2006 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:48 p.m.

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HB 21	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Crimes - Assault on an Educator - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 178	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Mayer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elmore, Hogan, Jameson, Jennings, Kohl, Kullen, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Niemann, Shewell, Smigiel, Stull, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - State and County Income Tax Credit for New Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 197	Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh , Malone, 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	Property Tax - Credit - Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers, and Public School Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 289	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Lottery for Schools Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 353	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Teachers and School Administrators - Sexual Contact with Students - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 461	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Carroll County - Education - Organization of Teachers and Other Personnel
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 509	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Healey, and Marriott
Entitled	Education - Character Education Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 618	Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 97
Sponsored By	Garrett County Delegation
Entitled	Garrett County - Education - Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructors
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 651	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Barkley, Gutierrez, Heller, McKee, Montgomery, and Patterson
Entitled	Education - Public Charter Schools - Clarifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 664	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Teachers' Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 744	Status as of March 30, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Trueschler, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, and Ramirez
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 745	Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Gilleland
Entitled	Education - Student Discipline - Conferring in Face-to-Face Meeting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 794	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 474
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bozman, Gilleland, Kaiser, Ross, Bartlett, Boschert, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, and Ramirez
Entitled	Education - Maryland Alternative Teaching Opportunity Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 926	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Education - Parental Involvement Plans PG 416-06
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 937	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cluster, Boteler, Aumann, Bromwell, DeBoy, Frank, Gilleland, Impallaria, and Jennings
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Teachers' Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 973	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Patterson, and Zirkin
Entitled	Family Law - Criminal History Records Check Costs - Waiver for Volunteers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 992	Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, Feldman, Frush, Holmes, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Proctor, Ramirez, Stern, and Vaughn
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 993	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, Feldman, Frush, Holmes, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Menes, Montgomery, Proctor, Ramirez, Stern, and Vaughn
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1358	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Property Tax Credit - Public School Teachers and Public Safety Personnel PG 316-06
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1414	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Madaleno
Entitled	Voluntary Employee Accounts Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1430	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 618
Sponsored By	Delegate James (Chairman, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1432	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 397
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Barve, Anderson, Carter, Cryor, Gilleland, Goodwin, McHale, Oaks, Paige, Rosenberg, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, C. Davis, Elmore, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, King, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	Education - Residential Boarding Education Programs - At-Risk Youth
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1439	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Bartlett, Boschert, Branch, Cane, C. Davis, Doory, Edwards, Goodwin, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Kelly, Kirk, Love, Marriott, Minnick, Moe, Myers, Paige, Patterson, Ross, Bozman, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, Elmore, Gilleland, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Lee, Kaiser, King, McKee, Parker, and Wood
Entitled	Education - Educational Technology Pilot Program - Elementary Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1441	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate McMillan
Entitled	Teachers' and Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems Improvement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1474	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1737	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 110
Sponsored By	Delegates James , Conway, Jones, Barkley, Bates, Bohanan, Cadden, G. Clagett, Eckardt, Edwards, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, Leopold, Paige, Proctor, Stocksdale, Busch, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, Cryor, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Haddaway, Hammen, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kohl, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Love, Malone, Mandel, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stull, Taylor, V. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Enhancement Benefit Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 111	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 235
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Education - Nonpublic School Employees - Criminal Convictions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 133	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Income Tax - State and County Income Tax Credit for New Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 186	Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Family Law - Criminal History Records Check Costs - Reimbursement for Volunteers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 214	Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Hooper, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Mooney
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 238	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 241
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	State Department of Education - Comprehensive Induction Programs - Guidelines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 258	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Pipkin
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 293	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Dyson, and Hollinger
Entitled	Education - Public Charter Schools - Clarifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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 425	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Annual Report of Average Faculty Salaries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 427	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Currie, Della, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 428	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Currie, Della, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Hollinger, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 465	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Commission to Study Pay-for-Performance Models of Teacher Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 572	Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, and Pinsky
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Revenues for Pension Enhancements for State Employees and Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 666	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Garagiola, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Hollinger, Jacobs, Mooney, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retired Military Personnel Employed in Critical Workforce Areas
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 714	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Hogan, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Residential Boarding Education Programs - At-Risk Youth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 742	Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Teacher Incentive Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 848	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Education - Educational Technology Pilot Program - Elementary Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 935	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1019	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, Currie, Hogan, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, Pinsky, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Enhancement Benefit Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 1055	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Teachers' and Local Employees' Retirement Enhancement Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation