2007 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:26 p.m.

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HB 34	Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Costa, and Kach
Entitled	Planning and Zoning Decisions - Standing to Appeal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 48	Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Barve, Frank, Minnick, Oaks, Shank, and Stein
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 58	Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)
Entitled	Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

HB 71	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Cardin, DeBoy, Kach, Malone, and Stein
Entitled	Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 81	Status as of January 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Anderson, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 85	Status as of January 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, G. Clagett, Jones, McIntosh, and Vallario
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 158	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Calvert County Delegation
Entitled	Business Regulation - Licenses - Calvert County
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 203	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Conaway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, McConkey, and Simmons
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Admissibility of Medical Records
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 290	Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Barve, James, Niemann, and Shewell
Entitled	Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Retention Elections
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 300	Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Courts - Violation of Condition of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 309	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and F. Turner
Entitled	Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 331	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 234
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Real Property - Electronic Recording Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 337	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Posting of Bond Without Appearance of Defendant
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 361	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Donoghue, Kullen, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 384	Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Baltimore City Circuit Court - Jury Commissioner - Designation and Supervision
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 425	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Olszewski, Vallario, Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Frank, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Levi, McComas, Ramirez, Schuler, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer - Failure to Act in Good Faith
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 463	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 497	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Courts - Docketing Fee for Appearance of Counsel - Payment and Collection PG 316-07
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 507	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Juvenile Offenses and Absences from School - Administrative and Criminal Penalties PG 317-07
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 525	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, V. Clagett, Hucker, Shewell, and Weir
Entitled	Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Court Appointment of Receiver
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 571	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 563
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Carter, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Oaks, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Smigiel, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 665	Status as of February 8, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Subdivision Appeals MC/PG 114-07
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 730	Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Harford County - Board of Education - Selection of Members
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 731	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, V. Clagett, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, N. King, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 779	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank and Morhaim
Entitled	Medical Malpractice - Medical Liability Division Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 847	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 629
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell
Entitled	Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 876	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 341
Sponsored By	Delegates Lawton, Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Bronrott, Dwyer, Frank, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hucker, James, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Kullen, Lee, Love, Manno, McComas, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Stein, Tarrant, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1029	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Holmes, and Krebs
Entitled	Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Civil Court Cases - Filing Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1079	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Benson, and Proctor
Entitled	Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1108	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Criminal Appeals - Right to Jury Trial
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1134	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Marriage - Performance of Ceremony - Retired Clerk of Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1214	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Costa, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Lead-Containing Products - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1287	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Gaines, Ivey, Manno, and Taylor
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Scheduled Pay
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1317	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 647
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Cane, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hucker, McIntosh, Ramirez, Simmons, and Vallario
Entitled	Mandatory Minimum Sentences - Burglary and Daytime Housebreaking - Retroactive Effect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1325	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 648
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Barnes, Benson, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Glassman, Haddaway, Holmes, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Levi, McComas, McDonough, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Riley, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1363	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1436	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Washington County - Zoning and Land Use - Actions Concerning Hospitals and Medical Campuses - Bonds and Other Security
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 29	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Refuses to Recede
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 46	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Kittleman, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 60	Status as of January 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)
Entitled	Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

SB 82	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 113	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in Prince George's County PG 303-07
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 136	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Courts - Violation of Condition of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 143	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Real Property - Electronic Recording Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Appropriations

SB 159	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Della, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Planning and Zoning Decisions - Standing to Appeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 164	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 522
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Dyson
Entitled	Business Regulation - Licenses - Calvert County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 209	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Jury Staff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 287	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 321
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Court Appointment of Receiver
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 384	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 546
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	General Assembly - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 386	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Conway, Dyson, and Exum
Entitled	Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 389	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 150
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer - Failure to Act in Good Faith
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 396	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 286
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Della, Conway, Jones, McFadden, Pugh, Frosh, and Stone
Entitled	Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 508	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Medical Liability Division
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 519	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 562
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Brochin, Jacobs, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 546	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 596	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 606	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Conway, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Simonaire, Stone, Jones, and Peters
Entitled	Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 638	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Election Law - Development of State Voter Referendum Guide - Condensed and Summary Statements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 685	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By	Cecil County Senators
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Posting of Bond Without Appearance of Defendant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 754	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 184
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Eluding a Police Officer - Crimes of Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 880	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Marriage - Performance of Ceremony - Retired Clerk of Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 916	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe and Peters
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Scheduled Pay
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance