2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:14 a.m.
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Current Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 16
HB 110 Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Ali, Aumann, Gutierrez, Heller, Howard, Kipke, Lafferty, Niemann, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walkup
Entitled Wireless Telephone Service Billing Change Notification Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 321 Status as of January 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Stukes, Cardin, Conaway, DeBoy, Elliott, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, Oaks, Rice, Tarrant, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled Transportation - Transit Vehicle Operators - Prohibition on Use of Wireless Communication Devices
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 362 Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 9 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegate Cardin
Entitled Reorganization of State Government - Department of Information Technology
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance

HB 565 Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin
Entitled Elections - Voting Interference - Misuse of Telephone Facilities and Electronic Mail
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 711 Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Barkley, Ali, Bates, Beidle, Bobo, V. Clagett, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Montgomery, Niemann, Stein, and Stull
Entitled Motor Vehicles - School Bus Drivers - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters

HB 773 Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kaiser, Kirk, McHale, Stukes, Tarrant, and Taylor
Entitled Office of Health Care Quality - Provider Hotline
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1062 Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Kelly
Entitled Public Utilities - Voice over Internet Protocol Service - Customer Address Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 1092 Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Aumann, Boteler, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Kaiser, Kelly, Ramirez, and Sossi
Entitled Consumer Protection - Telephone Calls from Debt Collectors and Telemarketers - Exception to Wiretapping Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1143 Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kullen, Barnes, Frush, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled Telephone Companies - Intracounty and Adjacent Local Calling
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 1291 Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Boteler, and Haddaway
Entitled Election Law - Prerecorded Phone Messages - Sponsor Identification
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 1336 Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Davis
Entitled Public Service Commission - Telecommunications Services - Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

SB 2 Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Lenett
Entitled Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters

SB 178 Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 21 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled Public Safety - Emergency Number Systems Board - Membership
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 212 Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative Failed - Vetoed - Duplicate Signed
Sponsored By The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled Reorganization of State Government - Department of Information Technology
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations

SB 271 Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 380 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Stone (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled Admissibility of Evidence - Intercepted Communications - Electronic
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary

SB 331 Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Simonaire
Entitled Election Law - Telephone Polling - Campaign Transparency Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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