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

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HB 19	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, and Stein
Entitled	Task Force to Implement Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 78	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Environmental Tobacco Smoke Elimination and Waiver Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 100	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Taylor
Entitled	Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 157	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 591
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prohibited Discrimination and Rebates - Incentives for Participation in Wellness Programs and Other Exceptions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 162	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 592
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, McIntosh, and Simmons
Entitled	State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 199	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Board of County Commissioners - Prohibition of Discriminatory Housing Practices
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 288	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 314	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 177
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Benson, Doory, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Kullen, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings and Civil Actions - Relief
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 359	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 502
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kach, N. King, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 400	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 462	Status as of February 15, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Frush, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 505	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 241
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Boteler, Bromwell, N. King, Levy, Montgomery, Hammen, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Service Animal Reform Act - "Gretchen's Law"
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 524	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 412
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Stein, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Kipke, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

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 766	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Hubbard, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, McKee, Minnick, Myers, and Weldon
Entitled	State Employees - Whistleblower Protection
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 788	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Cane, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Kipke, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant
Entitled	Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 832	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson and Glenn
Entitled	Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 859	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Burns, Haynes, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Simmons, Taylor, and Vallario
Entitled	Public Schools - Program of Instruction - Civil Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 864	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Anderson, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Conaway, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Rosenberg, Stukes, Vaughn, and Weir
Entitled	Equal Employment Opportunity Office - Independent Unit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 878	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 530
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Conaway, Davis, Glenn, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Rice, Stukes, Tarrant, and Vaughn
Entitled	Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 879	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Smigiel, Taylor, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary Senate: Finance

HB 945	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Schuler, Simmons, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression - Antidiscrimination
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1087	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kirk, Krysiak, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, McHale, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Robinson, Stukes, and Vaughn
Entitled	Automobile Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1178	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Local Government - Procurement - Resident Preferences
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1313	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 646
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Burns, Anderson, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stein, and Tarrant
Entitled	Maryland Civil Rights Commission
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 4	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Joint Resolution 2
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Barnes, Branch, Davis, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Oaks, Ross, Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker
Entitled	Slavery in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 2	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Miller, Currie, Astle, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 91	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 501
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 160	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Hate Crimes - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 192	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 529
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy - Modifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 207	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 269	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 25
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 351	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 147
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Gladden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

SB 474	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Gladden, and McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 516	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Madaleno
Entitled	Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression - Antidiscrimination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 678	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 176
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Britt, Della, Frosh, Gladden, Pinsky, and Conway
Entitled	Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings and Civil Actions - Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 714	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Prohibited Discrimination and Rebates - Incentives for Participation in Wellness Programs and Other Exceptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 828	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 934	Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Britt, Conway, Jones, Muse, Pugh, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 950	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	Education Funding Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 953	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton (By Request)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 1027	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 220
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SJ 6	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Joint Resolution 1
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Slavery in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SS 1	Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Services - Allegations of Discrimination and Harassment - Legislative Investigating Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules