2009 Regular Session sponsor information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:09 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass District 13	Another Session	Short Format
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HB 390	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Carr, DeBoy, Eckardt, Guzzone, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Manno, McDonough, Montgomery, Riley, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility of Employees of the Federal Government Stationed Out of State
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1534	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 349
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another State
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 4	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 20	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bromwell, Carr, G. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, George, Hammen, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Intellectual Disability (Rosa's Law)
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 70	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 656
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commissions, Programs, and Reports - Revision
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 72	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 195
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner and Waldstreicher and Delegates Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Branch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Levy, Mathias, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Weir, Cane, Carr, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Niemann, Norman, and Stein
Entitled	The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 84	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 47
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes, Ali, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Norman, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stifler, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Reznik, and Weldon
Entitled	State Government - Commemorative Days - Negro Baseball League
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 106	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Conway, Guzzone, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, King, Love, Manno, Miller, Mizeur, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Rice, Shewell, Stifler, Stukes, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Commercial Law - Abandoned Property - Notice to Apparent Owners
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 126	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Malone, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Commercial Law - Gift Certificates - Balances - Presumption of Abandonment
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 189	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, Hubbard, Tarrant, Reznik, Pendergrass, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Montgomery, Kipke, and V. Turner
Entitled	Respiratory Illness Prevention Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 255	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 288	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Tarrant, Reznik, Kullen, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Nathan-Pulliam, Donoghue, Montgomery, Benson, and Riley
Entitled	Lilly Ledbetter Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 315	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 171
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Harrison, Jameson, Kirk, Love, Mathias, McHale, and Rudolph
Entitled	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 389	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 293
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Haynes, Hixson, Holmes, Hucker, Manno, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Benson, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 415	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 621
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Krebs, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Riley, and Weldon
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 416	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Barkley, Feldman, Hecht, Minnick, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, and Taylor
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 507	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 142
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, Tarrant, Hammen, Pendergrass, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Inmates - Hepatitis C - Counseling and Referral to Medical Home
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 518	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Harrison, Hecht, Levy, Love, Minnick, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 526	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 91
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 576	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 566
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Riley, Weldon, Pendergrass, Benson, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Dental Hygienists - Expanded Functions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 580	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 681
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Carr, Carter, Donoghue, Frick, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Manno, Minnick, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Foster Kids Coverage Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 610	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 682
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 641	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 223
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Oaks, Benson, Donoghue, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 674	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 706	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 739	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 332
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Kach, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Ross, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 751	Status as of February 11, 2009: 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, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 752	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jones, Kach, Kipke, Kramer, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Riley, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, F. Turner, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Income Tax - U.S. Government Employees' Foreign Earned Income
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 782	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 417
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Bromwell, Haynes, Oaks, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 819	Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, Kirk, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Love, Malone, Manno, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Workplace Fraud Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 937	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 429
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Beitzel, Cane, DeBoy, Doory, Guzzone, Holmes, Jennings, Kirk, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rice, Serafini, Stukes, Gilchrist, Howard, and Kaiser
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Retention of Unused Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 952	Status as of May 31, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 750
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Krebs, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Continuing Care Agreements and Related Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1055	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, McIntosh, Mizeur, Kaiser, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1069	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 311
Sponsored By	Delegates Hammen, Benson, Costa, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Services Cost Review Commission - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection Policies
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1150	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 163
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Pendergrass, Benson, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Occupations - Anatomic Pathology Services - Billing
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1538	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Insurance - High Deductible Plans and Limited Benefit Plans for Uninsured Individuals - Chesapeake Region Pilot Project
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance