2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Delegate Talmadge Branch
District 45
Total Number of Bills: 55
HB 63
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 484
Elevator Safety Review Board Fund
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 83
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 486
State Holiday - American Indian Heritage Day
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 99
Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Transfer of Membership - Maryland Transit Administration
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: January 29, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 108
Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Electronic Weapons - Procedures and Reports
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 25, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 128
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Maryland Indian Status - Standards
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 248
Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Intervention
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 389
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Task Force to Study System Variables That Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 12, 2008, 11:00 a.m)
HB 782
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 521
Governor's Office of Community Initiatives - Reorganization of Various State Entities
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 819
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Roberta's House
House:
Appropriations
HB 1354
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Child Welfare Accountability - Caseload Ratios - Modifications
House:
Appropriations
HB 1356
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 460
Family Investment Program Recipients - Child-Specific Benefit - Repeal
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Finance
Co-sponsored Bills
HB 169
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 362
Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 285
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 368
Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 327
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Historic Redevelopment
House:
Appropriations
HB 353
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 268
Criminal Law - Destruction of Funerary Objects - Restitution
House:
Judiciary
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 371
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Divestiture from Iran and Sudan
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 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 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 517
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Regulated Firearms - Encoded Ammunition - Tax
House:
Judiciary and Ways and Means
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 532
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Duties
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 539
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Task Force to Study the Impact of Sleep Apnea on Children
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 616
Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Public Schools - Children With Anaphylactic Allergies - Reduction of Risk
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: April 2, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 664
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 178
Corporate Income Tax - Reporting and Study
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 803
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: February 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 897
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Task Force to Study the Dearth of Minority-Owned Automobile Dealerships in Maryland
House:
Environmental Matters
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 962
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Driver's License Renewal - Vision Testing
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 965
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions Required to Report
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 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 1213
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Youth Crime Prevention and Diversion Parole Fund
House:
Judiciary
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 1233
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 229
Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extension of Reporting and Termination Dates
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1258
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 314
Baltimore City Public Schools - High School Students - Voter Education
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1283
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Baltimore City - Public School Construction - State Funding
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 1304
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Recipients of State Incentives or Financial Assistance - Diversity Initiatives
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 1344
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Real Property - Retaliatory Action by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 1555
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Baltimore City Land Bank Authority
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1585
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 472
Local Governments - Postemployment Benefits - Investment of Funds
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1602
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 553
Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
