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

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HB 30	Status as of March 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Arnick, Bronrott, Mandel, Conroy, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving and Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 355	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Patterson, Conroy, Holmes, Kelley, and Parker
Entitled	State Lottery - Unclaimed Prizes - Distribution to School Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 389	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Petzold, Anderson, Bronrott, Dumais, Dwyer, Kelly, King, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McMillan, Menes, Quinter, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Civil Liability - AMBER Alert Dissemination - Immunity for Media and Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 817	Status as of March 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelley, Parker, and V. Turner
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Commercial Vehicles - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 950	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means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 - Telecommunications Tax - Distribution of Revenue PG 420-06
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 956	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Insurance - Waiver of Customer Liability - Utility Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1013	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1025	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Cryor
Entitled	State Employee Teleworking Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1030	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 - Telecommunications Tax - Distribution of Revenue PG 407-06
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 1213	Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Aumann, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Heller, Hogan, Kaiser, Kohl, Lee, McDonough, Shank, Smigiel, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Crimes - Commercial Depiction of Dogfight or Cockfight - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1249	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 386
Sponsored By	Delegates Cryor and Dumais
Entitled	Criminal Law - Prohibition on Prerecorded Emergency Messages - Exceptions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1253	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Quinter, Bobo, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Telephone Directories - Inclusion of Cellular Subscribers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1293	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McIntosh (Chairman, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, Edwards, Frush, Glassman, McHale, and Parrott
Entitled	Procurement - Maryland Port Administration - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Health and Government Operations

HB 1301	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 491
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario and Simmons
Entitled	Telephone Privacy Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Judiciary Senate: Finance

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 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 1511	Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Jameson
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Statewide Fiber Optic Network
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1740	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates McMillan, Boschert, and Gilleland
Entitled	Public Safety Employees - Duty to Help, Protect, or Rescue
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 4	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Bobo, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Goldwater, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, McComas, Montgomery, Murray, Parker, Pendergrass, and Stern
Entitled	ICE Designation on Cell Phones
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 30	Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Green, Kelley, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	State Employee Teleworking Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 38	Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Garagiola, Jacobs, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Crimes - Unauthorized Possession of Contraband - Place of Confinement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 116	Status as of February 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Criminal Law - Telecommunication Device in Place of Confinement - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 728	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 266
Sponsored By	Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled	Telemedicine - Use and Reimbursement - Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

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 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 789	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Statewide Fiber Optic Network
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 834	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton (Chairman, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration)
Entitled	Procurement - Maryland Port Administration - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance

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 862	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance - Waiver of Customer Liability - Utility Providers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 999	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Telephone Directories - Inclusion of Cellular Subscribers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters