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Delegate Richard A. Sossi
District 36
Total Number of Bills: 119
HB 11         Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Hospice Center
House: Appropriations    
HB 13         Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Landlord and Tenant - Commercial Retail Property - Common Area Maintenance Records
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 17         Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 12
Task Force to Study the Boating Industry in Maryland
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 583       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit - Visual Fire Alarm Systems
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 861       Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Itemized Deductions
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 868       Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Motor Vehicles - Towing and Towed Vehicles - Procedures and Equipment
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1364     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Medical Records - Disclosure - Blood Alcohol Concentration
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1535     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Queen Anne's County - Chesterwye Center
House: Appropriations    

Co-sponsored Bills

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 76         Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 566
Furnishing an Alcoholic Beverage to Underage Individual - Penalty
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 111       Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Malfunctioning Traffic Light Act
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: February 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 175       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 185       Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Parental Choice Scholarship Program
House: Ways and Means    
HB 186       Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Great Schools Tax Credit Program
House: Ways and Means    
HB 188       Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Smart Start Scholarship Program
House: Ways and Means    
HB 189       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
State Property Tax - Homeowner's Property Tax Assessment Cap Reduction
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 193       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland Estate Tax - Family Property Protection Act
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 208       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 174
Agriculture - Wild Pollinators Program
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 209       Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Government - Commemorative Weeks - Pollinator Week
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 252       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Child Protection from Predators Act
House: Judiciary    
HB 253       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 259       Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Required Disclosure of Social Security Number - Prohibited
House: Economic Matters    
HB 275       Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - Violation of Restriction Against Possession of Regulated Firearm - Penalties
House: Judiciary    
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 288       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Proof of Legal Presence Act of 2008
House: Judiciary    
HB 291       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Period for Back-to-School Shopping
House: Ways and Means    
HB 292       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Maryland False Claims Act
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations    
HB 306       Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Public Safety - Handgun Permit Application Fee - Waiver for State Judges
House: Judiciary    
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 326       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 345       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Period for Back-to-School Shopping
House: Ways and Means    
HB 346       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Military Deployment
House: Judiciary    
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 356       Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Carroll County - Unsolicited Print Publications - Prohibition on Delivery
House: Economic Matters    
HB 358       Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 659
Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 369       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 121
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 411       Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Child Support Enforcement - Interception of Abandoned Property
House: Judiciary    
HB 419       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 202
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Registration
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 447       Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Agriculture - Fertilizer - Phosphorus Content Reduction
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 452       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 504
Landlord and Tenant - Summary Ejectment - Deceased Tenant
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 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 506       Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
House: Appropriations    
HB 521       Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Agriculture - Specialty Fertilizers - "No Phosphorus Fertilizer"
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 522       Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Military Service Credit - Eligibility
House: Appropriations    
HB 543       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 277
Agriculture - Maryland Dairy Farmer Emergency Trust Fund
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 556       Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Board - Membership
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 564       Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Identity Fraud - Prohibition of Unauthorized Skimming and Re-Encoding Devices
House: Judiciary    
HB 581       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 226
Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses of Fund
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 608       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 130
Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs and Services - Customer Notification and Report
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 612       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 281
Property Tax Credit - Commercial Waterfront Property
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 619       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Jessica's Law Part II - Truth in Sentencing
House: Judiciary    
HB 620       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Witness Protection Act
House: Judiciary    
HB 621       Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Truth in Sentencing Act
House: Judiciary    
HB 650       Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - 4-H Animal Display Barn
House: Appropriations    
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 696       Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 372
Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 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 871       Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks
House: Ways and Means    
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 886       Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
English Language - Formal Recognition
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 898       Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means     (Heard: March 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 910       Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 300
Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Medical Records - Children in Need of Assistance Proceedings
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 948       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Foster Parents - Eligibility to Participate
House: Appropriations    
HB 955       Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Foster Parents
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 958       Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Discount for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 960       Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Off-Highway Vehicles - Titling and Registration
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 7, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 996       Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Title Service Agents - Fees
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 999       Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 14, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1005     Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 107
Somerset County, Wicomico County, and Worcester County - School Buses - Length of Operation - Sunset Repeal
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1056     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 142
Environment - Water Management Administration - Wetlands and Waterways Program Fees
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1060     Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: March 26, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1061     Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Public Safety - Denial of Permit to Carry Handgun - Return of Application Fee
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 1113     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 355
Identity Fraud - Prohibitions, Evidence, and Penalties
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1119     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 374
Motor Vehicles - Towing and Towed Vehicles - Procedures and Equipment
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1120     Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1127     Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Transportation Trust Fund - Dedicated Highway Funds
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1128     Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Transportation Trust Fund Protection Act
House: Appropriations     (Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1130     Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Controlled Dangerous Substances - Manufacturing, Distributing, or Dispensing - Revocation of License to Drive
House: Judiciary    
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 1168     Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 39
Vehicle Laws - Equipment on Motorcycles - Auxiliary Lighting
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 1189     Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Environment - Phosphorus - Dishwashing Detergent
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1197     Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Favorable Ways and Means
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Library Book Sales by Nonprofit Organizations
House: Ways and Means    
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 1210     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 312
Higher Education - Credit Cards - Student Applicants
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1215     Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Task Force to Study Task Forces, Commissions, Temporary or Ad Hoc Committees, and Related Panels
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1231     Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1249     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Public Schools - Classes and Extracurricular Activities - Home-Schooled Students
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1250     Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Administrative Procedure Act - Exemption - Death Penalty Protocols
House: Judiciary    
HB 1256     Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Homestead Property Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 1263     Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1267     Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Designations - Soybean - State Crop
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1272     Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Higher Education - Disclosure of Education Records - Notice to Students and Parents
House: Appropriations    
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 1274     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 462
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety - Inspections - Antique Boilers or Pressure Vessels
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1293     Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Corporations and Associations - Filing Fees - Family Farms
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1299     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1301     Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 467
The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
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 1345     Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1355     Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Election Law - Identification of Voters
House: Ways and Means    
HB 1358     Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 691
Artificial Tanning Devices - Protection of Minors
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1367     Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Commercial Law - Below Cost Sales - Fluid Milk Products
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 3, 2008, 2:30 p.m.)    
HB 1415     Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Economic Development - One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits - Eligibility
House: Ways and Means    
HB 1423     Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 198
Water Resources - Groundwater Appropriation or Use - Priority Funding Areas
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 1480     Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
State Highway Administration - Snow Removal - Use of Farm Trucks
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1606     Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Cecil County - Office of Sheriff - Collective Bargaining
House: Appropriations    
HB 1619     Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Rural Broadband Communication Services - Railroads and Tributaries
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m.)