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

	Comptroller	Another Session
		Short Format

HB 17	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled	Public School Construction - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 47	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, F. Turner, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Manno, McKee, Murphy, Ross, and Walker
Entitled	Motor Fuel Tax - Exemption for Biodiesel Fuel - Government Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 282	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 298	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Glassman
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Thoroughbred Race Horses - Maryland-Bred Race Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 354	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Military Family Relief Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 371	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Benson, Braveboy, Holmes, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled	State Lottery - Unanticipated Revenues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 389	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Benson, Braveboy, Holmes, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled	Education - Maryland Public School Supplemental Fund - Lotteries
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 436	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 565
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Barnes, Beidle, V. Clagett, Conway, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Healey, Hubbard, Lawton, Love, Mathias, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Ross, Simmons, Sophocleus, Waldstreicher, Walker, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled	Homestead Tax Credit - Eligibility Verification - Application
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 488	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 239
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, and Montgomery
Entitled	Environment - Statewide Electronics Recycling Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 522	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Beidle, and George
Entitled	Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 531	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Morhaim, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credit - Donations for Scholarships at Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 534	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Kaiser
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Noncustodial Parent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 544	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross and Kaiser
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Research and Development
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 553	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Gilchrist, Ivey, Kaiser, Rice, and Stukes
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 572	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 613
Sponsored By	Delegates Elliott, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Shewell, Stull, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Personal Responsibility - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 580	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 290
Sponsored By	Delegate McIntosh and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Ground Rents - Registry of Properties Subject to Ground Leases
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 660	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Glassman, Morhaim, and Stein
Entitled	Biodiesel Renewable Fuel Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 732	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Hixson
Entitled	Elections - Runoff Elections
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 735	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Boteler, Bromwell, DeBoy, Elliott, Haddaway, Holmes, Hucker, Kullen, Malone, Mathias, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, and Tarrant
Entitled	State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 741	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Income Tax - Employer-Assisted Housing Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 754	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, Lee, Valderrama, and V. Turner
Entitled	Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 785	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 497
Sponsored By	Delegates Malone, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gilchrist, Glassman, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, James, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Love, Manno, Mathias, McConkey, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, Vaughn, Weir, Weldon, Davis, Feldman, Jameson, and McHale
Entitled	Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard and Firefighter Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 821	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Transportation - Tax Revenues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 839	Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Ali, Barnes, Barve, Bromwell, Conaway, Guzzone, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Walker
Entitled	Environment - Recycling - Bottle Deposits, Returns, and Refunds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 853	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Bates, George, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, McKee, Miller, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Family Education Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 970	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Taylor, and Weldon
Entitled	Rosewood Center - Plan for Services to Residents
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 973	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Beidle, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cane, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glassman, Glenn, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, Krebs, Krysiak, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Oaks, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Robinson, Schuler, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1001	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 126
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario
Entitled	Unclaimed Restitution - Disbursements and Use
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1024	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1059	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Donoghue, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant
Entitled	Family Health Care Affordability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1080	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Beidle, Braveboy, DeBoy, Frush, Gaines, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Jones, Kach, N. King, Kipke, Kullen, Lawton, Love, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Education - Creation of the Maryland Education Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

HB 1143	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 640
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Income Tax Withholding - Nonresident Contractors
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1168	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegate Doory
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Returns
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1220	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Malone, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, Waldstreicher, Ali, Glenn, Hucker, Manno, and Stein
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1345	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1350	Status as of March 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	Environment - Water Pollution Control - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 93	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Miller
Entitled	Unclaimed Restitution - Disbursements and Use
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 255	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 539
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 261	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 540
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Task Force on Renewable Alternative Fuels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 265	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Hogan, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 361	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Forehand, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Frosh, Haines, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard and Firefighter Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 393	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax Reform - Combined Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 425	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Munson
Entitled	Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 428	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 522	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Homestead Tax Credit - Eligibility Verification - Application
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 622	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Stone
Entitled	Ground Rents - Registry of Properties Subject to Ground Leases
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 636	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Primary and Secondary Education - School Construction - Green School Buildings Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 795	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Care Expansion Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 867	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 869	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	State Income Tax - Credit for Release of Ground Rent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 901	Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Frosh, and Pinsky
Entitled	Chesapeake Bay Green Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 949	Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Transportation Funding Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 976	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development)
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 993	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Hooper
Entitled	State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1033	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 370
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Tax Credits for Individuals Facing Employment Barriers - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means