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Delegate Victor R. Ramirez
District 47
Total Number of Bills: 87
HB 769       Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - African-American History Museum
House: Appropriations    
HB 1041     Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Alcoholic Beverages - Public Consumption and Open Containers - Penalties
House: Economic Matters    
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 1067     Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Donations for Libraries in Community Centers or Recreation Centers
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1099     Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Finance
Mental Health - Local Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals with Mental Illness
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
HB 1196     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 711
Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Notification of Service
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1201     Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of a Noose or Swastika to Threaten or Intimidate
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 1288     Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Damages
House: Economic Matters    
HB 1315     Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Criminal Law - Offensive Physical Contact
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    

Co-sponsored Bills

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 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 85         Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 521
College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009
House: Appropriations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 129       Status as of January 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors
House: Environmental Matters     (Heard: February 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 130       Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Judicial Proceedings
State Highway Administration - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way
House: Environmental Matters     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 131       Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
State Government - Commemorative Days - Cesar Chavez Day
House: Health and Government Operations    
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 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 237       Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 281       Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Disability History and Awareness Month - Educational Requirements
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means    
HB 286       Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Reports to "Crime Solvers" Organization - Inadmissibility and Confidentiality
House: Judiciary    
HB 304       Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009
House: Judiciary and Appropriations     (Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 306       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 502
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 309       Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation     (Heard: April 9, 2009, 2:00 p.m.)
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 317       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 504
Silver Alert Program - Establishment
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 354       Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 355       Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 363       Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Public Safety - Potomac River Bridges Security Zone Pilot Program
House: Judiciary    
HB 366       Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered Evidence
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 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 495       Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Limitations on Possession of Breeding Dogs
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 528       Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Tobacco Tax - Tax Stamps
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: February 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 560       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 402
Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Disability
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 562       Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 563       Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Law - Crimes of Violence Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 565       Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Reconsideration of Sentence
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 566       Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud and Credit Card Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 568       Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Nursing Facility Resident Protection Act
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 3, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 569       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 680
Criminal Procedure - De Novo Appeal - Stay of Sentence
House: Judiciary     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 583       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 237
Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 589       Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Election Law - Change of Party Affiliation and Nomination by Petition - Requirements
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs     (Heard: March 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
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 636       Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Police and Court Records - Nonviolent Crimes - Expungement
House: Judiciary    
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 644       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 687
Procurement - Apprenticeship Training Programs
House: Economic Matters     Senate: Finance
HB 659       Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Federally Compliant Identification Cards - Issuance
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 683       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 411
Post Adoption Support Services Pilot Program
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 708       Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
General Obligation Bonds for Capital Projects - Required Reports
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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 751       Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Military Retirement Income
House: Ways and Means     (Heard: March 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 756       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 414
Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Provider Competency Program
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Finance
HB 781       Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 416
Property Tax Credit - Seniors
House: Ways and Means     Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 856       Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Criminal Procedure - Media Coverage in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 11, 2009, 2:00 p.m.)    
HB 898       Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child
House: Judiciary     Senate: Senate Rules
HB 971       Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 612
Domestic Violence - Duration of Protective Order - Subsequent Act of Abuse
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1000     Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1042     Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Possession of Ammunition for Firearms - Penalties
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 1113     Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
State Aid for Police Protection - Grants
House: Appropriations    
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 1123     Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation
House: Economic Matters     (Heard: March 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 1186     Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Maryland Health Security Act of 2009
House: Health and Government Operations     (Heard: March 19, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1190     Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact - Governance and Finance
House: Environmental Matters    
HB 1200     Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Crimes - Possession of Loaded Firearm - Enhanced Penalties
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 17, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1226     Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Lawful Presence - Identification Card, Moped Operator's Permit, or Driver's License
House: Judiciary     (Heard: February 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
HB 1227     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 712
Juvenile Proceedings - Expungement of Criminal Charge Transferred to Juvenile Court
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 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 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 1273     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 714
Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency After Alcohol or Drug Ingestion - Mitigating Factor
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1278     Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Delegation of Contested Claims to Office of Administrative Hearings
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1297     Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 715
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Prime Contractors
House: Health and Government Operations     Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1335     Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Refused, Suspended, Canceled, or Revoked - Penalty
House: Judiciary     (Heard: March 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)    
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 1458     Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Estates - Disqualification - Conviction for Unlawfully Obtaining Property of Vulnerable Adult
House: Judiciary     Senate: Judicial Proceedings     (Heard: April 10, 2009, 1:00 p.m.)
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