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

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HB 109	Status as of January 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones and Barkley
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 119	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Olszewski, Rice, Stein, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Senate Rules

HB 185	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Parental Choice Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 188	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Smart Start Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 367	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of Workforce Development Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services and Education Programs for Correctional Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

HB 403	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Stein, Tarrant, and Weldon
Entitled	State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness - Obesity in School-Age Children
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 505	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 663
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller and Robinson
Entitled	Transit Service for Disabled Persons - Criminal History Records Check and Training for Persons Providing Service
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 536	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 405
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 546	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Bartlett, Bronrott, Carr, Healey, Love, Manno, McComas, and Montgomery
Entitled	Local Boards of Education - Harassment and Intimidation in Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 597	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	T.R.A. Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 696	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 372
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, O'Donnell, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, and Stein
Entitled	Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 720	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 813	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, DeBoy, Gaines, Proctor, and Wood
Entitled	State Personnel - Employment Categories and Special Appointments
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 854	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Frick, Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Manno, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 893	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Haynes, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Ramirez, Simmons, Stukes, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Education - Character Education Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 978	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1048	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 681
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Correctional Services - Maryland Correctional Enterprises - Revolving Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1181	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph and James
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1209	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 687
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2005 - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1239	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, McDonough, Shewell, and Stukes
Entitled	Education - Foster Child Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1243	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission Study - Sexual Offenses Against Spouses - Student Knowledge
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1319	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Barve, Carr, Donoghue, Doory, Gilchrist, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jennings, Kullen, McHale, McIntosh, Myers, Ross, Sossi, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Weir, Bartlett, Elmore, Ivey, Kaiser, Rice, Serafini, and Stukes
Entitled	Expanded Early Childhood Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Senate Rules

HB 1411	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Bronrott, Carr, Conway, Healey, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Howard, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and Stukes
Entitled	Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1486	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Braveboy, Glenn, Oaks, Rice, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Maryland School-Based Wellness Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1571	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...
Sponsored By	Delegate Olszewski
Entitled	Public Schools - Graduation Rate Formula
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 559
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Maryland Youth Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 85	Status as of January 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Glassman
Entitled	School Construction - State Superintendent Approval - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 100	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Minority Environmental and Land Trust
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 158	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 371
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Colburn, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Harris, Jones, King, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Harrington
Entitled	Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 183	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 155
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Prince George's County Board of Education - Repeal of Requirement for a Comprehensive Review
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 184	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 156
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Family Law - Child Care Centers - Emergency Suspensions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 203	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of Workforce Development Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services and Education Programs for Correctional Facilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

SB 229	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, and Mooney
Entitled	Education - Classroom Instruction Expenditures - Required Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 231	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Public Schools - Certified Teachers - Flagging Investigative Proceedings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 297	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Tax Credit for Employer Established Work-Based Learning Programs for Students
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 298	Status as of February 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 373	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 473	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 564	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Munson, Robey, and Colburn
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 647	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, King, Middleton, Pugh, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 692	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Jones, and Kasemeyer
Entitled	State Budget - Modifications - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 773	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 451
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden
Entitled	State Department of Education - Adult Education and Family Literacy Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 813	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Education - Scholarship Program for Children with a Disability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 849	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 998	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - No recommendation Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and Harrington
Entitled	Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs