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Delegate Justin D. Ross
District 22
Total Number of Bills: 111
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 544       Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Research and Development
House: Ways and Means    
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 611       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 493
Public Safety - State Aid for Police Protection Fund - Municipal Sworn Officer Allocation
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
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 975       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Community Assistance Program Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 976       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit - Qualified Homes
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1022     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 1024     Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1204     Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    
HB 1205     Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Prince George's County Board of Education - Repeal of Requirement for a Comprehensive Review
House: Ways and Means    
HB 1383     Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Maryland Multicultural Youth Center Multi-Purpose Room
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 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 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 131       Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 112
Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 283       Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Higher Education - State Student Financial Assistance - Eligibility
House: Ways and Means    
HB 293       Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty
House: Judiciary    
HB 309       Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 375       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - College Park Aviation Museum
House: Appropriations    
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 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 401       Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 401
Public Safety - Carbon Monoxide Alarms
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 409       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgages
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 1, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 410       Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Income Tax - Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses
House: Ways and Means    
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 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 454       Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 14, 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 471       Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
State Government - State Soil - Sassafras Soil
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 7, 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 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 571       Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 563
Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 581       Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Municipal Corporation Property Tax - Property Used for Student Housing
House: Ways and Means    
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 593       Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Public Schools - School Computers - Internet Filters
House: Ways and Means    
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 607       Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Historic Greenbelt Theater
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 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 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 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 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 795       Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Railroad Grade Crossings - Automated Enforcement Systems
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 815       Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 13, 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 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 851       Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Earned Income Credit - Amount
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 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 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 916       Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Secretary of State - Notary Public - Fees
House: Health and Government Operations    
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 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 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 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 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 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 1058     Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Meal Periods
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1069     Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Public Service Commission - Broadband Internet Service
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 1135     Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Security Expenses
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 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 1288     Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 274
State Real Estate Commission - Sales Agents for Home Builders - Licensure
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1325     Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 648
Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 4           Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Joint Resolution 2
Slavery in Maryland
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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