2007 Regular Session sponsor information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:30 p.m.
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Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass
District 13
Total Number of Bills: 81
HB 166
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Video Lottery Terminals - Constitutional Amendment Subject to Voter Approval
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 329
Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 343
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 73
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Laboratories - Letter of Exception
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 344
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 74
Public Health Laboratories - Mutual Aid Agreements
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 979
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 262
Health Information Exchange Pilot Project
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 1179
Status as of February 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Health Insurance - Uniform Credentialing Form
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1437
Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Veterinarians - Licenses - Waiver of Requirements
House:
Environmental Matters
Co-sponsored Bills
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 30
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 528
Oral Health Safety Net Program
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
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Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters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 100
Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup
House:
Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
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 131
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 112
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 174
Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving and Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 176
Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement - Expansion
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 15, 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 208
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 532
Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 212
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Leave with Pay - Illness of Employee's Immediate Family
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: February 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 213
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 525
Child Sexual Abuse and Crimes of Violence
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 216
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 227
HIV Testing - Exposure - Forensic Scientist
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 314
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 177
Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings and Civil Actions - Relief
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 315
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 598
State Board of Nursing - Licensing, Certification, and Reinstatement Requirements
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 325
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 543
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 339
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 600
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Benefit Plans - Rates
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
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 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 445
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 545
State Board of Nursing - Advanced Nurse Practitioners - Membership and Qualifications
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 457
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 186
Health Occupations - Funeral Director Licenses
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 505
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 241
Maryland Service Animal Reform Act - "Gretchen's Law"
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 524
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 412
Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 579
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 243
Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 599
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 507
The Baby Boomer Initiative Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 605
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 512
Statewide Empowerment Zones for Seniors Commission
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
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 676
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Electric Industry - Local Aggregation
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: March 13, 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 731
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 745
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 623
State-Owned Heavy Equipment and Heating Equipment - Biodiesel Fuel Requirement
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 751
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 165
Health Occupations - Supervised Practice - Dental Hygienist
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 778
Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
House:
Ways and Means
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 793
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 435
Sickle Cell Disease - Statewide Steering Committee on Services for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 836
Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Public Health - Lyme Disease - Public Awareness Campaign
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: April 4, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 850
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 82
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration - Needs Assessment
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 865
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 437
Milk Products - Farmstead Cheese Production - Pilot Study
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 880
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 38
Senior Citizen Activities Centers - Capital Improvement Grants Program - Maximum Grant Amount
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 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 917
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud Victims - Judicial Determinations of Innocence and Victim Database
House:
Judiciary
HB 924
Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Health Care Disclosure Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 942
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 116
Maryland Green Building Council
House:
Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 947
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 169
Health Insurance - Health Care Providers - Reimbursement and Charges
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 949
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 441
Military Health Care Personnel - Staffing Initiative
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 988
Status as of May 15, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Technical
State Board of Dental Examiners - Program Evaluation and Licensee Protection
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1004
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 636
Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 1009
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 34
Task Force to Study the Developmental Disabilities Administration Rate Payment Systems
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
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 1030
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 353
Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1033
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 638
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs and Devices - Copayment or Coinsurance
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 1036
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 447
Identity Fraud - Inducing Another to Provide Identifying Information - Prohibited
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 1044
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Crimes - Identity Fraud Repeat Offender - Penalty
House:
Judiciary
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 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 1057
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 639
Health Insurance - Family Coverage Expansion Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 1061
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 13, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1078
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 180
Public Safety - Maryland State Firemen's Association - Uses of Appropriation
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 1214
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Lead-Containing Products - Prohibition
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 1229
Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Property Tax Credit - Nonprofit Swimming Facilities
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 23, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1270
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 213
Maryland HIV/AIDS Reporting Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1313
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 646
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
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
