2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:13 a.m.

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HB 43	Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	International Marriage Brokers - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 45	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Human Trafficking - Services for Victims
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 245	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Benson
Entitled	Task Force for the Prevention of Human Trafficking in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 248	Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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HB 290	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Anderson, Bromwell, Burns, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Oaks, Reznik, Ross, Schuler, and Tarrant
Entitled	Procurement - Purchase of Apparel by State Agencies - Labor Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 371	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, Busch, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, Gaines, George, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hubbard, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Proctor, Riley, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Divestiture from Iran and Sudan
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 726	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 767	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Delegates Heller, Kramer, Manno, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Individuals With Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1568	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Benson, Braveboy, Carter, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Robinson, Shewell, Stifler, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup
Entitled	International Marriage Brokers - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HJ 5	Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Turkish Treatment of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Christian Church
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 214	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 342
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Miller, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Stone, Kasemeyer, Edwards, Jones, Munson, Zirkin, and Raskin
Entitled	Divestiture from Iran and Sudan
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation 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 427	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Stone
Entitled	Due Process - The Right to Life Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

SB 553	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Exum, Kelley, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, and Jones
Entitled	Insurance - Slavery Era Insurance Policies - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 577	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Brochin, Frosh, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Individuals with Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 742	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 207
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Human Services - Residential Child Care Program - Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 815	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Exum and Kelley
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Individuals with Mental Disorders - Patient Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 1010	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and Forehand
Entitled	International Marriage Brokers - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance