2007 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:26 p.m.
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Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
Total Number of Bills: 73
HB 16
        Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Applications - Deadline
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 18
        Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 548
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 71
        Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: February 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 116
      Status as of January 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Election Law - Reporting of Slate Expenditures
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: February 6, 2007, 11:00 a.m)
   
HB 148
      Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 44
Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 181
      Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 224
Baltimore County - Election Law - Compensation for Election Judges
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 290
      Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Retention Elections
House:
Judiciary
   
HB 309
      Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 365
      Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Timely Receipt
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: March 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 366
      Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Election Administration and the Recruitment and Retention of Election Judges
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 369
      Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Transition of Association Control - Study
House:
Environmental Matters
    Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 395
      Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Anne Arundel County - School Board - Elected Members
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 437
      Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Elections - Certificate of Candidacy - Legal Name of Candidate
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 513
      Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 611
Howard County - Board of Education - Qualifications and Election of Student Member Ho. Co. 12-07
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 542
      Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Elections - Election Judges Training Pilot Program
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: April 5, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 555
      Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Election Law - Political Committees - Campaign Finance
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: March 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 637
      Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 617
Election Law - Compensation for Election Judges - Prince George's County PG 404-07
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 638
      Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Prince George's County - Board of Education - Election of Members PG 403-07
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: February 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 706
      Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Election Law - Identification of Voters
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 730
      Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Harford County - Board of Education - Selection of Members
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: February 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 731
      Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: March 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 732
      Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Elections - Runoff Elections
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 733
      Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Elections - Election Judges - Shifts at Polling Places on Election Day
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 826
      Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Elections - Presidential Primaries - Unaffiliated Voters
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 830
      Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Washington County - Board of Education - Regional Election Districts
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 886
      Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Every Vote Counts Act
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 918
      Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Election Law - Regulation of Local Campaign Finance Activity - County Authority
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: March 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 948
      Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Election Law - Task Force on Instant Voter Registration and Voting by Mail
House:
Ways and Means
   
HB 954
      Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Membership
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: March 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 1079
    Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
House:
Appropriations
   
HB 1114
    Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 454
Anne Arundel County - Board of Education - Appointment Process
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1204
    Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
   
HB 1239
    Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Technical
Prince George's County - Board of Education PG 433-07
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1254
    Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Election Law - Primary Elections - Election Dates
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: March 20, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 1297
    Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Structure of Board - Straw Ballot
House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: March 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 1316
    Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Partially Elected Board - Straw Ballot
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
   
HB 1318
    Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Maryland Partnership for Innovation and Quality in Family Child Care Act
House:
Economic Matters
   
(Heard: March 21, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
HB 1363
    Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office
House:
Judiciary
   
HB 1371
    Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Quality and Stability in the Personal Care Workforce Act
House:
Appropriations
   
HB 1434
    Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Election Law - Presidential Primary Election Date
House:
Ways and Means
    Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 1
          Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 513
Elective Franchise - Early Voting and Polling Places
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
SB 28
        Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Anne Arundel County - School Board - Elected Members
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
SB 31
        Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Elections - Voter Registration and Voting - Age
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
SB 46
        Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Judiciary
SB 63
        Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Election Law - Voter's Bill of Rights
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: April 5, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 77
        Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Election Law - Rotation of Candidates Names on the Ballot
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
SB 78
        Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Election Law - Election Judges - Hiring on a Nonpartisan Basis
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
SB 82
        Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: February 14, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 89
        Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Address Requirement
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
SB 90
        Status as of January 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Given Name Requirement
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: February 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 195
      Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Political Committees - Campaign Finance
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: February 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 216
      Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Video Lottery Terminals - Statewide Straw Ballot
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
   
(Heard: March 6, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 324
      Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Anne Arundel County - Board of Education - Appointment Process
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
   
(Heard: April 4, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
SB 364
      Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Miscellaneous Technical and Clarifying Corrections
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: February 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 376
      Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Baltimore County - Election Law - Compensation for Election Judges
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
SB 386
      Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: February 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 392
      Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 547
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
SB 417
      Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Candidate and Other Outdoor Signs - Removal and Enforcement
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
SB 520
      Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Every Vote Counts Act
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 545
      Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Open Ballot Voting - Nomination by Multiple Political Parties
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 546
      Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
SB 597
      Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 634
      Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 43
Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
SB 638
      Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Development of State Voter Referendum Guide - Condensed and Summary Statements
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 657
      Status as of May 17, 2007:
Vetoed by the Governor - Technical
Prince George's County - Board of Education
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
SB 703
      Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Maryland Partnership for Innovation and Quality in Family Child Care Act
Senate:
Finance
   
(Heard: March 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 708
      Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Election Law - County Offices or Baltimore City Municipal Offices - Election Dates
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
SB 726
      Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: March 8, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 758
      Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Task Force on Instant Voter Registration and Voting by Mail
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
   
(Heard: February 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 782
      Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Partially Elected Board - Straw Ballot
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means
SB 968
      Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Quality and Stability in the Personal Care Workforce Act
Senate:
Finance
   
(Heard: March 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.)
   
SB 1025
    Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 219
Election Law - Presidential Primary Election Date
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
    House:
Ways and Means