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

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HB 16	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Howard, Ivey, N. King, Manno, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled	Election Law - Absentee Ballot Applications - Deadline
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 179	Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 380
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Board of Education - Nonvoting Student Member
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 201	Status as of February 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Ivey, N. King, Ross, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Sophocleus, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Authority to Establish Early Voting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 273	Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Braveboy, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Davis, Doory, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Lawton, Manno, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Voting Rights Restoration - Ex-Offenders
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 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 513	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By	Howard County Delegation
Entitled	Howard County - Board of Education - Qualifications and Election of Student Member Ho. Co. 12-07
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 554	Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Ali, Anderson, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carter, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lawton, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Voter Registration Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 686	Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, McConkey, Elmore, George, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Real Property - Condominium Regimes - Voting Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 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 948	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Election Law - Task Force on Instant Voter Registration and Voting by Mail
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1198	Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Frank, George, Haddaway, Kelly, J. King, McConkey, Miller, O'Donnell, Shank, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Election Law - Periodic Audit of Statewide Voter Registration List
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1254	Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barve, Doory, Howard, N. King, and McKee
Entitled	Election Law - Primary Elections - Election Dates
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 1	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 513
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Conway, Dyson, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Currie, Frosh, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Astle, Klausmeier, and Kramer
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Early Voting and Polling Places
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 31	Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Frosh, Lenett, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Elections - Voter Registration and Voting - Age
Committee Assignments	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 63	Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Frosh, and Madaleno
Entitled	Election Law - Voter's Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 128	Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 12
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Britt, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Zirkin, and Harris
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Civic Responsibility for Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 153	Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Brinkley
Entitled	Frederick County - Board of Education - Nonvoting Student Member
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 363	Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Registration - Change of Party Affiliation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 392	Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, Zirkin, Dyson, Britt, Harris, and Greenip
Entitled	Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 426	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, and Forehand
Entitled	Maryland Tourism Development Board - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 488	Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 159
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Gladden, Kelley, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Voter Registration Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 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 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 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 638	Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Election Law - Development of State Voter Referendum Guide - Condensed and Summary Statements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 758	Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Election Law - Task Force on Instant Voter Registration and Voting by Mail
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs