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Delegate Victor R. Ramirez
District 47
Total Number of Bills: 88
HB 41         Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of a Noose or Swastika to Threaten or Intimidate
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 917       Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Offensive Physical Contact
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 1393     Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Criminal Penalties
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1477     Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters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 1553     Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Maryland Youth Entrepreneur Connection Program
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1556     Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Administrative Office of the Courts - Automated External Defibrillator Program - Courthouses
House: Judiciary    
HB 1611     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Children's Guild Multipurpose Room and Play Field
House: Appropriations    
HB 1612     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - St. James ADA Ramp
House: Appropriations    

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 6           Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 360
Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Recordation
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 144       Status as of January 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Appeals - District Courts - Stay of Sentence and Release
House: Judiciary     (Heard: January 29, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 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 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 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 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 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 528       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Homeless Persons and Groups
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 534       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Juvenile Law - Purposes and Hearings
House: Judiciary    
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 554       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 409
State Retirement and Pension System - Membership and System Study
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
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 610       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 412
Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills in Maryland
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 617       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Cigarette - Definition
House: Economic Matters    
HB 642       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
House: Judiciary    
HB 644       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
House: Judiciary    
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 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 672       Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Crimes - Committing Crime of Violence in Presence of Minor - Penalties
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 685       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 616
Police and Court Records - Nuisance Crimes - Expungement
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 739       Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 33
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission - Appointment of Virginia Member
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Finance
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 765       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 670
Public Safety - Correctional Officers - Minimum Age
House: Judiciary     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 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 849       Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Restrictions on Possession of Firearms - Conviction of Disqualifying Crime and Protective Order Respondent
House: Judiciary    
HB 855       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Workers' Compensation - Law Enforcement Officers - Lyme Disease Presumption
House: Economic Matters    
HB 893       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Character Education Fund
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 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 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 967       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Environment - Carryout Bags - Requirements
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1009     Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax Exemption - Military Health Care Pensions - Health Care Workforce Shortage
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1063     Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Service Retirement Allowance
House: Appropriations    
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 1092     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Consumer Protection - Telephone Calls from Debt Collectors and Telemarketers - Exception to Wiretapping Prohibition
House: Judiciary    
HB 1096     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Seizure and Forfeiture
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 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 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 1134     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 597
Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1203     Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions
House: Environmental Matters    
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 1220     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Procedures
House: Appropriations    
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 1262     Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Behavioral Health Services for Veterans of War in Iraq or Afghanistan
House: Health and Government Operations    
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 1306     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Federally Compliant Identification Cards - Issuance
House: Judiciary    
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 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 1365     Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
State Lottery - Lottery for Benefit of Thoroughbred and Standardbred Breeders
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1375     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Gwendolyn T. Britt Memorial Safe Passage Emergency Shelter Expansion
House: Appropriations    
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 1390     Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency After Alcohol or Drug Ingestion - Mitigating Factor
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: April 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1398     Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Foreclosure - Subprime Mortgages - Moratorium
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: February 22, 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 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 1490     Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
State Government - Maryland Tort Claims Act - Broadcasting of AMBER Alert
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1540     Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Health Care Reform Act of 2008
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1573     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Bladensburg Market Square
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
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