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

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HB 90	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Child Welfare - Permanency Planning and Interstate Placement of Foster Children
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 169	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 362
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Branch, Burns, Dumais, Gaines, Haynes, Hecht, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner
Entitled	Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 248	Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch, Eckardt, Haynes, James, Jones, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Intervention
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 265	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 263
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Family Law - Emergency Placement of Children - Criminal History Records Checks
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 593	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Juvenile Services)
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision and Delinquency Proceedings - Permanency Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 678	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Kaiser, Montgomery, and Stukes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Aunt Hattie's Place
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 758	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Conaway, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, Robinson, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Placement of Vulnerable Children
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 803	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Aumann, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, James, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Robinson, Rudolph, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 948	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Bartlett, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Mathias, McComas, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Foster Parents - Eligibility to Participate
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 955	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Bates, Cane, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Mathias, McComas, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Foster Parents
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1049	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Juvenile Services)
Entitled	Juvenile Services - College Tuition Waiver for Committed Youth
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 1325	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, Elmore, Lee, Mizeur, O'Donnell, Simmons, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody Determinations - Prohibition Against Consideration of Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1363	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Murphy, Glenn, Hucker, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, and Weldon
Entitled	Social Services Administration - Kinship Care Navigator
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1406	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Murphy, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Stein, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Foster Kids Coverage Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 57	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 16
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Child Welfare - Permanency Planning and Interstate Placement of Foster Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 77	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 361
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Della, Exum, Madaleno, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 193	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 158
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Family Law - Social Services Administration - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 240	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Currie, Della, and Jones
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Intervention
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 334	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Kramer
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Aunt Hattie's Place
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 453	Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 551	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 190
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Children in Need of Assistance - Custody Determinations - Prohibition Against Consideration of Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 666	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Foster Parents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 667	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Foster Parents - Eligibility to Participate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 704	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Human Services - Residential Child Care Facilities - Report Cards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs