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

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HB 6	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 360
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Vallario, Rosenberg, Ramirez, Valderrama, Schuler, Dumais, Gutierrez, Ivey, Conaway, Shank, Carter, McConkey, McComas, and Smigiel
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Recordation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 70	Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Glenn
Entitled	Construction Industry Employee Misclassification Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

HB 199	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 489
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Stein, Kaiser, Riley, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Ivey, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Frick, George, Howard, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Ross, Serafini, and F. Turner
Entitled	Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policy and Disciplinary Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 206	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Riley, Norman, James, Jennings, McComas, and Smigiel
Entitled	Education - Student Bullying - State and School Policy
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 239	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 260
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 262	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Child Welfare - Alternative Response
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 282	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 394
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons and Kramer
Entitled	Criminal Law - Possessing Stolen Property
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 290	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations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 292	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Kelly, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, Shewell, and Sossi
Entitled	Maryland False Claims Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations

HB 363	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 8
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Eckardt, Frick, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Carr
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending and Other Extensions of Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 393	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 270
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Communicable Diseases or Conditions - Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 400	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 454	Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Niemann, Beidle, V. Clagett, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Lafferty, McConkey, and Ross
Entitled	State Real Estate Commission - Investigative Staff - Employment and Payment
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 459	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 505
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee
Entitled	State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 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 557	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader and Delegates Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Norman, Shank, and Smigiel
Entitled	Video Slot Machines Revenues and Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 699	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Schuler
Entitled	Maryland Crane Operators Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 745	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 429
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	City of Hagerstown - Fire and Explosives Investigators - Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 790	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 91
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Simmons
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Child Abuse Medical Providers Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 811	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 212
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Donoghue, Harrison, Jones, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, and Stein
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners Nomination and Disciplinary Processes - Task Force on the Discipline of Health Care Professionals and Improved Patient Care
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 824	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 296
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Fire and Explosive Investigator - Qualifications MC 805-08
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 866	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 435
Sponsored By	Delegate Beidle
Entitled	Employment Agencies - Bonding - Enforcement Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 876	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 910	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 300
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Burns, Dumais, Frick, Ivey, Kaiser, Robinson, and Sossi
Entitled	Health Care Providers - Disclosure of Medical Records - Children in Need of Assistance Proceedings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 944	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Glenn, Haynes, Jameson, Levy, McHale, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Schuh, Schuler, and Stein
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Advisory Loans - Requirements for Housing Advice
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1090	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 532
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Harrison
Entitled	State Board of Morticians - Family Security Trust Fund and Pre-Need Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1123	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hucker, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1245	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation
Entitled	Cecil County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1334	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Elliott, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Regulatory Boards - Additional Powers and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1351	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 690
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Beidle, Bobo, V. Clagett, Costa, Gilchrist, Kipke, and Stein
Entitled	Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Subscriber Grievances
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1367	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stull, Bartlett, G. Clagett, Elmore, George, Hecht, Kelly, McIntosh, Myers, Norman, Shank, Sossi, and Weldon
Entitled	Commercial Law - Below Cost Sales - Fluid Milk Products
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1370	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Kipke, Schuh, and Walker
Entitled	State Government - Law Enforcement Officers - Application for Lost Pay and Attorneys' Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1447	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Burns, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hecht, Hucker, Kirk, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Shewell, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1450	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offenders - Homeless Registrants and Supervision
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1500	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, and Kach
Entitled	Health Occupations Boards - Investigators - Confidentiality of Medical Information and Records
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1538	Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sex Offenders - Notification and Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1547	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled	Public Service Commission - Investigatory Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1590	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Employer Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1601	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Miller
Entitled	Business Regulation - Motor Fuel - Below Cost Sales
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

SB 76	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 359
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Della, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Recordation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 120	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Qualifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 215	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 241	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Jones, and Lenett
Entitled	Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 270	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Astle, Exum, Garagiola, Haines, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Mortgage Lending and Other Extensions of Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 387	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 393
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Glassman, Haines, King, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Criminal Law - Possessing Stolen Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 443	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Conway, and Dyson
Entitled	State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 497	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Sales Below Cost of Fluid Milk Products Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 502	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
Entitled	State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 580	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, Lenett, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Radiation Oncology/ Therapy Technologists, Medical Radiation Technologists, Radiologist Assistants, and Nuclear Medicine Technologists - Licensure
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 613	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 428
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	City of Hagerstown - Fire and Explosives Investigators - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 650	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 434
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Employment Agencies - Bonding - Enforcement Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 684	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Exum, Glassman, and Munson
Entitled	Commercial Law - Below Cost Sales - Fluid Milk Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 698	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Issuance of a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 764	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 211
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Board of Dental Examiners Nomination and Disciplinary Processes - Task Force on the Discipline of Health Care Professionals and Improved Patient Care
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

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 817	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 623
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Lenett, Pugh, and Haines
Entitled	Maryland Individual Tax Preparers Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 845	Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Maryland False Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 962	Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Kittleman
Entitled	Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation