2007 Regular Session sponsor information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:30 p.m.
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Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant
District 40
Total Number of Bills: 122
HB 75
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sandi's Learning Center
House:
Appropriations
HB 456
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
House:
Appropriations
HB 526
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Healthy Start
House:
Appropriations
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 1233
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Property Tax Credit
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1373
Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Higher Education - University of Maryland Medical System - Subject to State Access to Public Records Law
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1374
Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Health Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts - Current Deductible and Account Balance Information
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 1375
Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
University of Maryland Medical System - Minority Business Enterprise Procurement Activities
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
Co-sponsored Bills
HB 28
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Sunset Extension
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 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 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 159
Status as of February 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Hepatitis C Inmate Treatment Program - Report
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 172
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Real Property - Ground Rents - Prohibition on Creation of Reversionary Interests in Residential Property
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 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 251
Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 228
Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings
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 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 313
Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: February 13, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
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 340
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 48
Drug-Exposed Infants - Methamphetamine
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 452
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 287
Ground Rents - Conversion of Irredeemable Ground Rents
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 463
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 489
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 291
Ground Rents - Redemption
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 502
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 289
Ground Rents - Notices Regarding Ground Leases on Residential Property
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 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 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 572
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 613
Health Insurance - Personal Responsibility - Study
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 580
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 290
Ground Rents - Registry of Properties Subject to Ground Leases
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 639
Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Education - Multiple Student Suspensions - Services and Actions Required
House:
Ways and Means
HB 713
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 496
Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 735
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: February 21, 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 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 769
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Disease Prevention - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Expedited Partner Therapy Pilot Program
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 770
Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Maryland Transit Administration - Continuation of Passenger Railroad Service on Amtrak and CSX Lines
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 780
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - The Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project
House:
Appropriations
HB 787
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Parks & People Headquarters at Auchentoroly Terrace
House:
Appropriations
HB 788
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 26
Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 861
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Zion Christian Middle School
House:
Appropriations
HB 862
Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Economic and Community Development - Community Technology Centers
House:
Economic Matters
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 868
Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 630
Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 874
Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Maryland Transit Administration - Baltimore Metropolitan Transit District Advisory Council
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 876
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 341
Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 895
Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Higher Education - Scholarship Program for Youth at Risk of Joining a Criminal Gang
House:
Ways and Means
HB 896
Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Criminal Gang Task Force and Database
House:
Judiciary
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 922
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 440
Landlord and Tenant - Expiration of Warrant - Striking Judgment for Possession
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 931
Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Victim - Expungement of False Criminal Record
House:
Judiciary
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 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 970
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 445
Rosewood Center - Plan for Services to Residents
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 973
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
House:
Ways and Means
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 980
Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
HIV Testing, Education, and Treatment for Inmates
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 16, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
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 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 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 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 1046
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 450
Public Health - Self-Mutilation - Awareness, Training, and Distribution of Materials
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 1052
Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Young Adult Coverage Expansion Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 1055
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Workforce Development Pilot Program for Lead Abatement and Removal
House:
Environmental Matters
(Heard: March 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
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 1058
Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Meal Periods
House:
Economic Matters
HB 1059
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Family Health Care Affordability Act
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
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 1062
Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Alternative Energy Acceleration Act
House:
Economic Matters
HB 1065
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Clarence H. "Du" Burns Memorial
House:
Appropriations
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 1115
Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Education - Unexcused Student Absence - Repayment of State Costs
House:
Ways and Means
HB 1180
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 298
Unemployment Insurance - Schedule of Benefits
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
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 1235
Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 95
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2005 - Baltimore City - Baltimore Museum of Art
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1255
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Men's Health Center
House:
Appropriations
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 1284
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 293
Ground Leases - Redemption - Preferred Interest Rate Loans
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1285
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Restoration Gardens
House:
Appropriations
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 1319
Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Maryland Civil Rights Commission
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
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 1338
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - East Baltimore Housing Community
House:
Appropriations
HB 1339
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Mary Harvin Transformation Center
House:
Appropriations
HB 1360
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Trinity Family Life Center
House:
Appropriations
HB 1361
Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Health Care and Personal Care Services - Abusive Employee Database
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: April 6, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1388
Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1403
Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Critical Area - Construction of a Facility - Prohibition
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1438
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Learning, Inc. Facility
House:
Appropriations
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
Administration Bills
HB 458
Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 285
Ground Rents - Property Owned by Baltimore City - Reimbursement for Expenses - Notices
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
