2007 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:28 p.m.

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HB 28	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Walker, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Tarrant
Entitled	Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 111	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, and McHale
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Jonestown Entrepreneur Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 120	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Caroline County Delegation
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Old Caroline High School
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 262	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Wellness Activities - Discount
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 288	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 327	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 573
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, Rice, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, Bartlett, Cardin, George, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Krebs, McKee, Olszewski, Ross, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled	Property Tax - Credit for Property Used as a Publicly Sponsored Business Incubator
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 339	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 600
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Boteler, Bromwell, Impallaria, Kach, Kaiser, J. King, Kipke, McDonough, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Weldon, Beitzel, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Riley, and Tarrant
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Benefit Plans - Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 477	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Limited Health Benefit Plan - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 579	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 243
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Harrison, Hucker, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Mathias, Rice, Riley, Walker, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 691	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 621
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority and Local Small Business Enterprise Programs MC/PG 104-07
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 692	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 622
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Local Small Business Enterprise Program - Eligibility Criteria MC/PG 105-07
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 694	Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority Business Enterprise Program MC/PG 118-07
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 742	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Kramer, and Manno
Entitled	Procurement - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 754	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, Lee, Valderrama, and V. Turner
Entitled	Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 958	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Barnes, Braveboy, Davis, Feldman, Howard, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Minnick, Proctor, Rice, Ross, Taylor, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Department of Business and Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Small Business Investment Companies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 978	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Cardin, V. Clagett, George, Lawton, Mizeur, and Morhaim
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Renewable Energy Small Business Grant Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 989	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 635
Sponsored By	Delegates Harrison, Branch, and Conway
Entitled	Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Financing Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1007	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Biotechnology Investment Tax Credits
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1043	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Ali, Beidle, V. Clagett, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Malone, Shewell, Stein, and Weir
Entitled	Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1068	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Frank, George, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, Shank, and Smigiel
Entitled	Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1279	Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1388	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Benson, Carter, Kirk, Oaks, Robinson, and Tarrant
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 3	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 305
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Miller, Astle, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 23	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 514
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Britt, and Kelley
Entitled	Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 126	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Della and McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Jonestown Entrepreneur Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 149	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 207	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 318	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Financing Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 380	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled	Procurement - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 427	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Astle
Entitled	Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 447	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Pipkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Old Caroline High School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 617	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Munson
Entitled	Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 705	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 572
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Property Tax - Credit for Property Used as a Publicly Sponsored Business Incubator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 795	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Care Expansion Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 862	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 933	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh
Entitled	Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 952	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 59
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Madaleno
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Choice of Policies for Sole Proprietors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 971	Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Relocation Assistance Program - Reestablishment Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1026	Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Prince George's County - Property Tax - Credit for Property Used as a Business Incubator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation