2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:09 p.m.

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HB 53	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Human Relations - Substantive Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 78	Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Miller
Entitled	Business Regulation - Motor Fuel - Below Cost Sales
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 85	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 521
Sponsored By	Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Davis, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, George, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Kipke, Krebs, Manno, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 175	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 11
Sponsored By	Delegates Bromwell and Schuler
Entitled	Consumer Protection - False Advertising - Misrepresentations in Advertisements and Telephone Directory Listings
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 312	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Stein, Stukes, Valderrama, Cane, O'Donnell, Sossi, and Weir
Entitled	Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 370	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 552
Sponsored By	Delegates King, Frush, Haddaway, Harrison, Impallaria, Kelly, Kirk, Love, Manno, Minnick, Stifler, Taylor, V. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Jameson, and McHale
Entitled	Maryland Locksmiths Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 547	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 323
Sponsored By	Delegates Stein, Burns, Cardin, DeBoy, Hecht, and Mathias
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Advertising Practices - Prohibited Acts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 571	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 302
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Ali, Barkley, Carter, Gilchrist, Heller, Kelly, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Ramirez, Reznik, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Jameson, King, Krysiak, Love, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Senior Investment Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 606	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 410
Sponsored By	Delegate Beitzel
Entitled	Garrett County - County Commissioners - Signs Adjacent to State and Local Roadways - Authority to Adopt Local Ordinance
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 671	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Reznik, Rice, Simmons, and F. Turner
Entitled	Election Law - Polling Places - Electioneering Boundary
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 773	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 415
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway and Mathias
Entitled	Worcester County - Gaming - Bingo
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 868	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Delegates Love and Krysiak
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 936	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Serafini, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, George, Haddaway, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Stukes, Stull, Walker, and Weldon
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Student Speech on Religious Issues
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1056	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegate Vaughn
Entitled	Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1155	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Carr, Carter, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Hubbard, Ivey, Kipke, Lee, McDonough, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, and Robinson
Entitled	Prescription Confidentiality Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1203	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Procurement - Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreements - Contracts
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1237	Status as of March 19, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Barnes, Barve, Bromwell, Frush, Gaines, Hecht, Ivey, Proctor, Ross, and F. Turner
Entitled	Moist Snuff - Taxation and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

HB 1250	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Prohibited Acts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1408	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Real Estate Licensees - Services Provided Through Teams
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1425	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 642
Sponsored By	Delegates Gaines and Levy
Entitled	Department of Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Bonds - Issuance Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1477	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health - Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Advertising and Gifts to Health Care Providers - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1553	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 479
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Mathias, and Elmore
Entitled	Worcester County - Video Lottery Operations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1563	Status as of March 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Carter, and Schuler
Entitled	Attorneys - Direct Marketing Communications - Required Disclosure
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 10	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 10
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Consumer Protection - False Advertising - Misrepresentations in Advertisements and Telephone Directory Listings
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 72	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Exempt Institutions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 97	Status as of January 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Advertisements - Closed Captioning
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 183	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 217	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 226
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Natural Resources - Tree Services - Advertising
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 271	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 173
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Lenett, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 417	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Prescription Confidentiality Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 507	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 551
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Colburn, DeGrange, Klausmeier, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland Locksmiths Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 572	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	Worcester County - Gaming - Bingo
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Ways and Means

SB 668	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 747
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Prohibited Acts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 684	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 301
Sponsored By	Senators Kramer, Astle, DeGrange, Della, Forehand, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Zirkin, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Raskin, Muse, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Senior Investment Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 792	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 316
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 825	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, King, and McFadden
Entitled	Moist Snuff - Taxation and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 859	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 322
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Advertising Practices - Prohibited Acts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 995	Status as of March 5, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1011	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 641
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Currie, Jones, Kasemeyer, and Munson
Entitled	Department of Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Bonds - Issuance Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations