2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:55 p.m.
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Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines
District 22
Total Number of Bills: 68
HB 221
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 491
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycles - Definition
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 568
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - New Carrollton Recreation Center
House:
Appropriations
HB 986
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 171
Town of Berwyn Heights Employees - Participation in the Employees' Pension System
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1045
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 407
Department of Budget and Management - Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Finance
Co-sponsored Bills
HB 74
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 485
Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Loans to Members of Cooperative Housing Corporations
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 147
Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Milk Products - Direct Sale to Consumer - Exemption from Regulation
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 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 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 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 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 373
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 123
Maryland Transit Administration - Transit-Oriented Development
House:
Environmental 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 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 495
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Multicultural Use Center
House:
Appropriations
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 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 596
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
County Boards of Education - Procurement of Green Product Cleaning Supplies
House:
Ways and Means
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 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 681
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Lanham Boys and Girls Club Sports Park Renovation
House:
Appropriations
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 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 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 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 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 813
Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
State Personnel - Employment Categories and Special Appointments
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: February 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 923
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 301
State Board of Nursing - Temporary Licenses and Temporary Practice Letters - Extensions
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 951
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Living at Home Waiver Program - Case Management - Eligibility
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 968
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Commercial Law - Abandoned Property - Notice to Apparent Owners
House:
Economic Matters
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 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 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 1220
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Procedures
House:
Appropriations
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 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 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 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 1292
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Aid for Police Protection - Grants
House:
Appropriations
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 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 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 1362
Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Fatality or Life-Threatening Injury - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
House:
Judiciary
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 1428
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Capital Area Food Bank
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 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 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
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
