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

	Veterans	Another Session
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HB 175	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Bates, Boteler, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, Lafferty, Manno, McComas, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Riley, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 372	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 556
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Riley, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 522	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Bohanan, Boteler, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, James, Jones, Kach, Kipke, Levy, Love, Mathias, Minnick, O'Donnell, Proctor, Riley, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 549	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, George, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McHale, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, Rudolph, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 669	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 667
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boteler, Cardin, Conway, DeBoy, Elliott, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Howard, Ivey, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Mathias, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stukes, Walker, Weir, Weldon, Wood, Hixson, Doory, Barve, Frick, Kaiser, and Serafini
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Exemption for Returning Military Members
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 747	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Minnick
Entitled	Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 780	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Harford County - War Veterans' Organizations - Slot Machines
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 784	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 403
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, George, Gutierrez, Hecht, Howard, James, Kelly, Kipke, Levy, Love, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stukes, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, Wood, Barve, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, Jennings, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 984	Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Benson, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Manno, Mathias, McDonough, McHale, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1009	Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Frank, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Riley, Tarrant, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption - Military Health Care Pensions - Health Care Workforce Shortage
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1262	Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Bronrott, Donoghue, Feldman, Hubbard, Kullen, Manno, McConkey, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Schuler, Valderrama, and Weir
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Behavioral Health Services for Veterans of War in Iraq or Afghanistan
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1431	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 695
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Veterans Affairs)
Entitled	Procurement - Small Business Preference Program - Veteran-Owned and Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1435	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 696
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Veterans Affairs)
Entitled	State Employees - Veterans Seniority Points
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1511	Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee and Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Veterans Affairs)
Entitled	Maryland Veterans Trust Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 1517	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 328
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Respiratory Care Practitioners, Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiologist Assistants - Various Changes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1521	Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Murphy, Bohanan, Boteler, Cardin, Frick, Gilchrist, Kullen, Levy, O'Donnell, Wood, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1617	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Levy, Minnick, Morhaim, Murphy, Rosenberg, and Stein
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 210	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Stone, Middleton, Exum, and Glassman
Entitled	Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 300	Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee(By Request - Departmental - Transportation) and Senators Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Exemption for Returning Military Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 315	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Muse, Peters, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 332	Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Single Registration Plate and Front Plate Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 425	Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Peters
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 457	Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 402
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 520	Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Harris, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Military Service Credit - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 608	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 604
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Lenett, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, Klausmeier, Colburn, Conway, Harris, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 625	Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 648	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Dyson, Munson, Garagiola, Colburn, Conway, Lenett, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 804	Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Harford County Senators
Entitled	Harford County - War Veterans' Organizations - Slot Machines
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 872	Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, and Colburn
Entitled	Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations