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Delegate Joanne C. Benson
District 24

Total Number of Bills: 123
HB 12         Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Required Use of Safety Restraints - Penalty for Violation
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: January 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 27         Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Domestic Violence - Protective Orders
House: Judiciary    
HB 28         Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Purchase of Apparel Produced in the United States
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 43         Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
International Marriage Brokers - Regulation
House: Economic Matters    
HB 44         Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Human Trafficking - Felony - Restitution
House: Judiciary    
HB 45         Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Human Trafficking - Services for Victims
House: Judiciary    
HB 243       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 245       Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Task Force for the Prevention of Human Trafficking in Maryland
House: Judiciary    
HB 290       Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Purchase of Apparel by State Agencies - Labor Standards
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1082     Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Polysomnographic Technologists - Education and Licensing Requirements
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1091     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Task Force to Study Funeral Establishment Licensing
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1317     Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - Sale of Kits, Pipes, Cigarette Rolling Papers, and Cigar Leaf Wrappers - Prohibition
House: Judiciary    
HB 1540     Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Health Care Reform Act of 2008
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 62         Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 483
Lead-Containing Children's Products - Prohibition
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 116       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 43
Mental Hygiene - Emergency Evaluation Petitions - Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 120       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 206
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Disclosures
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 135       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Transportation - Free Public Transportation During Off-Peak Hours for Senior Citizens
House: Environmental Matters    
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 257       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 262
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Contracts with Pharmacies and Pharmacists
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 295       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Hepatitis C - Inmates - Annual Report
House: Health and Government Operations    
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 343       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 204
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Therapeutic Interchanges
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 344       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - On-Line Harassment
House: Judiciary    
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 372       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 556
Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 376       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
High Performance Buildings Act
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 398       Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
Task Force on the Administrative Procedure Act
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 399       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 588
Maryland Human Relations Commission - Administrative and Civil Relief - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 403       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness - Obesity in School-Age Children
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 410       Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Crimes - Child Endangerment
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 411       Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Child Support Enforcement - Interception of Abandoned Property
House: Judiciary    
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 419       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
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 439       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2008
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 448       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Residential Real Property - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Minimum Standards for Visitability
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 450       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 661
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Behavioral Health and Disabilities
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 451       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Minority Environmental and Land Trust
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 460       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Maryland Cancer Treatment Program
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 499       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Primary Care Physicians - Reimbursement for Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
House: Health and Government Operations    
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 506       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
House: Appropriations    
HB 508       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Natural Resources - Virtual Environmental Science Center
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 519       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Public High Schools - Graduation Requirements - Weighted Numerical Assessment System
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 520       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - High School Assessment Requirement
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 522       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Military Service Credit - Eligibility
House: Appropriations    
HB 525       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 276
Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 561       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 389
Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Eligibility Modifications
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 578       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 510
Health Insurance - Coverage for Amino Acid-Based Elemental Formula
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 580       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 279
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 585       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 80
Nursing Homes - Safe Patient Lifting
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 594       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Health Insurance - Carrier Credentialing - Reimbursement of Providers of Health Care Services
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
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 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 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 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 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 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 726       Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 737       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Health Care Coverage - Personal Responsibility
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 767       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 595
Individuals With Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 790       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 91
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Child Abuse Medical Providers Initiative
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 802       Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Women's Health - HIV Testing and Infant Mortality Reduction
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 805       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 577
Procurement - Preferences - Employment Works Program
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 811       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 212
State Board of Dental Examiners Nomination and Disciplinary Processes - Task Force on the Discipline of Health Care Professionals and Improved Patient Care
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 865       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 525
Procurement - eMaryland Marketplace - Use
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 872       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 627
Health Insurance - Public-Private Health Care Programs
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 881       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 575
Procurement - Preference Procurement Program for Sheltered Workshops - Individual With Disability Owned Businesses
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 906       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 214
Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 984       Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1059     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 573
Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
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 1105     Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Family Law - Interim Protective Orders - Petitions Filed by Law Enforcement
House: Judiciary    
HB 1106     Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
District Court Commissioners - Interim Protective Orders - Petitions Filed by Law Enforcement
House: Judiciary    
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 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 1122     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification and Tax Credit for Dependent Care Expenses - Ineligibility
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1125     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1140     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 233
Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1142     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1176     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 535
Public Health - Committee on Childhood Obesity
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1187     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 686
Persons Who Operate Nursing Homes - Licensure
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1220     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Procedures
House: Appropriations    
HB 1224     Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity
House: Health and Government Operations    
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 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 1277     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 601
State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
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 1301     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 467
The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1315     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Capitol Heights Municipal Building
House: Appropriations    
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 1379     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Waiver for Older Adults Expansion Fund
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1387     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 216
Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1391     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 692
Kids First Act
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means     Senate: Finance
HB 1404     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1406     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Foster Kids Coverage Act
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1414     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Patient Referrals for Radiation Therapy Services
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1420     Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Condominiums - Liens - Submission of Disputes
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1452     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 614
Medical Assistance Program - Long-Term Care Eligibility - Consolidation Plan
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1454     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Hospitals - Managed Care Organizations - Access and Health Care Disparities Elimination
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1457     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - United Communities Against Poverty Facility
House: Appropriations    
HB 1474     Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1492     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 558
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 1506     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 326
Task Force to Study Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Rosecroft Raceway
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Finance
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 1533     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Task Force to Study Health Disparities Among Minority Children with Learning Disabilities
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1554     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Palmer Park Boys and Girls Club
House: Appropriations    
HB 1568     Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
International Marriage Brokers - Regulation
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1587     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 245
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment
House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
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    

Committee Bills

HB 210       Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services - Cost-of-Living Adjustment
House: Health and Government Operations