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 1428	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Burns
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Months - Black History Months
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1431	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 396
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, C. Davis, Goodwin, Haynes, Howard, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Moe, Parrott, and Taylor
Entitled	Linked Deposit Program - State Depository Financial Institutions - Loans to Minority Business Enterprises
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1455	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 497
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	Cultural Competency and Health Outcomes - Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1494	Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott
Entitled	State Government - State Advisory Council on the Maryland State Department of Education and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1551	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1635	Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Benson, Elmore, Hubbard, Rudolph, Sossi, and Vaughn
Entitled	Minorities Outreach and Involvement in the Environmental Community Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1653	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Benson, and Vaughn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Ridgely Rosenwald School
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1691	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Costa, Goldwater, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1747	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Barve, and Brown
Entitled	Funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HJ 9	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Simmons, Stern, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Support by the State of Maryland for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 109	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 234
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	State Government - Forms Management - Extension of Implementation Date for School Data
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 171	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Senators DeGrange, Gladden, and Hooper
Entitled	State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 225	Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Giannetti, Jacobs, Kittleman, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Public Education Bridge to Excellence and Public School Construction Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 288	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 25
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 824	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 442
Sponsored By	Senator Britt
Entitled	Maryland Commission for Men's Health
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 884	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (By Request - Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 970	Status as of March 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 971	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 549
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and Greenip
Entitled	State Ethics Law - Architectural and Engineering Services - Applicability of Restrictions on Participation in Procurement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 1043	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 1082	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Ridgely Rosenwald School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1105	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Kramer
Entitled	Funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SJ 6	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Gladden, and Kelley
Entitled	PJM Interconnection - Diversified Employment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance