2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr.
District 18
Total Number of Bills: 99
HB 587
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Cosmetics Containing Mercury - Prohibition of Sale or Distribution
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 676
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
County Property Taxes - Classes of Property and Special Rates
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 742
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 387
Affordable Housing Programs - Waiver or Modification of Fees and Charges - Enabling Authority for Counties and Municipalities
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 796
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Tax Sales - Property Withheld from Sale
House:
Ways and Means
HB 853
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Legislative Community Initiatives Loan of 2004 - Montgomery County - Kensington Recreation Center
House:
Appropriations
HB 857
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Municipal Corporations - Annexations - Small Parcels
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 979
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Centro Familia Child Care and Training Center Expansion
House:
Appropriations
HB 1058
Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Homestead Tax Credit - Adjacent Lots
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1276
Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Property Tax - Tax Sales
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1278
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Municipal Corporations - Green Tax Reform
House:
Ways and Means
HB 1497
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Montgomery County - Circle Manor
House:
Appropriations
HB 1526
Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Public Safety - Demolition Work - Safety Provisions and Permitting
House:
Environmental Matters
(Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1604
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 248
Department of Natural Resources - Community Parks and Playgrounds Program
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1623
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Local Government - Street Lighting Equipment
House:
Economic Matters
Co-sponsored Bills
HB 117
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 138
Real Property - Solar Collector Systems - Restriction on Use and Solar Easement
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 260
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgages
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 355
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credits - Expenditures Exempt from Preapproval
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 358
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 659
Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 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 368
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 128
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 369
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 121
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 373
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 123
Maryland Transit Administration - Transit-Oriented Development
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 374
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 131
EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 375
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 126
Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration
House:
Economic Matters
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 377
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 132
Solar and Geothermal Tax Incentive and Grant Program
House:
Economic Matters and Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation and Finance
HB 444
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty
House:
Judiciary
HB 447
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
House:
Environmental Matters
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 512
Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Maryland Affordable Housing Investment Fund
House:
Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
HB 546
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Local Boards of Education - Harassment and Intimidation in Schools
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 20, 2008, 2:00 p.m.)
HB 592
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Student Behavior Interventions - Use of Time Out, Restraint, and Seclusion
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 605
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Vehicles
House:
Environmental Matters
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 625
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Forests and Parks - Special Funds and Accounts - Payments to Counties
House:
Environmental 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 660
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Group Home Renovations
House:
Appropriations
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 684
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 514
Task Force to Study Motor Vehicle Towing Practices
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 696
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 372
Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 701
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Health Insurance - Coverage for In Vitro Fertilization - Miscarriage
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 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 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 784
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 403
Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 785
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Commission on Land Use at the Rosewood Center
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Finance
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 835
Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Mercury Switch Removal from Vehicles
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: April 1, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 875
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Vehicular Crossings - Use by Pedestrians and Bicycles - Authorization
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 895
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Government - Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 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 980
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes - Assault by Burning
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: February 21, 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 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 1056
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 142
Environment - Water Management Administration - Wetlands and Waterways Program Fees
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 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 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 1137
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 1157
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - "Road Rage" Offenses
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 1160
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 385
Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 1206
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Procurement - Structuring and Bundling of Procurements
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 1211
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 334
Tax Sales - Minimum Tax Due - Redemption Payments - Reimbursement of Expenses on Redemption
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1217
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms
House:
Economic Matters
HB 1218
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Missing Senior Adult Alert Program - Establishment
House:
Judiciary
HB 1260
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
House:
Economic Matters
HB 1261
Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions
House:
Environmental Matters
(Heard: March 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1281
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Teen Driving Safety Act of 2008
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 1311
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 401
State Designations - Walking as the State Exercise
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1312
Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats - Age and Weight Requirements
House:
Environmental Matters
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1313
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Vehicle Laws - Drivers' Licenses and Learners' Instructional Permits - Minors
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 1319
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Expanded Early Childhood Education
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Senate Rules
HB 1325
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Children in Need of Assistance - Custody Determinations - Prohibition Against Consideration of Disabilities
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 1337
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 137
Maryland Clean Energy Center
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
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 1348
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - "Road Rage" Offenses
House:
Judiciary
HB 1371
Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
General Assembly - Internet Webcasting of Committee Meetings
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1388
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Higher Education - Maryland Truth in Tuition Act
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1403
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - MacDonald Knolls Center
House:
Appropriations
HB 1409
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 446
Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 1411
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 465
Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 1434
Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Health Insurance - Conversion from Group to Individual Policy - Preexisting Conditions While Under Group Coverage
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
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 1569
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Arc of Montgomery County Group Homes
House:
Appropriations
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 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
