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

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HB 135	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Aumann, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Frush, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hecht, Hubbard, James, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Minnick, Proctor, and Stukes
Entitled	Transportation - Free Public Transportation During Off-Peak Hours for Senior Citizens
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 151	Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health - Reportable Conditions - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 160	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates George, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Frush, King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, and Schuh
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Correctional Facilities - Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 185	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Parental Choice Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 188	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Smart Start Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	House: 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 204	Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate King
Entitled	Public Safety - Pool Lifeguards - Regulation (Connor's Law)
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 247	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Eckardt, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Ivey, Levi, McIntosh, Proctor, Simmons, Smigiel, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 285	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 368
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Anderson, Barkley, Branch, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Elmore, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Levi, McComas, Montgomery, Murphy, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sossi, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walker, Walkup, and Cardin
Entitled	Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 298	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - System of Public School Buses Required
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 299	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Education - Baltimore City - Public and Private Schools - Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Courses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 300	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Education - Public and Private Schools - Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Courses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 503	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Cardin, Barnes, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, George, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Smigiel, Stein, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weir
Entitled	Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 570	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons and Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Civil Unions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 604	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Minority Leader
Entitled	Public Benefits - Requirement of Proof of Lawful Presence
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 627	Status as of February 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Cardin, Feldman, Kirk, Krysiak, Manno, and Vaughn
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 690	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, and Oaks
Entitled	Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings - Hillsdale Heights Neighborhood Association Dwellings
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 712	Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

HB 732	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Anderson, Cardin, George, Glenn, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, Morhaim, Murphy, and Olszewski
Entitled	Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - School Policy
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 749	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 669
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Voluntary Quit to Follow a Spouse
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 801	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Reznik
Entitled	Election - Voter Registration at the Polling Place and Voting on Election Day
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 848	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Schuler
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Partnerships
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 855	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Davis and Ramirez
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Law Enforcement Officers - Lyme Disease Presumption
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 865	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 525
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Bromwell, Miller, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Procurement - eMaryland Marketplace - Use
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 934	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Maryland-Washington Regional District - Highways - Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic and Facilities PG/MC 108-08
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1037	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 410-08
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1039	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 680
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 403-08
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1080	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1112	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Family Law - Civil Unions - Establishment, Rights, and Responsibilities
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1174	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Doory
Entitled	Domestic Partnerships - Establishment and Rules of Interpretation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1253	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Stein, Hucker, and Glenn
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1271	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Stein
Entitled	State Board of Education - Development of Curriculum Content - Financial Literacy
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1299	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller, Bates, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, King, McComas, McDonough, O'Donnell, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled	Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1302	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings and Morhaim
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Programmable Thermostats
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1346	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn, Bronrott, Cardin, Doory, Hucker, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Student Health and Nutrition - School Programs and Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1396	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Braveboy, Feldman, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Public High Schools - Safety Education Program - Self-Defense Training
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1470	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Special Taxing Districts - Residential Property - Prohibition - Property Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1507	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled	Baltimore City - Binding Arbitration - Police Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 1540	Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Benson, Hucker, Bobo, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Health Care Reform Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1576	Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Doory, Gilchrist, Rice, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Statewide Phase-Out of Electronic Gaming Devices
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1606	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel and Sossi
Entitled	Cecil County - Office of Sheriff - Collective Bargaining
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

SB 34	Status as of January 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Election Law - Voter Registration - Proof of Citizenship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 73	Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Brochin, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled	Election Law - Rotation of Candidates Names on the Ballot
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 86	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Brochin
Entitled	Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 96	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Gladden, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 126	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings - Hillsdale Heights Neighborhood Association Dwellings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 229	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, and Mooney
Entitled	Education - Classroom Instruction Expenditures - Required Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 328	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 330	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 381	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Special Taxing Districts - Residential Property - Prohibition
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 439	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Election Law - Polling Place Designation - Senior Centers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 470	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Binding Arbitration - Police Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 582	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Exum, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled	Education - Multiple Suspensions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 689	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin and Madaleno
Entitled	Family Law - Domestic Partnerships
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 714	Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	State Board of Education - Development of Curriculum Content - Financial Literacy
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 736	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Individuals at Least 65 Years Old
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 743	Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Law Enforcement Officers - Lyme Disease Presumption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 824	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Education - Alcohol and Drug Testing for Pupils in Public or Private Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 844	Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled	Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 912	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and DeGrange
Entitled	Early Childhood Education - Children in Military Families
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 955	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By	Senator Harrington
Entitled	Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 959	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Miller, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Slot Machines - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means