2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:12 a.m.

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HB 104	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 113	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 42
Sponsored By	Delegate Elmore
Entitled	Somerset County - Regulation of Dogs and Cats - Violations of Ordinances and Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 134	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Dumais, McComas, Shank, and Smigiel
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Transporting Pets in Trucks or Trailers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 223	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 55
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Delmarva Fox Squirrel
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 227	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Agriculture - Animal Health - Administrative Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 228	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 58
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Hospital Inspections
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 378	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Ali, Bromwell, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Manno, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Murphy, Shewell, Smigiel, and Sossi
Entitled	Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animals and Aggravated Cruelty to Animals - Increased Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 650	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, James, Riley, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - 4-H Animal Display Barn
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 657	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush and Hubbard
Entitled	Natural Resources - Black Bear Hunt - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 662	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, V. Clagett, Holmes, and Hubbard
Entitled	Criminal Law - Dogfighting and Cockfighting - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 719	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 351
Sponsored By	Delegates Malone, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hucker, King, Kipke, Manno, McComas, Riley, V. Clagett, Holmes, and Hubbard
Entitled	Criminal Law - Dogfight and Cockfight Attendance - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 762	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Beitzel, Frank, Haddaway, James, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Riley, Shank, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled	Natural Resources - Black Bears - Establishment of Population in Each County
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 767	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Kramer, Manno, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Individuals With Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 834	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Feldman, Frush, Manno, Stein, and Taylor
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 840	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 94
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Donoghue, Frank, Hecht, Kelly, McKee, Norman, O'Donnell, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Washington County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 997	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Conaway, and Robinson
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2003 - Baltimore Zoo
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1139	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 309
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	Calvert County - Regulation and Protection of Animals
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1188	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates DeBoy, Conway, Malone, Mathias, and Rudolph
Entitled	Public Health Work Group - Hospital Preparedness - Snakebite Antivenin
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1255	Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Elliott, and Stull
Entitled	Study to Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1257	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, McDonough, Shank, and Shewell
Entitled	Stalking and Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1290	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Courts - Civil Penalties - Failure to Sterilize Rescued Dog or Cat
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1365	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Elmore, Glenn, Hecht, King, Malone, Olszewski, Ramirez, Rudolph, Stein, and Weldon
Entitled	State Lottery - Lottery for Benefit of Thoroughbred and Standardbred Breeders
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1366	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Jones
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1419	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Donoghue, Feldman, Hucker, Kaiser, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner
Entitled	Criminal Law - Dangerous Dogs - Spaying and Neutering
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1481	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 697
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, V. Clagett, Beidle, Bromwell, Love, and Morhaim
Entitled	State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Animal Control Facilities - License to Administer Scheduled Drugs to Animals
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1482	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 323
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Harford County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1499	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Frank, Impallaria, Kach, Niemann, Shewell, Stein, and Weir
Entitled	Public Health - Food Containing a Product of Cloned Animals - Labeling
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 44	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 350
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Dogfight and Cockfight Attendance - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 471	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 486	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Garagiola, and Glassman
Entitled	State Lottery - Lottery for Benefit of Thoroughbred and Standardbred Breeders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 544	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Pipkin
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - 4-H Animal Display Barn
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 577	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Brochin, Frosh, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Individuals with Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 615	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Stone
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 795	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 219
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 870	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2003 - Baltimore Zoo
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 878	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman and Jacobs
Entitled	Harford County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters