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

	Federal Government	Another Session
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HB 61	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Stifler
Entitled	Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 121	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Boteler, Bromwell, and DeBoy
Entitled	Education - Special Education Services - Children in a Home School Setting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 130	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway and Vallario
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 281	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, G. Clagett, and Levy
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Government Contracts Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 366	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rudolph, Love, James, Barnes, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, Kullen, Lafferty, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker
Entitled	BRAC Community Enhancement Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

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 372	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 556
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Riley, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 416	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 74
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - State Collection of the Federal Unemployment Insurance Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 417	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 499
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Financial Institutions - Cooperative Agreements and Information Sharing with Government Agencies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 451	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Benson, Burns, Conway, Elmore, Holmes, Howard, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, and Walker
Entitled	Minority Environmental and Land Trust
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 469	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	County Property Tax - Interest in Federal Government Property - Payment in Lieu of Taxes
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 525	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley
Entitled	Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations 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 704	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 341
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education Investment Fund - Expenditures - Base Realignment and Closure Process
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 735	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, McKee, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 885	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, McComas, Norman, and Shank
Entitled	Counties and Municipal Corporations - Illegal Alien "Sanctuary Laws" - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 920	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Vallario
Entitled	Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 994	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Kach, Aumann, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, Minnick, Niemann, Norman, Schuler, Shewell, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1101	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Impallaria
Entitled	Criminal Law - Early Release of Inmate Subject to Deportation Order
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1125	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1228	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Aumann, Eckardt, Heller, James, Levy, Robinson, and Schuh
Entitled	Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1232	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Elmore, George, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, McConkey, and O'Donnell
Entitled	Citizens Rights Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1306	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Gutierrez, Vallario, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, and Valderrama
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Federally Compliant Identification Cards - Issuance
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1314	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McHale, Bobo, Conaway, Elliott, Hecht, Impallaria, Krebs, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, Morhaim, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled	Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1389	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Maryland Smart Grid Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1471	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dwyer, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Lafferty, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Transportation - Intercounty Connector - Elimination of Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1492	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1504	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 325
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Cane, Elmore, Haddaway, and Smigiel
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HJ 1	Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes and Robinson
Entitled	Federal Legislation to Protect Homeowners and Banks
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 2	Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, George, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Mizeur, Niemann, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 24	Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Stone, and Jacobs
Entitled	Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 50	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Education - Special Education Services - Children in a Home School Setting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 80	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 189	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Surface Water Discharge Permits - Contested Case Hearings - Standing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 198	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 162
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support Collection Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 206	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 338
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Dyson, DeGrange, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Simonaire, and Klausmeier
Entitled	BRAC Community Enhancement Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

SB 210	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Stone, Middleton, Exum, and Glassman
Entitled	Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 309	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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 421	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Mooney, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 519	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Miller
Entitled	Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 576	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	REAL ID Act of 2005 - Implementation of Regulations or Policies - Expenditure of Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 583	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 628	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, and Munson
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Legal Residency Status - Sentencing and Parole Considerations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 681	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Greenip, Jacobs, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Police Reporting - Detained Undocumented Aliens
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 728	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 906	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 557
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum, Glassman, and Kelley
Entitled	Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 930	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SJ 2	Status as of March 15, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Peters, and Pinsky
Entitled	Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 4	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Mooney
Entitled	Freedom for Cuba (Viva Cuba Libre)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs