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

	Assessments	Another Session
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HB 220	Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Professional Counselors and Therapists - Definition of Appraisal
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 337	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, and Frush
Entitled	Tax - Property - Property Value Assessments - Disclosure of Improvements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 374	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 131
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Tarrant, Vaughn, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale
Entitled	EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 494	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 508
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, V. Turner, Donoghue, Montgomery, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Licensed Counselors and Therapists - Appraisal Activities - Training Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 519	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Olszewski, Barve, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Davis, Feldman, Frush, George, Gutierrez, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, King, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Manno, Mathias, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Sophocleus, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Public High Schools - Graduation Requirements - Weighted Numerical Assessment System
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 520	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Benson, Boteler, Burns, Carter, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Lafferty, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Sophocleus, Stukes, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Education - High School Assessment Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 591	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 280
Sponsored By	Delegate Elmore
Entitled	Somerset County - Property Tax Credit for Assessment Increases
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 612	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 281
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Elmore, Haddaway, Mathias, Smigiel, and Sossi
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Commercial Waterfront Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 752	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 293
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Regulation, Fees, and Assessments
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 784	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 403
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, George, Gutierrez, Hecht, Howard, James, Kelly, Kipke, Levy, Love, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stukes, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, Wood, Barve, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, Jennings, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
Committee Assignments	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
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Howard, Barnes, Costa, Frush, McHale, Proctor, and Ross
Entitled	Real Property Assessments - Market Declines - Revaluation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 891	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Holmes, Hubbard, and Levi
Entitled	Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 892	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Holmes, Hubbard, and Levi
Entitled	Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Due Date for Payment and Stay of Collection
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 896	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Holmes, and Hubbard
Entitled	Property Tax Assessment Appeals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 993	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Assessments and Reserves
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1196	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Maryland Healthy Places Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1224	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam (By Request) and Delegates Benson, Bobo, Branch, Donoghue, Hucker, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, McDonough, Montgomery, and V. Turner
Entitled	Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1420	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Ali, Benson, Bronrott, Hubbard, King, Kipke, and Schuler
Entitled	Condominiums - Liens - Submission of Disputes
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1537	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 699
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Real Property Assessments - Assessment Notice - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1587	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 245
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

SB 205	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled	EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 291	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Assessments and Reserves
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 457	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 402
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 465	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Property Tax Assessment Appeals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 466	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, King, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled	Property Tax Assessment Appeals - Due Date for Payment and Stay of Collection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 467	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, McFadden, Pugh, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 468	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Somerset County - Property Tax Credit for Assessment Increases
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 534	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Valuation of Real Property - Completed Improvements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 652	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Robey, King, and Peters
Entitled	Property Tax - Valuation of Income Producing Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 676	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Colburn, Dyson, Glassman, Haines, and Jacobs
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Commercial Waterfront Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 758	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 765	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Conway (By Request)
Entitled	Hospitals - Nursing Care Committees, Staffing Plans, and Commission on Nursing Acuity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 787	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Education - High School Assessment Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 871	Status as of March 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	Real Property Assessments - Market Declines - Revaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 933	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harrington, Exum, and Muse
Entitled	Public High Schools - Graduation Requirements - Weighted Numerical Assessment System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 974	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 244
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Averted Uncompensated Care - Assessment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

SB 985	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, and Garagiola
Entitled	Property Tax Assessments - Local Ordinance Imposing Rent Restrictions or Affordability Requirements - Study and Report
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation