2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Delegate Barbara Frush
District 21
Total Number of Bills: 112
HB 118
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 563
State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 537
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Construction of Wells
House:
Ways and Means
HB 538
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Student Employees
House:
Appropriations
HB 655
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Natural Resources - Hunting Licenses - Minimum Age
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 657
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Natural Resources - Black Bear Hunt - Prohibition
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 662
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Dogfighting and Cockfighting - Penalties
House:
Judiciary
HB 1240
Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Education - Student Discipline - Alternative Education Program
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: April 1, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1265
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 315
Criminal Law - Unauthorized Removal of Property - Elements of Crime
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 1275
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office
House:
Judiciary
HB 1290
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Courts - Civil Penalties - Failure to Sterilize Rescued Dog or Cat
House:
Judiciary
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.)
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Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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 84
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Homeowners Associations and Municipalities - Solar Collection Panels - Regulation
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 138
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Ballot Issue Committee - Campaign Finance Reporting Requirements
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 160
Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Anne Arundel County - Correctional Facilities - Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program
House:
Judiciary
HB 221
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 491
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycles - Definition
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 344
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - On-Line Harassment
House:
Judiciary
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 364
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statewide Authorization and Use in Highway Work Zones
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 378
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animals and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals - Increased Penalties
House:
Judiciary
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 419
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
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 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 454
Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
State Real Estate Commission - Investigative Staff - Employment and Payment
House:
Economic Matters
HB 455
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Brackets - Inflation Adjustment
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 509
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Task Force to Study Required Deposits on Returnable Beverage Containers
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 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 589
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 421
Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 599
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Creation of a Minority Business Enterprise
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 600
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 357
Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
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 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 719
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 351
Criminal Law - Dogfight and Cockfight Attendance - Penalties
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 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 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 812
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 834
Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
House:
Economic Matters
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 907
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sustainable Energy Task Force
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 908
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Environment - Plastic Bags - Report
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 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 1000
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Charitable Solicitations - Commercial Resellers
House:
Economic Matters
HB 1054
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
City of Annapolis - Drug-Free Zones
House:
Judiciary
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 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 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 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 1146
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Limited Service Pregnancy Centers - Disclaimers
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 14, 2008, 12:00 p.m)
HB 1189
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 1253
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 119
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 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 1292
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Aid for Police Protection - Grants
House:
Appropriations
HB 1301
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 467
The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
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 1358
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 691
Artificial Tanning Devices - Protection of Minors
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
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
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 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 1476
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 643
Public Safety - Industrialized Buildings - Exemptions
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 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 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 1578
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Electricity Generation - Long-Term Contracts and Use of Consortium of Electric Companies to Build New Facilities
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Senate Rules
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 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 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
