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

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HB 118	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 563
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush and Hubbard
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 173	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 50
Sponsored By	Delegate Elmore
Entitled	Somerset County - Alcoholic Beverages - Death of Licensee
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 203	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 647
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, and Haddaway
Entitled	Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 394	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 69
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	State Postmortem Examiners Commission - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Postmortem Examiners Law
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 410	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, DeBoy, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Kullen, Levy, McDonough, Montgomery, Robinson, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stocksdale, Ali, Dumais, and Shank
Entitled	Crimes - Child Endangerment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 426	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Dumais, McKee, Myers, and Weldon
Entitled	Justice's Law
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 452	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 504
Sponsored By	Delegates Niemann, Holmes, Sossi, and Stein
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Summary Ejectment - Deceased Tenant
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 478	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee and Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Administration - Commercial Drivers' Licenses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 667	Status as of January 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons and Riley
Entitled	Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 725	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Bartlett, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hecht, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Line of Duty Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 733	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 768	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 603
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate Glenn
Entitled	Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 802	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Donoghue, Glenn, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Women's Health - HIV Testing and Infant Mortality Reduction
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 906	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 214
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McHale, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Shewell, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1060	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Conaway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, James, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Impallaria, Kirk, and Robinson
Entitled	Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1071	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1075	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway, Elliott, George, Impallaria, Kirk, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled	Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1231	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Malone, Aumann, Bromwell, Dwyer, Frank, Kach, Kelly, Kullen, McComas, McConkey, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Eckardt, Haddaway, Montgomery, and Shewell
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1362	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Barkley, Bohanan, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Gaines, Griffith, Jones, Levy, Mathias, Proctor, and Rudolph
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Fatality or Life-Threatening Injury - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
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

SB 45	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 562
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life - Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 127	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 157	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 243	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, Jones, Lenett, Middleton, and Stone
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions and Failure to Report - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 355	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 386	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 566	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola and Kelley
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 607	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 602
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Gladden and Jones
Entitled	Children - Records - Access by the Baltimore City Health Department
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 712	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 443
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Failure to Yield Right-of-Way - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 749	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Election of Benefits - Surviving Spouses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 766	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 213
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Anatomical Gift Donor Registry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations