2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 22, 2008 - 11:56 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr. District 27A	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 88	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 41
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 308	Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Priority to Victims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1323	Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Vallario, Ali, Barkley, Carter, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Glenn, Healey, Kipke, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Riley, Shank, Shewell, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Criminal Injuries Compensation - Claims by Victims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 6	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 360
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Vallario, Rosenberg, Ramirez, Valderrama, Schuler, Dumais, Gutierrez, Ivey, Conaway, Shank, Carter, McConkey, McComas, and Smigiel
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Recordation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 130	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway and Vallario
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 144	Status as of January 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Anderson, Haynes, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Criminal Appeals - District Courts - Stay of Sentence and Release
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 366	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rudolph, Love, James, Barnes, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, Kullen, Lafferty, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker
Entitled	BRAC Community Enhancement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

HB 418	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Burns, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Months - Black History Months
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 444	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Niemann, Lee, and McComas (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Delegates Barnes, Carr, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Lafferty, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Smigiel, and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 479	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Vallario
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Venue - Removal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 489	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Proctor, and Vallario
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - North Beach Town Hall Construction
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 613	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Shewell, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

HB 616	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Branch, Hecht, Love, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, F. Turner, Vallario, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Schools - Children With Anaphylactic Allergies - Reduction of Risk
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 671	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Kullen, Proctor, and Vallario
Entitled	Calvert County - The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maryland Loan of 2001
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 685	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 616
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Lee, Levi, Ramirez, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Police and Court Records - Nuisance Crimes - Expungement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 765	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 670
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Frank, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, McConkey, Montgomery, Ramirez, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Valderrama, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Public Safety - Correctional Officers - Minimum Age
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 812	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Vallario, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, O'Donnell, Oaks, Robinson, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 845	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Branch, Bronrott, Carter, Conaway, Davis, Dumais, Glenn, Harrison, Heller, Ivey, Jones, McIntosh, Montgomery, Oaks, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Penalties - The "Smart on Crime" Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 851	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Vallario, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Lee, Rosenberg, Schuler, Simmons, and Valderrama
Entitled	Local Correctional Facilities - Diminution Credits - Good Conduct
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 869	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 381
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter and Vallario (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments) and Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Conaway, Frank, Lee, McComas, Oaks, Rosenberg, Shank, Simmons, and Smigiel
Entitled	Admissibility of Evidence - Intercepted Communications - Electronic
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 877	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter and Vallario (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments) and Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Oaks, Rosenberg, and Simmons
Entitled	Public Safety - Possession of Regulated Firearm by a Person Under 21 Years - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 889	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor and Vallario
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Henson Valley Montessori School
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 890	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor and Vallario
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 917	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Carter, Heller, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Schuler, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Criminal Law - Offensive Physical Contact
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 920	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Vallario
Entitled	Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1122	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Burns, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Mathias, Montgomery, Proctor, Stukes, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification and Tax Credit for Dependent Care Expenses - Ineligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1147	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, McComas, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Haddaway, Jones, Kelly, Lee, Myers, Smigiel, Valderrama, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Family Law - Child Custody Determinations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1204	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor and Vallario
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Rosaryville Conservancy
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1222	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor and Vallario
Entitled	Attorney General - State Legal Business - Hiring Counsel
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1236	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Ramirez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1237	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Anderson, Barnes, Braveboy, Davis, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	State Highways - Designation - Thurgood Marshall Memorial Highway
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1260	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Ali, Aumann, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Frick, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Kullen, McComas, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Ross, Sossi, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1265	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 315
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Law - Unauthorized Removal of Property - Elements of Crime
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1306	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Gutierrez, Vallario, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, and Valderrama
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Federally Compliant Identification Cards - Issuance
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1326	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 538
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Busch, Conway, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, James, Levy, McIntosh, Oaks, Proctor, and Vallario
Entitled	Annotated Code of Maryland - Estates and Trusts Article - Dedicated to Roger D. Redden
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1329	Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Vallario, and Lee
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Delegation of Contested Claims to Office of Administrative Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1352	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Davis, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kullen, Levi, Levy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Vallario, and Vaughn
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - National Children's Museum
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1393	Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Conaway, Dumais, Healey, Lee, Levi, Mizeur, Niemann, Rosenberg, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Criminal Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1413	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Vallario
Entitled	Peace Orders - Referral to Mediation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1432	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By	Delegates Ivey, Vallario, Howard, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Finance - Affidavit and Signature
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1467	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Vallario, Anderson, and Conaway
Entitled	Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1506	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 326
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Frush, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Levi, Niemann, Oaks, Proctor, Rice, Ross, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Elmore
Entitled	Task Force to Study Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Rosecroft Raceway
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Finance

HB 1556	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Conaway, Kramer, Rosenberg, and Vallario
Entitled	Administrative Office of the Courts - Automated External Defibrillator Program - Courthouses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HJ 2	Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, George, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Mizeur, Niemann, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations