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

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HB 129	Status as of January 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Griffith, Howard, Ivey, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 149	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 132
Sponsored By	Delegates Kach and Olszewski
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Trust for Care of Animal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 208	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hubbard, King, Kipke, Krysiak, Lafferty, Love, Manno, McComas, Minnick, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, Smigiel, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 216	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 380
Sponsored By	Calvert County Delegation
Entitled	Calvert County - Animal Control - Fines and Licenses
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 254	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Sossi, Beitzel, and Walkup
Entitled	Natural Resources - Citations - Seizure of Equipment
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 327	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Beitzel, Bates, Elliott, Elmore, Jennings, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, Norman, Riley, Shank, Shewell, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage - Funds for Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 495	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Ali, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Minnick, Montgomery, Ramirez, Shewell, Stein, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Limitations on Possession of Breeding Dogs
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 546	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Dumais, and Kramer
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Transporting Pets in Trucks or Trailers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 663	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bartlett, Bromwell, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Myers, Norman, Schuler, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Weir
Entitled	Baltimore County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 664	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler, Ali, Aumann, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Howard, McComas, Myers, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled	Public Health - Food Containing a Product of Cloned Animals - Labeling
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 675	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation, Cecil County Delegation, and Garrett County Delegation
Entitled	Allegany, Cecil, and Garrett Counties - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 831	Status as of March 31, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Steel Jaw Leghold or Body-Gripping Traps - Prohibition MC 922-09
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 855	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, McComas, Shank, and Stull
Entitled	State Government - Open Meetings Act - Definition of Public Body
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 861	Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Practice of Veterinary Medicine - Operating Without a License - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 901	Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Ali, Aumann, DeBoy, Frank, Frick, Frush, Haddaway, Kelly, Levy, Manno, McDonough, Montgomery, Robinson, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 935	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Elliott, and Stull
Entitled	Study to Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 955	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 699
Sponsored By	Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled	Maryland Horse Industry Board - Equine Activities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 973	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 702
Sponsored By	Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled	Maryland Horse Industry Fund - Assessments on Commercial Equine Feed
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1015	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Boteler, Dwyer, Ivey, Kipke, and Shank
Entitled	Health General - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1045	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 434
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation
Entitled	Cecil County - Regulation of Domestic Animals
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1065	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell and Ross
Entitled	Calvert County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1080	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Boteler, Dwyer, Ivey, Kipke, and Shank
Entitled	Health General - Milk Products - Raw Milk - Consumer Owned Livestock
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1177	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Bartlett, Barve, Carr, G. Clagett, Eckardt, Haddaway, McComas, Morhaim, and Shank
Entitled	Maryland State Parks - Pet Access
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1208	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Ali, Bartlett, Dumais, Frank, Hecht, Kaiser, Lee, Montgomery, Schuler, and Vallario
Entitled	Torts - Pets - Injury or Death
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1218	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 165
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Washington County - Deer Hunting - Dogs
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1245	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1299	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Shank
Entitled	Criminal Law - Mistreated Animals - Seizure Requirements and Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

SB 78	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 20
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)
Entitled	Practice of Veterinary Medicine - Students - Immunity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 110	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Transporting Pets in Trucks or Trailers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 293	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage - Funds for Reimbursement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 318	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Della, Madaleno, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Limitations on Possession of Breeding Dogs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 342	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Della, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 609	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 291
Sponsored By	Senator Brinkley
Entitled	Frederick County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 652	Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Allegany and Garrett Counties - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 736	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Stone
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 944	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Colburn, and Middleton
Entitled	Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties - Deer Hunting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters