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Delegate Jim Gilchrist
District 17
Total Number of Bills: 89
HB 448       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Services
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 582       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Senior Center Expansion
House: Appropriations    
HB 647       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Gaithersburg Regional Aquatic Recreation Center
House: Appropriations    
HB 1027     Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 21
Real Property - Release of Mortgage, Deed of Trust, or Lien Instrument
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1351     Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts
House: Appropriations    

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 6           Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: April 4, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 18         Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 548
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 38         Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 40         Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 41         Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Health Insurance and Medical Expenses
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 44         Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 46         Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Research and Development Tax Credits - Modifications
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 47         Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Motor Fuel Tax - Exemption for Biodiesel Fuel - Government Vehicles
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 76         Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Solar Energy Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 117       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 308
Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Consumer Reports - Security Freezes
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 123       Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
House: Economic Matters    
HB 131       Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 112
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 139       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 150       Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 151       Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Hometown Heroes Act of 2007 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 164       Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 223
Education - Relocatable Classrooms - Indoor Air Quality Standards
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 204       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 295
Higher Education - Study of the Cost of Textbooks for Higher Education
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 219       Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Alcohol- or Drug-Related Crimes - Prohibitions Against Causing Serious Physical Injury
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 13, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 225       Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 21, 2007, 1:30 p.m.)    
HB 227       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 383
Maryland Transportation Authority - Public-Private Partnerships
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 249       Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Correctional and Juvenile Facilities - Contact with Inmates and Juveniles - Penalties
House: Judiciary    
HB 261       Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Motor Vehicles - All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Headgear
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 327       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 573
Property Tax - Credit for Property Used as a Publicly Sponsored Business Incubator
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 349       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Adventist HealthCare
House: Appropriations    
HB 359       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 502
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 391       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 393       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Rates - Mass Transit Funding
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 27, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 415       Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion
House: Judiciary    
HB 418       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: February 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 427       Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Family Law - Protective Orders - Duration of Final Order
House: Judiciary    
HB 430       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 284
State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 431       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park
House: Appropriations    
HB 436       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 565
Homestead Tax Credit - Eligibility Verification - Application
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 451       Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Period for the Purchase of Energy Efficient Products
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 475       Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Public School Construction Assistance Act of 2007
House: Ways and Means and Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 490       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Imagination Stage
House: Appropriations    
HB 516       Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Local Governments - Impact Fees and Building Excise Taxes - Workforce Housing Exemption
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 518       Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Municipal Corporations - Hotel Rental Tax
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 523       Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Municipal Corporations - Building Excise Tax
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 528       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Nonprofit Village Center
House: Appropriations    
HB 542       Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Elections - Election Judges Training Pilot Program
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: April 5, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 553       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Corporate Income Tax Reform
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 554       Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Ways and Means
Voter Registration Protection Act
House: Ways and Means    
HB 576       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Katherine Thomas High School
House: Appropriations    
HB 577       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
County Boards of Education - Master Plans - Extension
House: Ways and Means    
HB 578       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Montgomery County - Montgomery Village and Germantown Boys & Girls Club
House: Appropriations    
HB 589       Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Prerecorded Phone Messages - Sponsor Identification
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: April 5, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 590       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 615
State Taxes - Solar Energy Grants and Devices
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 598       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 567
Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 619       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 418
Public Schools - County Superintendent of Schools - Notification of Criminal Charges
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 631       Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Electric Companies - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures and Services
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 648       Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 713       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 496
Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 717       Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Andrew's Law
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 13, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 754       Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means     Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 757       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Addiction and Treatment Services
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 760       Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 118
Natural Resources - Diamondback Terrapin - Take and Possession
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 785       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 497
Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard and Firefighter Protection Act
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 864       Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Equal Employment Opportunity Office - Independent Unit
House: Appropriations    
HB 875       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 555
Local Government - Street Lighting Equipment
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 876       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 341
Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 890       Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 9, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 906       Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Public Schools and Facilities - Preference for Locally Grown Foods
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 909       Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Senate Rules
HB 921       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 311
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Active Duty Military Personnel Who Become Maryland Residents
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 945       Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression - Antidiscrimination
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 28, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 968       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 444
Family Law - Post Adoption Support Services Pilot Program
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 983       Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Economic Development and Tax Incentive Act
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 986       Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Lead Safe Income Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means    
HB 994       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Task Force on the Policy and Funding Implications of Requiring Passage of the High School Assessment for Graduation
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 6, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1016     Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 120
Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
HB 1042     Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 449
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Period Reporting Requirements
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1045     Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Biodiesel and Ethanol Production Credit - Amounts
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1056     Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 318
Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1123     Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 303
Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Ida G. and L. Leonard Ruben Scholarships
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1180     Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 298
Unemployment Insurance - Schedule of Benefits
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1199     Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 641
Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Eligibility
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1207     Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 458
Criminal Law - Sexual Contact with Inmates in Correctional and Juvenile Facilities
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1257     Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 584
Income Tax - Captive Real Estate Investment Trusts
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1294     Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Task Force to Study the Economic Development Benefits of the Clean Energy Industry in Maryland
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1372     Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 478
Student Health - Inhalant Abuse - Awareness , Training, and Distribution of Materials (Mackenzie's Law)
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1386     Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 209
Agricultural Ownership Entities - Homestead Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HJ 3           Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
REAL ID Act of 2007 - Protest and Repeal
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    
HJ 6           Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Filipino World War II Veterans
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations