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Delegate Sue Hecht
District 3A
Total Number of Bills: 107
HB 556       Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
House: Judiciary    
HB 557       Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Nursing Homes - Electronic Monitoring (Vera's Law)
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 699       Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Wind Energy - Tax Incentives
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 700       Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Hot Water Systems
House: Economic Matters    
HB 701       Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Fleeing or Eluding Police - Penalties and Forfeiture
House: Judiciary    
HB 797       Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Damages for Violations of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1060     Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Residential Solar Energy Act of 2009
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1193     Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 106
Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program - Qualifying Not-For-Profit Entity Assistance
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1567     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 743
Clean Energy Loan Programs
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

Co-sponsored Bills

HB 3           Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Access to Voting Room and Voting Booth by Minors Not Eligible to Vote
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 7           Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 8
State Government - Flags - Made in USA
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 20         Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 119
Intellectual Disability (Rosa's Law)
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 23         Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors - Required Records
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 55         Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Order Hearing - Substitution of Final Protective Order Hearing
House: Judiciary    
HB 140       Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Transportation Trust Fund Protection Act
House: Appropriations    
HB 144       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 260
Social Services Administration and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - Birth of Subsequent Child
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 155       Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Physicians - Licensure - Liability Coverage
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 159       Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Commercial Law - Sending Blank Checks Through the Mail - Recipient Approval
House: Economic Matters    
HB 166       Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 171       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 210
Business Regulation - Vending Machine Sales - Bulk Vending Machine Exemption
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
HB 172       Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Recklessly Contributing to an Accident in a Highway Work Zone - Penalties
House: Judiciary    
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 185       Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Home Appliances - Warranty Enforcement
House: Economic Matters    
HB 187       Status as of January 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Protective Headgear
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: February 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 192       Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Silver Alert Program - Missing Individuals with Cognitive Impairments
House: Judiciary    
HB 197       Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Real Property - Installation and Use of Clotheslines on Residential Property
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 199       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 272
Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 214       Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
House: Judiciary    
HB 243       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 610
Milk Products - Pilot Farmstead Cheese Program - Repeal of Sunset
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 264       Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Military Service Credit - Eligibility
House: Appropriations    
HB 268       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 385
Welfare to Work - Job Skills Enhancement Program - Green Jobs
House: Appropriations and Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
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 302       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 491
Family Law - Temporary Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 317       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 504
Silver Alert Program - Establishment
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 323       Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Texting While Driving Ban of 2009
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 343       Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Disclosure of Personal Information by Credit Card Issuers - Limitations
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 4, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 344       Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Consumer Protection - Sale or Distribution of Personal Information - Limitations
House: Economic Matters    
HB 390       Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility of Employees of the Federal Government Stationed Out of State
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 413       Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Ballot Issue Committee - Additional Campaign Finance Report
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 416       Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: February 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 422       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 672
Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Military Duty
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 438       Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 140
Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership and Duties
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 452       Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 101
Business Regulation - Charitable Organizations - Audits and Reviews
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 492       Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Commission on Commuter Rail Governance and Funding
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 499       Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Care Facilities - Database of Terminated Employees
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 518       Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
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 547       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 323
Vehicle Laws - Advertising Practices - Prohibited Acts
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 571       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 302
Senior Investment Protection Act
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 579       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 244
Prosthetic Parity Act
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 580       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 681
Foster Kids Coverage Act
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 640       Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 149
Residential Property in Foreclosure - Notification to a County or Municipal Corporation
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 692       Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Mobile Home Park Relocation Act
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 698       Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
State-Owned Heavy Equipment and Heating Equipment - Biodiesel Fuel Requirement
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 712       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 248
Family Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Emergency Preparedness Plans
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 733       Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Real Property - Tenants in Foreclosure Protection Act
House: Environmental Matters    
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 776       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 615
Real Property - Foreclosure of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Residential Property - Notice to Occupants
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 992       Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Driver Relief Act of 2009
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 998       Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Housing - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Minimum Features for Accessibility
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1001     Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Reporting by Financial Institutions on Enrolled Employees
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1038     Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Public Safety - New Construction - Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Radon Detectors
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1040     Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Property Tax Assessment Appeal Boards
House: Ways and Means    
HB 1048     Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Commercial Law - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Provisions
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1057     Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 436
Net Energy Metering - Micro Combined Heat and Power
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1061     Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Earned Income Credit Information Act
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1064     Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Donations for Classroom Libraries in Public Elementary Schools
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1086     Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Business and Economic Development - Grants for Nanotechnology
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1087     Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Criminal Law - Identity Theft Against Minors - Penalties
House: Judiciary    
HB 1090     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Person in Position of Authority
House: Judiciary    
HB 1097     Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Coverage of Mammograms
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1100     Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Commercial Law - Maryland Gasohol and Gasoline Products Marketing Act - Marketing Premises
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1107     Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Health - Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1117     Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Judicial Proceedings
Immunity from Liability - Medical Emergency - Use of Automated External Defibrillator
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1118     Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Trial - Evidence - Account Records
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1120     Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Social Security Numbers - Prohibited Uses
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1124     Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 160
Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research in Maryland Program - Public-Private Partnerships
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1125     Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax Credit - Nanobiotechnology Investment Incentives
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1126     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - Identity Fraud - Restitution for Loss of Employment or Wages
House: Judiciary    
HB 1155     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Prescription Confidentiality Act
House: Health and Government Operations    
HB 1159     Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Economic Development - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act - Revisions
House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters     (Heard: March 17, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1160     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     (Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1169     Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
All-Terrain Vehicles - Protective Equipment
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1171     Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 444
Alternative Energy Tax Incentive Act of 2009
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1180     Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Alcoholic Beverages - Enhanced Beer
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1195     Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 170
Prescription Drugs - Wholesale Drug Distribution - Surety Bond Requirements
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1208     Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Torts - Pets - Injury or Death
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 18, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1210     Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Consumer Retail Choice Act of 2009
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: March 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1212     Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 447
Horse Racing - Purse Dedication Account - Allocation of Funds
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
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 1238     Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Maryland Energy Administration - Standards for Televisions
House: Economic Matters    
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 1262     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1376     Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Compensation Outside the United States
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 24, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1422     Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Business Occupations - Crane Operators - Certificate of Competence
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1442     Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 169
Jane E. Lawton Conservation Fund - Renewable Energy Projects
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1451     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 730
Military Personnel and Service-Disabled Veterans No-Interest Loan Program
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 1494     Status as of March 31, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Telecommunications - Basic and Competitive Services - Agreement
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance     (Heard: April 2, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1530     Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1554     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 740
Linked Deposit Program - Loans to Minority Business Enterprises
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1573     Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 483
Business Regulation - Soda Fountain License - Repeal
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance