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Delegate Ben Barnes
District 21
Total Number of Bills: 112
HB 58         Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Real Property - Foreclosures - Homeowner's Right to Rescind Sales Contract
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 59         Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Real Property - Foreclosure Consultants - Duty to Homeowner - Value of Residence in Foreclosure
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 351       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 352       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Laurel Boys and Girls Club
House: Appropriations    
HB 622       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Evidence-Based Practices for Delinquent Youth - Expansion of Services - Redirection Pilot Program and Plan
House: Judiciary    
HB 640       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
House: Judiciary    
HB 642       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
House: Judiciary    
HB 643       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Costs - Circuit Courts and District Court - Failure to Appear or Violation of Probation
House: Judiciary    
HB 644       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
House: Judiciary    
HB 689       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 83
Access to Public Records - Permissible Denials - Public Institutions of Higher Education
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1000     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Charitable Solicitations - Commercial Resellers
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1068     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Higher Education - College Textbooks - Disclosures and Sales
House: Appropriations    
HB 1292     Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Aid for Police Protection - Grants
House: Appropriations    
HB 1295     Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Vehicle Laws - Required Security - Minimum Amounts
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1360     Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Motor Vehicles - Smoking in Vehicle with Child Passenger - Prohibition
House: Economic Matters    

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 35         Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Anne Arundel County - Limitations on Methadone and Other Opioid Treatment Facilities
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 39         Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Anne Arundel County School Board - Student Member - Reimbursement of Expenses
House: Ways and Means    
HB 75         Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 376
Juveniles - Arrests for Reportable Offenses - Expansion of Notification
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 76         Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 566
Furnishing an Alcoholic Beverage to Underage Individual - Penalty
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 107       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - DNA Data Base System - Sample Collection on Arrest
House: Judiciary    
HB 140       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 139
Income Tax - Credit for Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Research and Development
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 247       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds
House: Judiciary    
HB 315       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 165
State Designations - Smith Island Cake - State Dessert
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 337       Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Tax - Property - Property Value Assessments - Disclosure of Improvements
House: Ways and Means    
HB 339       Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Alcoholic Beverages - Beer Keg Sales - Registration Form
House: Economic Matters    
HB 340       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 347
Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 341       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2006 and 2007 - Prince George's County - Historic Laurel Mill Ruins
House: Appropriations    
HB 360       Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 4
Real Property - Maryland Mortgage Fraud Protection Act
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 361       Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 6
Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement
House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 363       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 8
Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending and Other Extensions of Credit
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 365       Status as of April 3, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 2
Real Property - Recordation of Instruments Securing Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Residential Property
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 366       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
BRAC Community Enhancement Act
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters     (Heard: February 20, 2008, 11:00 a.m)    
HB 370       Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Crimes of Violence and Burglary - Sample Collections on Charge
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 418       Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Government - Commemorative Months - Black History Months
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 423       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Deale Elementary School Baseball Fields
House: Appropriations    
HB 435       Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Pharmacists - Generic Drugs - Treatment of Epileptic Seizures
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 444       Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty
House: Judiciary    
HB 500       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 503       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 549       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 579       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Historic Laurel Mill Ruins
House: Appropriations    
HB 581       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 226
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses of Fund
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 598       Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Commission on Minority Business Enterprise
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 603       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations    
HB 609       Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Cigars - Sales of Less Than Five Per Package - Prohibited
House: Economic Matters    
HB 613       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding
House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 617       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Cigarette - Definition
House: Economic Matters    
HB 654       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Shift Breaks
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 680       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 290
Arts and Entertainment Districts - Tax Benefits - Jewelry and Clothing Designers
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 682       Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Foreclosures - Imposition of and Liability for Liens
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 685       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 616
Police and Court Records - Nuisance Crimes - Expungement
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 694       Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Public Health - Construction Sites - Rest Rooms
House: Economic Matters    
HB 700       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 85
Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Compensation
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 712       Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters     (Heard: February 29, 2008, 12:00 p.m)    
HB 724       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership and Duties
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 746       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 765       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 670
Public Safety - Correctional Officers - Minimum Age
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 778       Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Richard Atta Poku Foreclosure Defense Act
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 788       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Real Property Assessments - Market Declines - Revaluation
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 797       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Anne Arundel County - State Highway Rights-of-Way - Authority to Remove Illegal Outdoor Signs
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 845       Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Penalties - The "Smart on Crime" Act
House: Judiciary    
HB 851       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Local Correctional Facilities - Diminution Credits - Good Conduct
House: Judiciary    
HB 869       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 381
Admissibility of Evidence - Intercepted Communications - Electronic
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 877       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Public Safety - Possession of Regulated Firearm by a Person Under 21 Years - Penalty
House: Judiciary    
HB 893       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Character Education Fund
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 905       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 580
Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity
House: Appropriations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 917       Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Offensive Physical Contact
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 921       Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Rights-of-Way
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 922       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Laurel Armory Anderson Murphy Community Center
House: Appropriations    
HB 924       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit to Offset Increased Sales Tax
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 967       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Environment - Carryout Bags - Requirements
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 971       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 982       Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Casino Gaming - Agreements Between Licensees and Organized Labor
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 998       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Public Health - Bottled Water Facilities - Consumer Confidence Reports
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1067     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
House: Appropriations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1095     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Prevention - Funding
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations    
HB 1096     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Seizure and Forfeiture
House: Judiciary    
HB 1100     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 441
Insurance Producers - Life and Health Insurance Examinations - Annual Report
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1107     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Personal and Business Documents and Cardholder Affidavits - Evidence
House: Judiciary    
HB 1108     Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Payment Information Security Act
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1109     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Contents of Computer Database - Unauthorized Duplication and Possession
House: Judiciary    
HB 1113     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 355
Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1120     Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1123     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities
House: Judiciary    
HB 1134     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 597
Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1143     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Telephone Companies - Intracounty and Adjacent Local Calling
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1200     Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Homeowner's Property Tax Credit - Administration
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1235     Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1236     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1237     Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
State Highways - Designation - Thurgood Marshall Memorial Highway
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1241     Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Maryland State and Children's Lead Poisoning Recovery Act
House: Judiciary    
HB 1259     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Tobacco Tax - Tax Stamps
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1280     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 316
Public Health Dental Hygiene Act
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1287     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 317
Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Public Servants - Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1306     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Federally Compliant Identification Cards - Issuance
House: Judiciary    
HB 1310     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Adult and Adolescent Addiction Treatment and Prevention Services
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1328     Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1352     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - National Children's Museum
House: Appropriations    
HB 1392     Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Civil Penalties
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance     (Heard: April 1, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1393     Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Criminal Penalties
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1416     Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Intercounty Connector - Impact on Global Warming - Study
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1424     Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Counties and Municipal Corporations - Transfer Tax
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1470     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Special Taxing Districts - Residential Property - Prohibition - Property Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means    
HB 1471     Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Transportation - Intercounty Connector - Elimination of Funding
House: Appropriations     (Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1477     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Prince George's County - Defenses to Wrongful Foreclosures Act PG 427-08
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1490     Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Broadcasting of AMBER Alert
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1501     Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    
HB 1518     Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1553     Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Maryland Youth Entrepreneur Connection Program
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1595     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Intercounty Connector - Public Health Impacts from Air Pollution - Assessment
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1616     Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    
HJ 2           Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations