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

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HB 280	Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Administrative Hearings - Rights of a Victim's Representative
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 291	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Bronrott, Dumais, James, Malone, and Riley
Entitled	Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 357	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Maryland Fetal and Infant Mortality Review
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 457	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 186
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Occupations - Funeral Director Licenses
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 682	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 251
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Emergency Medical Services "Do Not Resuscitate Orders" - Health Care Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 713	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 496
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration and Attorney General) and Delegates James, Riley, Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glassman, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kelly, J. King, N. King, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rice, Ross, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 797	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 81
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Study of Health Care Services for Children with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 827	Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Holmes, Kelly, Kramer, Kullen, Mathias, McKee, Miller, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Right-of-Way - Penalties for Failure to Yield
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 891	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Bates, Beitzel, Kelly, McKee, Shank, Stull, and Donoghue
Entitled	Postmortem Examiners Commission - Rate for the Transportation of a Body
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1071	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 264
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Glenn, Kirk, and Krysiak
Entitled	Child Fatality Review Teams - Access and Disclosure of Information
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1340	Status as of March 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Niemann and Holmes
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Summary Ejectment - Deceased Tenant
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1417	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Mathias, and Rudolph
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Fatality or Life-Threatening Injury - Mandatory Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 182	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Peters, Pipkin, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 348	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Child Fatality Review Teams - Access and Disclosure of Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 431	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 153
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Children - Out-of-Home Care Review Boards - Case Reviews
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 632	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Jacobs and the President (By Request - Administration and Attorney General) and Senators Brochin, Haines, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 756	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 185
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Health Occupations - Funeral Director Licenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 863	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Right-of-Way - Penalties for Failure to Yield
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 895	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 203
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Public Safety Employees Killed in the Performance of Duties - Public Safety Aviation Employees - Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations