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

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HB 82	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	State Holiday - Rosa Parks's Birthday
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 129	Status as of January 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch and Haynes
Entitled	State Employees - Collective Bargaining - Negotiations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 132	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, McIntosh, Morhaim, Rosenberg, and F. Turner
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 151	Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bromwell, Cardin, Conway, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled	Hometown Heroes Act of 2007 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 152	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 326
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, Aumann, Boteler, Cardin, Frank, McDonough, Minnick, Olszewski, and Schuler
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Martin State Airport Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 161	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, McIntosh, and Simmons
Entitled	Governor's Appointments Office and Appointing Authorities - Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 162	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 592
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, McIntosh, and Simmons
Entitled	State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 170	Status as of January 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Branch, Cane, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Howard, Impallaria, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Manno, McComas, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 218	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Jones, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stull, F. Turner, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 249	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Elmore, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Rice, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Correctional and Juvenile Facilities - Contact with Inmates and Juveniles - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 260	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria and McDonough
Entitled	Maryland Gaming Commission Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 311	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 139
Sponsored By	Delegate Niemann
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Transfer of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 344	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 74
Sponsored By	Delegate Pendergrass
Entitled	Public Health Laboratories - Mutual Aid Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 402	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Conway, and McKee
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Correctional Case Managers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 432	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 405
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Internal Investigative Unit Investigators
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 443	Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Southern Maryland Delegation
Entitled	Potomac River Fisheries Commission - Employees and Retirees - Participation in State Health and Welfare Benefits Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 450	Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, McHale, and Taylor
Entitled	Procurement - Service Contracts - Employee Compensation Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 453	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue and Conway
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Service Retirement Allowance
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 467	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Disability Retirement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 468	Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegate James
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Retirees and Beneficiaries of Retirees - Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Senate Rules

HB 475	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Healey, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Davis, Gaines, Gilchrist, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Kaiser, N. King, Love, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Public School Construction Assistance Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 478	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 533	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Proctor
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension Systems - Optional Forms of Retirement - Selections
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 558	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Lawton, Levy, McConkey, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Department of Agriculture - Employment - Exemption from Ethics Restrictions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 562	Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Gaines, Healey, Ross, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Frush, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Valderrama, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 586	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes, Ali, Anderson, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Kirk, and Robinson
Entitled	State Personnel - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Contractual Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 710	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Service Contracts MC/PG 117-07
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 726	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 430
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Fire Police Appointments
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 736	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Elliott
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Job Classifications and Grades for Staff
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 766	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Hubbard, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, McKee, Minnick, Myers, and Weldon
Entitled	State Employees - Whistleblower Protection
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 799	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Haynes, and Holmes
Entitled	State Personnel - Compensatory Time for Mentoring Youth
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 820	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler and Kach
Entitled	Health Occupation Boards - Determination of Job Classifications and Grades for Staff
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 823	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, James, Aumann, Bates, Eckardt, Heller, Levy, Robinson, and Schuh
Entitled	Task Force to Study a Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 831	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, G. Clagett, and Jones
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Parole and Probation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 835	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Oaks
Entitled	Maryland Transit Authority Pension Plan - Transfer of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 840	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Haynes, Heller, Jones, and Robinson
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 860	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Beidle, Braveboy, Conaway, Dumais, Gaines, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Hecht, Hucker, James, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, McKee, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Smigiel, and Weldon
Entitled	Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Person in a Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 864	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Anderson, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Conaway, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Rosenberg, Stukes, Vaughn, and Weir
Entitled	Equal Employment Opportunity Office - Independent Unit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 866	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate McComas
Entitled	Alternate Contributory Pension Selection - Participation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 911	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Carter, G. Clagett, Gutierrez, and Jones
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Retirement Allowance
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 945	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Schuler, Simmons, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression - Antidiscrimination
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 952	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Bronrott, Lawton, and Shewell
Entitled	Department of Energy
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 955	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Employees' Pension System - Purchase of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 962	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 443
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Proctor, Gaines, Healey, Ross, Costa, Anderson, Branch, Braveboy, G. Clagett, Eckardt, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, James, Jones, Levy, Love, Mathias, McIntosh, Niemann, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Stocksdale, Barnes, Benson, Davis, Frush, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Valderrama, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 970	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Taylor, and Weldon
Entitled	Rosewood Center - Plan for Services to Residents
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 971	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 634
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Barkley, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, and Heller
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Use of Employee Information
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 984	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Cane, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Donoghue, Jones, Mathias, and Rudolph
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - DROP
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 990	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Employees' Pension System - Alternate Contributory Pension Selection
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1005	Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Qualifying Hours - Eligibility Service
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1025	Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Maryland Rx Program - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1035	Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Conway, and McKee
Entitled	Maryland Tort Claims Act - State Personnel - Definition and Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1048	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Kach
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Consolidation and Streamlining Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1058	Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Conaway, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Levi, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Meal Periods
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1092	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1139	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 455
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Director of the Department of Social Services - Pension and Retirement Health Benefits MC 711-07
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1207	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 458
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Elmore, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Rice, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Contact with Inmates in Correctional and Juvenile Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1247	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Aumann, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Bohanan, Busch, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Murphy, Proctor, Robinson, Schuh, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood
Entitled	Postretirement Health Benefits Trust Fund - Clarification
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1249	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Division of Pretrial Detention and Services and Patuxent Institution - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1250	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Holmes, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	State Personnel - Appointments in Skilled and Professional Services - Veterans
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1280	Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Employees' Retirement System and Employees' Pension System - Retirees and Beneficiaries - Retirement Allowance
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1333	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates George, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Burns, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, J. King, Kipke, Krebs, Love, McComas, McConkey, Minnick, O'Donnell, Rice, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Stukes
Entitled	Maryland Public Investments Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1336	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 40
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Davis, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1346	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Baltimore City Community College)
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Baltimore City Community College - Police Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1406	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 480
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Barve, Bates, Branch, Bronrott, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jones, Krysiak, Levy, Malone, McIntosh, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rudolph, Vallario, Bohanan, Eckardt, Gutierrez, Haynes, Schuh, and Robinson
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service that Interrupts State Service - Calculation
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 2	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Miller, Currie, Astle, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 39	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 515
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Maryland Port Administration - Strategic Plan and Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

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 47	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Frosh, Gladden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Scope of Judicial Review
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 48	Status as of January 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	State Personnel - Certificate of Illness or Disability - Medical Technicians and Signatures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 50	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Governor's Appointments Office and Appointing Authorities - Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 111	Status as of January 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	State Employees - Collective Bargaining - Negotiations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 166	Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Hooper, and Jacobs
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 243	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 138
Sponsored By	Senator Britt
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Transfer of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 275	Status as of April 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Munson
Entitled	Maryland Tort Claims Act - Employee or Official of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 284	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton and Dyson
Entitled	Potomac River Fisheries Commission - Employees and Retirees - Participation in State Health and Welfare Benefits Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 304	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Brinkley, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Munson, Garagiola, and Peters, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Edwards, Simonaire, Greenip, Mooney, Stoltzfus, Haines, Colburn, Kittleman, and Stone
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service that Interrupts State Service - Calculation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 320	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 325
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Martin State Airport Law Enforcement Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 334	Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Employees' Pension System - Purchase of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 336	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Correctional Laundry Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 344	Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Britt, Brochin, Frosh, Lenett, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Divestment from the Republic of Sudan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 345	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - DROP
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 360	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 499
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit - Expansion of Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 381	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 412	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 329
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Compliance with the Federal Pension Protection Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 470	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Maryland Transit Authority Pension Plan - Transfer of Service Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 480	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Group Homes - Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit - Expansion of Jurisdiction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 493	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, DeGrange, Madaleno, and McFadden
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Parole and Probation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 516	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Madaleno
Entitled	Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression - Antidiscrimination
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 543	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 39
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, Garagiola, Brochin, Frosh, and Madaleno
Entitled	2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 572	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Use of Employee Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 574	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, and Munson
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 583	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 337
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Alternate Contributory Pension Selection - Clarifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 585	Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Britt
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Meal Periods
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 593	Status as of February 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, DeGrange, McFadden, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	Optional Defined Contribution System - Membership
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 618	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Astle
Entitled	Public Service Companies - General Utility Commission and Public Energy Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 621	Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	State Personnel - Compensatory Time for Mentoring Youth
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 652	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 665	Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, DeGrange, Jones, Madaleno, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Retirement Allowance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 668	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Britt, Currie, Muse, and Peters
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 670	Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Britt
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Canadian Mail Order Plan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 780	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 355
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled	Postretirement Health Benefits Trust Fund - Clarification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 791	Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Favorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Mental Health - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Judiciary

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 893	Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Independence, Board Composition, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 955	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	State Personnel - Appointments in Skilled and Professional Services - Veterans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 961	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 364
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Mooney
Entitled	Frederick County - Employees' Pension System - Alternate Contributory Pension Selection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 999	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 368
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Oversight
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 1013	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Board of Pharmacy - Job Classifications and Grades for Staff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1022	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 586
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Group Life Insurance - Additional Insureds - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SS 1	Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Department of Juvenile Services - Allegations of Discrimination and Harassment - Legislative Investigating Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules