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

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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 48	Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Barve, Frank, Minnick, Oaks, Shank, and Stein
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 58	Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)
Entitled	Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

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 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 189	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	State Employee Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Judges' Retirement System - Eligibility - Surviving Spouse or Dependent Child
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 207	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, George, Jennings, Jones, McComas, McDonough, Myers, Riley, Shank, and Sossi
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Cameras in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 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 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 337	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Posting of Bond Without Appearance of Defendant
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 459	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	District Court - Citations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 630	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Judges' Retirement System - Employment on Faculty of Public Institution of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 779	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank and Morhaim
Entitled	Medical Malpractice - Medical Liability Division Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1129	Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Queen Anne's County Delegation
Entitled	Queen Anne's County - Estates and Trusts - Orphans' Court Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1134	Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Marriage - Performance of Ceremony - Retired Clerk of Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1227	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 462
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Carroll County - Pretrial and Work Release Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1317	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 647
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Cane, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hucker, McIntosh, Ramirez, Simmons, and Vallario
Entitled	Mandatory Minimum Sentences - Burglary and Daytime Housebreaking - Retroactive Effect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1325	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 648
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Barnes, Benson, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Glassman, Haddaway, Holmes, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Levi, McComas, McDonough, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Riley, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

SB 45	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	State Employee Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Judges' Retirement System - Eligibility - Surviving Spouse or Dependent Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 60	Status as of January 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)
Entitled	Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

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 113	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in Prince George's County PG 303-07
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 209	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Jury Staff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 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 508	Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Medical Liability Division
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 515	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 587	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	District Court - Citations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 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 685	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 178
Sponsored By	Cecil County Senators
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Posting of Bond Without Appearance of Defendant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 825	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Queen Anne's County - Orphans' Court Judges - Powers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 880	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Marriage - Performance of Ceremony - Retired Clerk of Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

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