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Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard
District 24
Total Number of Bills: 119
HB 208       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 532
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 209       Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Ethics - Complaints - Copy to Legislator
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 210       Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Sale or Distribution of Personal Information - Limitations
House: Economic Matters    
HB 211       Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Unsolicited Transmissions to a Facsimile Device - Private Actions
House: Economic Matters    
HB 370       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Distribution of Lottery Proceeds - Public Schools
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 371       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
State Lottery - Unanticipated Revenues
House: Ways and Means    
HB 389       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Maryland Public School Supplemental Fund - Lotteries
House: Ways and Means    
HB 932       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Delta Alumnae Community Development Center
House: Appropriations    
HB 1015     Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Eminent Domain - Limitations on the Condemnation of Private Property
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1079     Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
House: Appropriations    
HB 1155     Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 456
Education - Children with Disabilities - Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 16         Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Applications - Deadline
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 81         Status as of January 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
House: Appropriations     (Heard: January 30, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 101       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
State Government - Commemorative Month - Black History Month
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 103       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 590
Public Safety - Eyewitness Identification - Written Policies
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 132       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 16, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 134       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 294
Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2007
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 136       Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 148       Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 44
Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 170       Status as of January 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility
House: Appropriations     (Heard: February 6, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 201       Status as of February 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Elective Franchise - Authority to Establish Early Voting
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 218       Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Military Service Credit - Eligibility
House: Appropriations    
HB 223       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Refundable Amount
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 22, 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 226       Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Libraries - Funding - State Library Resource Center
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 20, 2007, 1:00 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 273       Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Voting Rights Restoration - Ex-Offenders
House: Ways and Means    
HB 274       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 387
Study Commission to Explore the Expanded Application of State Stipends for National Certification of Teachers
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 275       Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Education - Teachers - State and Local Aid Program for Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 279       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 594
Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 288       Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Healthy Maryland Initiative
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means     (Heard: February 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 348       Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Horse Racing - Purse and Bred Fund Supplements
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation     (Heard: March 30, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 359       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 502
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 365       Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Timely Receipt
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
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 415       Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion
House: Judiciary    
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 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 439       Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size
House: Ways and Means    
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 461       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Prostate Cancer Pilot Program
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 13, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 462       Status as of February 15, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations     (Heard: February 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 496       Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Courts - Service of Process - Motor Vehicle Administration as Agent for Nonresident Driver
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 546       Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Education - Compulsory Attendance - Age of Withdrawal
House: Ways and Means    
HB 548       Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Substance Abuse - Diversion
House: Judiciary    
HB 562       Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees
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 586       Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Personnel - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Contractual Employees
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 604       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Courthouse - Duvall Wing
House: Appropriations    
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 641       Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Towing or Removal of Vehicles from Parking Lots
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 652       Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Telephone Solicitation - Prohibitions on Automated Calls
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: February 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 699       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Higher Education - Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Program
House: Appropriations    
HB 700       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Family Investment Administration - Burial Assistance Program - Payment Requirement
House: Appropriations    
HB 713       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 496
Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 739       Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Protection and Disclosure of Information About Consumers Collected by Merchants
House: Economic Matters    
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 758       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 534
Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 777       Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Higher Education - Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
House: Appropriations     (Heard: March 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 794       Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Abandoned Vehicles - Notice
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 6, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 829       Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act
House: Economic Matters    
HB 838       Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Education - Character Education Fund
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 28, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 864       Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Equal Employment Opportunity Office - Independent Unit
House: Appropriations    
HB 878       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 530
Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy - Modifications
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 879       Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary     Senate: Finance
HB 887       Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Department of the Environment - Licensing and Regulation of Tanning Facilities
House: Economic Matters    
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 933       Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence - Mandatory Anger Management or Batterer Intervention
House: Judiciary    
HB 940       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - National Philippine Cultural Center
House: Appropriations    
HB 951       Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Health - General - Food Establishment - Letter Grades
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 957       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 442
Public Schools - Student Emergency Medical Care - Guidelines
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 958       Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Department of Business and Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Small Business Investment Companies
House: Economic Matters    
HB 962       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 443
Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
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 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 1017     Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 637
Baltimore City and Prince George's County - Parent-Teacher Association Matching Fund Pilot Program
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 1047     Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Higher Education - Maryland Truth in Tuition Act
House: Appropriations    
HB 1049     Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 191
Cervical Cancer Committee - HPV Vaccine Subcommittee
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1053     Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Business Organization Filing Fees - Income Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1058     Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Meal Periods
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1080     Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Education - Creation of the Maryland Education Fund
House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means    
HB 1181     Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 198
Task Force to Study State Assistance to Veterans
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 1213     Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Fraternal Order of Police Fallen Hero Memorial
House: Appropriations    
HB 1254     Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Election Law - Primary Elections - Election Dates
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 1296     Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Palmer Park Boys and Girls Club
House: Appropriations    
HB 1335     Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Mission of Love
House: Appropriations    
HB 1336     Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 40
2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
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
HB 1406     Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 480
State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service that Interrupts State Service - Calculation
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
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