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

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HB 193	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kipke, Kullen, McComas, McConkey, Murphy, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Family Property Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 333	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Bohanan, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elmore, Jameson, Jennings, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, O'Donnell, Proctor, Rudolph, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 412	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 867	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Heller, Kaiser, Kelly, Krebs, Lee, Levi, Manno, Montgomery, Myers, Simmons, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
Entitled	Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 898	Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Cane (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture) and Delegates Braveboy, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means

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 1140	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 233
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1289	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Boteler, Frank, and Stifler
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1326	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 538
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Busch, Conway, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, James, Levy, McIntosh, Oaks, Proctor, and Vallario
Entitled	Annotated Code of Maryland - Estates and Trusts Article - Dedicated to Roger D. Redden
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1357	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Dwyer, and Schuh
Entitled	Power of Attorney Accountability Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1467	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Vallario, Anderson, and Conaway
Entitled	Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 87	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Jacobs, Lenett, Muse, Raskin, Stone, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Power of Attorney Act - Loretta's Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 165	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm or Family-Owned Business
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 175	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Glassman
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 434	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson (Chair, Task Force on Incentives for Agriculture)
Entitled	Incentives for Agriculture Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 500	Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 509	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 663	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Power of Attorney Accountability Act (Lorretta's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

SB 889	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 232
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Nurse Practitioners - Authority to Certify
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 961	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Jacobs, and Munson
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Returns
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation