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Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines
District 22

Total Number of Bills: 61
HB 968       Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative Renovation
House: Appropriations    
HB 1383     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 632
Town of University Park Employees - Participation in the Employees' Pension System
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1425     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 642
Department of Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Bonds - Issuance Procedures
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1491     Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - University Park Town Hall Expansion
House: Appropriations    
HB 1572     Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Public-Private Partnerships - Authorization and Oversight
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations    

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 84         Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 47
State Government - Commemorative Days - Negro Baseball League
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 126       Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Commercial Law - Gift Certificates - Balances - Presumption of Abandonment
House: Economic Matters    
HB 182       Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Freedom of Association and Assembly Protection Act of 2009
House: Judiciary    
HB 191       Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility
House: Appropriations     (Heard: February 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 294       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 177
Smart, Green, and Growing - Local Government Planning - Planning Visions
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 295       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 179
Smart, Green, and Growing - Annual Report - Smart Growth Goals, Measures, and Indicators and Implementation of Planning Visions
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 297       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 181
Smart, Green, and Growing - Smart and Sustainable Growth Act of 2009
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 298       Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
State Employees - Collective Bargaining - Negotiations - "The Fair Share Act"
House: Appropriations     (Heard: February 17, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 300       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 182
Tax Increment Financing and Special Taxing Districts - Transit-Oriented Development
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 311       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 493
Freedom of Association and Assembly Protection Act of 2009
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 315       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 171
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 316       Status as of March 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 17, 2009, 3:00 p.m.)    
HB 364       Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Task Force to Study State Employment Assistance for Ex-Felons
House: Economic Matters    
HB 383       Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Managing for Results - Evidence-Based Practices
House: Appropriations     (Heard: February 17, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 387       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 390
Vehicle Laws - Lawful Status in the United States - Material Compliance with Federal Requirements
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 417       Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination by Business Establishments Against Individuals with Disabilities
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 453       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 346
Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric and Gas Service - Extreme Temperatures
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 474       Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: February 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 484       Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Task Force to Study the County and Municipal Revenue Structure
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 491       Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 541       Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
High Performance Buildings Act - Applicable to Community College Capital Projects
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 543       Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Works Contracts - Suits by Employees
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance     (Heard: April 2, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 567       Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Food Service Facilities - Artificial Trans Fats - Prohibition
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 574       Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 607       Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
State Government - Commemorative Months - Black History Months
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 612       Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 24, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 644       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 687
Procurement - Apprenticeship Training Programs
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 710       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 608
Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Alterations
House: Appropriations and Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 713       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 592
Programs for Children in Out-of-Home Placement - System for Outcomes Evaluation
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 735       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 690
State Personnel - At-Will Employment - Reforms and Reports
House: Appropriations     Senate: Finance
HB 742       Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Lawful Presence - Identification Card
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 778       Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Law - Threat Against Deputy State's Attorney or Assistant State's Attorney
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 783       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 419
Transfer Tax - Program Open Space Bonds - Land and Easement Acquisition
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 784       Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Consolidated Transportation Program - Traffic Congestion
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 787       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 519
Emergency Responders - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 791       Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Increase and Distribution of Funds
House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 819       Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Workplace Fraud Act of 2009
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance     (Heard: April 2, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 877       Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Motorcycle at a Red Signal - Affirmative Defense
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 918       Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Retired Pilots with the Maryland State Police
House: Appropriations    
HB 951       Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1055     Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1081     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 707
Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1116     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Smart Growth - Visions and Performance Standards
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1192     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 559
State Funding Accountability Act
House: Appropriations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1230     Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Residential Units for Lower-Income Individuals
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1231     Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Employees' Pension System - Purchase of Contractual Service Credit
House: Appropriations    
HB 1237     Status as of March 19, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Moist Snuff - Taxation and Regulation
House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means     (Heard: March 24, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1243     Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Fairness in Negotiations Act
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1249     Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1257     Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Capital Area Food Bank
House: Appropriations    
HB 1259     Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1264     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 623
Gwendolyn Britt Student Health and Fitness Act
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1287     Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Criminal Penalties
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1316     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Charter and Code Home Rule Counties - County Employees - Furloughs
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1486     Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 117
Prince George's County Hospital Authority
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1551     Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Reid Community Business Development Center
House: Appropriations