2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:56 p.m.
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Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass
District 13
Total Number of Bills: 74
HB 196
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 289
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 265
Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement - Extension
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 462
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 76
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals - Sunset Extension
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 510
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 79
Health Care Decisions Act - Advance Directives - Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
HB 631
Status as of January 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Family Law - Change Term "Marriage" to "Civil Marriage"
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters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 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
Co-sponsored Bills
HB 29
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 632
Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Genetic Tests, Genetic Information, or Genetic Services
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
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 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 115
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 251
Medical Assistance Programs and Maryland Children's Health Program - Statements on State-Issued Check Stubs
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 181
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Violation of Condition of "No Contact" - Penalty
House:
Judiciary
HB 182
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 398
Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Order After Conviction and Imprisonment
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 183
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 396
Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 312
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 266
Procurement - Security Requirements - Extension of Sunset Provision
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 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 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 380
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging Device While Driving - Prohibition
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 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 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 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 514
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 453
Maryland Medbank Program - Funding
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Finance
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 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 669
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 667
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Exemption for Returning Military Members
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 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 724
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership and Duties
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
(Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 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 753
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Unsolicited Transmissions to a Facsimile Device - Private Actions
House:
Economic Matters
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 924
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit to Offset Increased Sales Tax
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 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 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 1096
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Seizure and Forfeiture
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 1108
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Payment Information Security Act
House:
Economic Matters
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 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 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 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 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 1323
Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Injuries Compensation - Claims by Victims
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 1459
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policies
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: March 10, 2008, 2:30 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 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
HB 1609
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Property Tax - Abatement of Tax on Exempt Manufacturing Personal Property
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
