2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:56 p.m.
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Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg
District 41
Total Number of Bills: 111
HB 102
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2008
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 310
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Elections - Voter Registration and Voting - Age
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 311
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Newspaper
House:
Judiciary
HB 353
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 268
Criminal Law - Destruction of Funerary Objects - Restitution
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 387
Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed
Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications
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 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 440
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 503
Procurement - Service Contracts - Notice to Exclusive Representatives
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 479
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Circuit Courts - Venue - Removal
House:
Judiciary
HB 565
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Elections - Voting Interference - Misuse of Telephone Facilities and Electronic Mail
House:
Ways and Means
HB 618
Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Human Relations Commission - Discrimination in Housing - Reasonable Accommodations for Religious Practices
House:
Environmental Matters
(Heard: March 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 686
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Condominiums - Rules and Regulations - Smoking
House:
Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
HB 687
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Physicians Practicing in Shortage Areas
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 690
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings - Hillsdale Heights Neighborhood Association Dwellings
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 691
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Juvenile Causes - Intake Decisions - Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
House:
Judiciary
HB 692
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Dayspring Facility
House:
Appropriations
HB 693
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Girl Scout Urban Program and Training Center
House:
Appropriations
HB 952
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards
House:
Appropriations
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 1129
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 145
Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Amendment of Governing Documents
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 1131
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - Anabolic Steroids - Distribution to a Minor or Member of a High School or College Athletic Team
House:
Judiciary
HB 1132
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility and Administration
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1228
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program
House:
Appropriations
HB 1241
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Maryland State and Children's Lead Poisoning Recovery Act
House:
Judiciary
HB 1324
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Family Support Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 14, 2008, 12:00 p.m)
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 1326
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 538
Annotated Code of Maryland - Estates and Trusts Article - Dedicated to Roger D. Redden
House:
Health and Government Operations
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 1330
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Circuit Courts - Confirmation of Arbitration Awards
House:
Judiciary
HB 1331
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Noncustodial Parent
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1487
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1488
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
State Lottery Agency - Performance Incentive Program for Employees
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1489
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Transportation - Crimes Against Public Transit Employees - Penalties
House:
Judiciary
HB 1565
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Handgun Roster Board - Membership
House:
Judiciary
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 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 139
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 252
Task Force to Study Issues Related to Students Subject to Multiple Suspensions
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 158
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
House:
Appropriations
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 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 324
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Assault Against a Transit Vehicle Operator - Penalties
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 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 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 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 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 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 464
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Baltimore City - THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
House:
Appropriations
HB 475
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Personal Exemptions - Inflation Adjustment
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 21, 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 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 532
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Duties
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 539
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Task Force to Study the Impact of Sleep Apnea on Children
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 603
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Care Coverage - Institutions of Higher Education
House:
Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
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 611
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Underground Facilities - Determination of Marking - Initial Fees
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 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 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 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 726
Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 765
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 670
Public Safety - Correctional Officers - Minimum Age
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 851
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Local Correctional Facilities - Diminution Credits - Good Conduct
House:
Judiciary
HB 869
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 381
Admissibility of Evidence - Intercepted Communications - Electronic
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 877
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Public Safety - Possession of Regulated Firearm by a Person Under 21 Years - Penalty
House:
Judiciary
HB 880
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Reporting Lost or Stolen
House:
Judiciary
HB 904
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Alcoholic Beverages Tax - Rates
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 964
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - No Good Time for Gun Crime
House:
Judiciary
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 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 1079
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 112
Consumer Protection - Halal Food Products
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
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 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 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 1164
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Workforce Development Pilot Program for Lead Abatement and Removal
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 1173
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Risk Reduction Standard
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 1190
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Task Force to Study the Needs and Expenditures of State Programs
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: February 28, 2008, 11:00 a.m)
HB 1196
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Healthy Places Act
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 1212
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Gaudenzia at Park Heights
House:
Appropriations
HB 1220
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Procedures
House:
Appropriations
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 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 1258
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 314
Baltimore City Public Schools - High School Students - Voter Education
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 1314
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1341
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Courts - Nonprofit Associations - Standing to Participate in Governmental Proceedings
House:
Judiciary
HB 1378
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Possession and Sale of Ammunition for Regulated Firearms - Penalties
House:
Judiciary
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 1408
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Exemption from Taxation
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 4, 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 1507
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Baltimore City - Binding Arbitration - Police Officers
House:
Appropriations
(Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1508
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Wayland Senior Village
House:
Appropriations
HB 1555
Status as of May 22, 2008:
Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Baltimore City Land Bank Authority
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 1558
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Criminal Law - Flavored Cigars and Cigarettes - Prohibition on Sale
House:
Economic Matters
HB 1580
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Unemployment Insurance - Maximum Benefit - Increase
House:
Economic Matters
(Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1617
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
House:
House Rules and Executive Nominations
Committee Bills
HB 550
Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 30
Criminal Law - Forgery of Signature and Counterfeit Documents - Prohibition
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 584
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Narcotic Drug - Enhanced Penalties
House:
Judiciary
