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

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HB 20	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	District Court - Small Claim Actions - Amount in Controversy
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 89	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Courts - Violation of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 101	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 102	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Dumais, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, F. Turner, Frick, Gilchrist, Cardin, Doory, Olszewski, and Stukes
Entitled	Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 246	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo and V. Clagett
Entitled	Charter Counties - Land Use Appeals - Standing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 247	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Eckardt, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Ivey, Levi, McIntosh, Proctor, Simmons, Smigiel, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 424	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 500
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank and Dumais
Entitled	Office of the State Prosecutor - Subpoena Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 643	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Barnes
Entitled	Costs - Circuit Courts and District Court - Failure to Appear or Violation of Probation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 778	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Barnes, Carr, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Stein, and F. Turner
Entitled	Richard Atta Poku Foreclosure Defense Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 915	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	Surety Insurers - Failure to Pay Bail Bond Judgment - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Judiciary Senate: Finance

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 925	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Subdivision Appeals PG/MC 105-08
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 931	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Montgomery County - Planning Board - Enforcement Powers PG/MC 112-08
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1000	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Frush, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Charitable Solicitations - Commercial Resellers
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1038	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 679
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Master for Juvenile Causes - Authority PG 303-08
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1069	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway and Glenn
Entitled	Baltimore City Circuit Court - Jury Duty - Payment to Jurors
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1102	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Bates, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Hecht, Kelly, Krebs, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Election Law - Statewide Voter List - Information from Circuit Courts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1112	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Civil Unions - Establishment, Rights, and Responsibilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1123	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hucker, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1194	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee
Entitled	Spending Mandate Relief Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1275	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Gaines, and Niemann
Entitled	Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1330	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Confirmation of Arbitration Awards
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1367	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Bartlett, G. Clagett, Elmore, George, Hecht, Kelly, McIntosh, Myers, Norman, Shank, Sossi, and Weldon
Entitled	Commercial Law - Below Cost Sales - Fluid Milk Products
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1453	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee and Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled	Bail Bonds - Bail and Bail Bondsmen - Licensure and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Economic Matters

HB 1502	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Elections - Instant Runoff Method of Voting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1518	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Cane, G. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kirk, Lafferty, Levi, Malone, McHale, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Riley, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1564	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 551
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway and Eckardt
Entitled	Real Property - Talbot County - Recordation of County Right-of-Way Plats
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1625	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates and Miller
Entitled	Recordation Tax - Fees for Collection
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1626	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Nuclear Decommissioning, Electric Industry Restructuring, and Acquisition and Financing Approvals
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

SB 54	Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Conway, Dyson, and Exum
Entitled	Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 59	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Courts - Violation of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 86	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 91	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 103	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 114	Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Proceeding - Venue
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 280	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Authorized Officials - Retired Clerks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 497	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Sales Below Cost of Fluid Milk Products Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 527	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 414
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee
Entitled	Spending Mandate and Revenue Dedication Relief Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 529	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Frosh, Conway, Currie, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Pugh
Entitled	Circuit Courts - Venue - Removal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 571	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 192
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Surety Insurers - Failure to Pay Bail Bond Judgment - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters and Judiciary

SB 572	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier and Stone
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Baltimore County
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 610	Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Madaleno, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Violations by Drivers Under the Age of 18 Years - Driver's License Suspensions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 630	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Jacobs
Entitled	Office of the State Prosecutor - Subpoena Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 651	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Garagiola, Muse, and Robey
Entitled	Costs - Circuit Courts and District Court - Failure to Appear or Violation of Probation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 684	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Exum, Glassman, and Munson
Entitled	Commercial Law - Below Cost Sales - Fluid Milk Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 698	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 838	Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	St. Mary's County - Video Gaming Devices - Attorney General to Seek Declaratory Judgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 850	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Brochin, Della, Dyson, Exum, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 932	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Real Property - Talbot County - Recordation of County Right-of-Way Plats
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 978	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Commercial Law - Maryland Cigarette Sales Below Cost Act - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1013	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 133
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Nuclear Decommissioning, Electric Industry Restructuring, and Acquisition and Financing Approvals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters