2007 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:27 p.m.

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HB 77	Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Orphans' Court Judge - Degree of Juris Doctor or Its Equivalent
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 81	Status as of January 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Anderson, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 98	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Labor College Academic Services Building
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 135	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barve, Busch, Feldman, Haynes, N. King, Lawton, Morhaim, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, and Lee
Entitled	Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 136	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bohanan, Busch, James, Rudolph, Glassman, Dwyer, Frank, Frush, Griffith, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Malone, McComas, McConkey, Smigiel, Stifler, F. Turner, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Davis, Feldman, Glenn, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Niemann, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Barkley, Bartlett, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conaway, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Kelly, Kipke, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Sophocleus, Vallario, and Weldon
Entitled	Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 204	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 295
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, N. King, Kipke, Kramer, Lawton, Manno, Mizeur, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, and F. Turner
Entitled	Higher Education - Study of the Cost of Textbooks for Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 206	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Bartlett, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Elmore, George, Jennings, Kach, J. King, Kipke, Lawton, McComas, McDonough, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Simmons, Sossi, Taylor, and Weldon
Entitled	Higher Education - Scholarship Program - Eagle Scout and Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 215	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Feldman
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 269	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 490
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and N. King
Entitled	Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Summer Internship Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 279	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Cane, Donoghue, George, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Manno, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Riley, Ross, and Shewell
Entitled	Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 283	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gutierrez, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Bronrott, Carter, Feldman, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled	Higher Education - State Student Financial Assistance - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 318	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 232
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale and Hammen
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 326	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 391
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 332	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Bronrott
Entitled	Higher Education - Maryland Teacher Scholarships - Terms and Conditions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 410	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Bronrott, Feldman, Gutierrez, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Krebs, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McKee, Mizeur, Ramirez, Riley, Ross, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Income Tax - Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 499	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County Board of Education - Scholarship Award for Student Member PG 431-07
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 538	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 297
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, N. King, Lawton, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Higher Education - Dual Enrollment Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 599	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 507
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	The Baby Boomer Initiative Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 777	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Howard, and Jones
Entitled	Higher Education - Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 926	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Job Skills Advancement Training Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1056	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 318
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gilchrist, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, McDonough, McKee, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Krebs
Entitled	Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1123	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 303
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Dumais, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Heller, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Rice, Simmons, and Taylor
Entitled	Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Ida G. and L. Leonard Ruben Scholarships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1190	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Pena-Melnyk, and Frush
Entitled	State Aid for Police Protection - Supplemental Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1248	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 96
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - College Savings Plans of Maryland)
Entitled	Maryland Prepaid College Trust - Refunds - Early Graduation from College
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1274	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Malone and DeBoy
Entitled	State Collegiate Student Legislature - Maryland Student Legislature
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 29	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Refuses to Recede
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 104	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 304
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Miller, Rosapepe, and Forehand
Entitled	Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 110	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 6
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Dyson, Miller, Hogan, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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 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 268	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 276	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - National Labor College Academic Services Building
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 286	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 320
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Maryland Dent-Care Program - Participants and Award Amounts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 340	Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, Dyson, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 416	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Higher Education - Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

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 468	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Task Force to Study Free College Tuition for Low-Income Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 525	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 296
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Lenett, and Raskin
Entitled	Higher Education - Dual Enrollment Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 604	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Higher Education - Senatorial Scholarships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 666	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, DeGrange, Dyson, Hogan, Klausmeier, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 700	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 506
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	The Baby Boomer Initiative Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 739	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kittleman, Kramer, Lenett, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 778	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Job Skills Advancement Training Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 834	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 491
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Program of Educational Excellence Awards - Guaranteed Access Grants - Eligibility Determination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 866	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 885	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 200
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Ethics Law - Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 914	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Orphans' Court Judge - Degree of Juris Doctor or Its Equivalent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 980	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Peters, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Scholarship Program - Eagle Scout and Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1021	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation