2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:14 a.m.

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HB 38	Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Heroes' Housing Fund of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 119	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Olszewski, Rice, Stein, and Walker
Entitled	Education - Reporting Requirement - Class Size
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Senate Rules

HB 389	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Branch
Entitled	Task Force to Study System Variables That Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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HB 465	Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	Education - Public Charter Schools - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 518	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - State Matching Stipends - National Certification
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 523	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Glenn and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Person in a Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 538	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Student Employees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 592	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Carr, Healey, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled	Education - Student Behavior Interventions - Use of Time Out, Restraint, and Seclusion
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 616	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Branch, Hecht, Love, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, F. Turner, Vallario, and Weldon
Entitled	Public Schools - Children With Anaphylactic Allergies - Reduction of Risk
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 641	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	Teachers' Pension System - Ineligible Positions - Transferring Membership
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 652	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled	Education - Public School Employees - Criminal Convictions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 674	Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Schuler, Boteler, and Bromwell
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Home Brewing Instructor's Permit
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 720	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 812	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Proctor, Vallario, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Carter, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, O'Donnell, Oaks, Robinson, Shank, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 817	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Barkley
Entitled	Retirement and Pensions - Service Retirement Allowances
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1067	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Manno, Mizeur, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1158	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 683
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Bronrott, George, Kach, Lafferty, Olszewski, Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Safe Schools Reporting Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1181	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph and James
Entitled	Teachers' Retirement System and Teachers' Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1258	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 314
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, Branch, Bronrott, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, McHale, O'Donnell, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Tarrant, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Baltimore City Public Schools - High School Students - Voter Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1372	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Elliott, Jennings, Kelly, McKee, Shank, Shewell, and Stifler
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Exemption from Covered Employment - Teachers Providing Music Lessons
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1518	Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Cane, G. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kirk, Lafferty, Levi, Malone, McHale, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Riley, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 78	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Exum, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Task Force to Study System Variables That Impact Student Achievement in Underperforming Public Schools
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 167	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip and Colburn
Entitled	Education - Teacher Certification - National Organization Standards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 230	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Harris, and Mooney
Entitled	Public School Collective Bargaining Sunshine Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 373	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 388	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden and Miller
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 399	Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - State Matching Stipends - National Certification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 487	Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
Entitled	Teachers' Pension System - Ineligible Positions - Transferring Membership
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 564	Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Munson, Robey, and Colburn
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 617	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Rosapepe, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Student Employees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 657	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Klausmeier, Lenett, Raskin, Harrington, and Middleton
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 716	Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, and Stone
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Home Brewing Instructor's Permit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 740	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Person in a Position of Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 850	Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Brochin, Della, Dyson, Exum, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 869	Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Baltimore City Public Schools - High School Students - Voter Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs