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

	Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting	Another Session
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HB 16	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Howard, Ivey, N. King, Manno, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled	Election Law - Absentee Ballot Applications - Deadline
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 18	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 548
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bobo, Montgomery, Ali, Barve, Boteler, Bronrott, Cardin, Doory, Feldman, George, Gilchrist, Haynes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Krebs, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Manno, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
Committee Assignments	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
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 116	Status as of January 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Glassman
Entitled	Election Law - Reporting of Slate Expenditures
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 148	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 44
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barve, Howard, N. King, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, and F. Turner
Entitled	Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 181	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 224
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Aumann, Boteler, Burns, Cardin, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Lafferty, Malone, McDonough, Morhaim, Olszewski, Stein, and Weir
Entitled	Baltimore County - Election Law - Compensation for Election Judges
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Ivey, N. King, Ross, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Sophocleus, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Authority to Establish Early Voting
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Barve, James, Niemann, and Shewell
Entitled	Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Retention Elections
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 365	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Anderson, Bates, Bobo, Cane, Dumais, Guzzone, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Lee, Manno, Miller, Pendergrass, Rice, and Taylor
Entitled	Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Timely Receipt
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 366	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Election Administration and the Recruitment and Retention of Election Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 369	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Braveboy, Griffith, Davis, and Vaughn
Entitled	Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Transition of Association Control - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 395	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Costa, Dwyer, and George
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - School Board - Elected Members
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 437	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Elections - Certificate of Candidacy - Legal Name of Candidate
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 513	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By	Howard County Delegation
Entitled	Howard County - Board of Education - Qualifications and Election of Student Member Ho. Co. 12-07
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Bohanan, Barve, Cardin, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, McKee, Olszewski, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Elections - Election Judges Training Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 555	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Elliott, and Frank
Entitled	Election Law - Political Committees - Campaign Finance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 637	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 617
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Election Law - Compensation for Election Judges - Prince George's County PG 404-07
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Board of Education - Election of Members PG 403-07
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 706	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Bates, Beitzel, Kelly, McKee, Shank, and Stull
Entitled	Election Law - Identification of Voters
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 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 733	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Cardin, and N. King
Entitled	Elections - Election Judges - Shifts at Polling Places on Election Day
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 826	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Cardin, and Kach
Entitled	Elections - Presidential Primaries - Unaffiliated Voters
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 830	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Board of Education - Regional Election Districts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 886	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Every Vote Counts Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 918	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Dumais, Feldman, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, N. King, Lawton, Montgomery, Rice, Simmons, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled	Election Law - Regulation of Local Campaign Finance Activity - County Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 948	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Election Law - Task Force on Instant Voter Registration and Voting by Mail
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 954	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter and Anderson
Entitled	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1114	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 454
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Board of Education - Appointment Process
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross (By Request)
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1239	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Technical
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Board of Education PG 433-07
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barve, Doory, Howard, N. King, and McKee
Entitled	Election Law - Primary Elections - Election Dates
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1297	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, and Oaks
Entitled	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Structure of Board - Straw Ballot
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1316	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Conaway, Oaks, Robinson, and Stukes
Entitled	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Partially Elected Board - Straw Ballot
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1318	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Davis
Entitled	Maryland Partnership for Innovation and Quality in Family Child Care Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1371	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Gaines
Entitled	Quality and Stability in the Personal Care Workforce Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1434	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Election Law - Presidential Primary Election Date
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 513
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Conway, Dyson, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Currie, Frosh, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Astle, Klausmeier, and Kramer
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Early Voting and Polling Places
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire and Greenip
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - School Board - Elected Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 31	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Frosh, Lenett, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Elections - Voter Registration and Voting - Age
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 63	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Frosh, and Madaleno
Entitled	Election Law - Voter's Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 77	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Munson, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Rotation of Candidates Names on the Ballot
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 78	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Rosapepe
Entitled	Election Law - Election Judges - Hiring on a Nonpartisan Basis
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 89	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Haines, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Address Requirement
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Exum, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Miller, and Stone
Entitled	Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Given Name Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 195	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Exum, Raskin, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Political Committees - Campaign Finance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 216	Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Video Lottery Terminals - Statewide Straw Ballot
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 324	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chair, Anne Arundel County Senators
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Board of Education - Appointment Process
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 364	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Election Law - Miscellaneous Technical and Clarifying Corrections
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 376	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Baltimore County - Election Law - Compensation for Election Judges
Committee Assignments	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
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 392	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, Zirkin, Dyson, Britt, Harris, and Greenip
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Kasemeyer
Entitled	Candidate and Other Outdoor Signs - Removal and Enforcement
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Britt, Brochin, and Raskin
Entitled	Every Vote Counts Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 545	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Harris
Entitled	Election Law - Open Ballot Voting - Nomination by Multiple Political Parties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 597	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 634	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 43
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Brochin, Middleton, Hogan, and Pugh
Entitled	Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
Committee Assignments	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
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 657	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Technical
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Britt, and Peters
Entitled	Prince George's County - Board of Education
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Maryland Partnership for Innovation and Quality in Family Child Care Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 708	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Gladden, Jones, and Miller
Entitled	Election Law - County Offices or Baltimore City Municipal Offices - Election Dates
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 758	Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Election Law - Task Force on Instant Voter Registration and Voting by Mail
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 782	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Jones, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Partially Elected Board - Straw Ballot
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Quality and Stability in the Personal Care Workforce Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1025	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 219
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Election Law - Presidential Primary Election Date
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means