2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:56 p.m.
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Delegate Justin D. Ross
District 22
Total Number of Bills: 105
HB 46
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Income Tax - Itemized Deductions - Treatment of Gambling Losses
House:
Ways and Means
HB 47
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development
House:
Ways and Means
HB 48
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Election Judges Training Pilot Program
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 49
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Maryland High School Assessment Test Results
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 140
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 139
Income Tax - Credit for Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Research and Development
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 680
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 290
Arts and Entertainment Districts - Tax Benefits - Jewelry and Clothing Designers
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 891
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Procedures
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 892
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Due Date for Payment and Stay of Collection
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 895
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Government - Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 896
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Property Tax Assessment Appeals
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1259
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Tobacco Tax - Tax Stamps
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1582
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit - Maryland Defense Force - Travel, Training, and Uniform Expenses
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1583
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Maryland Substance Abuse Fund - Oxford House World Services
House:
Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
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
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 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 124
Status as of January 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: January 29, 2008, 11:00 a.m)
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 199
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 489
Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policy and Disciplinary Standards
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 221
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 491
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycles - Definition
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 290
Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Purchase of Apparel by State Agencies - Labor Standards
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 296
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Campaign Finance - Attribution, Receipt, and Deposit of Contributions
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: March 27, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 653
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 427
Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 668
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Inheritance Tax - Exemptions - Domestic Partners
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 6, 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 675
Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Child Abduction by Relative
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: March 20, 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 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 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 729
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System - Sexual Offenses and Kidnapping - Sample Collection on Arrest
House:
Judiciary
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 784
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 403
Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 854
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 953
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 379
High School Dropouts - Alternative Education Programs and GED Requirements
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 978
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 985
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 180
Sales and Use Tax - Energy Star Product Exemptions - Boilers
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 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 1094
Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Nonprofit Organizations
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
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 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 1110
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Texting While Driving Ban of 2008
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 1153
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Comptroller - Eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Program
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 1155
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
State-Funded Construction Projects - Apprentices
House:
Economic Matters
HB 1158
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 683
Safe Schools Reporting Act
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1159
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 534
Homeowners' Tax Fairness in Eminent Domain Proceedings Act
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1171
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 311
Crimes - Altering Results of Drug or Alcohol Screening Test - Synthetic Urine
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
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 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 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 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 1238
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Transportation - Public-Private Partnerships - Notice to the General Assembly
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1242
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 187
Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1260
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
House:
Economic Matters
HB 1273
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Employees Serving as Members of County Governing Bodies
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 1281
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Teen Driving Safety Act of 2008
House:
Environmental Matters
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 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 1319
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Expanded Early Childhood Education
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Senate Rules
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 1343
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit and Subtraction Modification for Long-Term Care Insurance
House:
Ways and Means
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 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 1411
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 465
Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 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 1521
Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1570
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 634
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Leased Vehicles - Application of Trade-In Value
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
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 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
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
