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

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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 276	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Roadside Advertising or Solicitation of Money or Donations - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 350	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Barkley
Entitled	Election Law - Responsible Officers of Political Committees
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 362	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Elections - Campaign Finance - Candidates
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 378	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Election Law - Loans to Candidates
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 589	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Bartlett, Boteler, Frank, Morhaim, Hixson, Doory, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Election Law - Prerecorded Phone Messages - Sponsor Identification
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 652	Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Aumann, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Frank, Glassman, Goldwater, Howard, Hubbard, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, Krebs, Minnick, Montgomery, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Weldon
Entitled	Telephone Solicitation - Prohibitions on Automated Calls
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 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 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 1042	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 449
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Ivey, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bartlett, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jameson, Jennings, Kelly, J. King, N. King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Levy, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Finance - Period Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 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 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 252	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 537
Sponsored By	Chair, Anne Arundel County Senators
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Roadside Advertising or Solicitation of Money or Donations - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 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 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 523	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Telephone Solicitation - Prohibitions on Automated Calls
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 598	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Dyson, Haines, Kasemeyer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Political Telephone Calls - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 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 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