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

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HB 30	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo and Manno
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Counseling - Workgroup
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 200	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
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 284	Status as of January 29, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Schuh and Minnick
Entitled	Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 289	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 588
Sponsored By	Delegate Proctor
Entitled	Attorney General - State Legal Business - Hiring Counsel
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 304	Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barve, Braveboy, Bronrott, Frush, Griffith, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Appropriations

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 391	Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, Gutierrez, Ivey, Rice, Ross, F. Turner, Frick, Gilchrist, Shank, Murphy, Cardin, Howard, Hixson, Bartlett, Kaiser, Myers, Walker, Olszewski, Stukes, and George
Entitled	Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 491	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Conway, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Levy, Robinson, Sophocleus, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 502	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller, Malone, Bromwell, Costa, Kipke, McDonough, and Weldon
Entitled	State Procurement - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens and the Federal E-Verify Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 528	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Ivey, Kaiser, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Tax Stamps
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 559	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 611	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled	State Personnel - Attorney General - Special Appointments
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 653	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 688
Sponsored By	Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Fire Safety Performance Standard for Cigarettes - Sale or Distribution for Consumer Testing Under Controlled Settings
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 661	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali and Bobo
Entitled	Special Session Campaign Finance Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 665	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Bobo, Boteler, Cardin, Frick, George, Ivey, Myers, Olszewski, and F. Turner
Entitled	Election Law - Audit of Election Results - Transparency in Election Administration
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 687	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 78
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 735	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 690
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, Bronrott, Aumann, Bates, DeBoy, Stocksdale, Bohanan, Gaines, Sophocleus, and Guzzone
Entitled	State Personnel - At-Will Employment - Reforms and Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 794	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria, Boteler, and McDonough
Entitled	Courts - Death Penalty Court
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 850	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Real Property - Common Interest Community Association Annual Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 887	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Dumais, Frank, Levi, McConkey, Shank, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Lawyers - Simultaneous Service As Counsel to Counties and Municipalities - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 915	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Maryland False Claims Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Appropriations

HB 929	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled	Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 982	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim and Hammen
Entitled	Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 1070	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Davis
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1146	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Reorganization of State Government - Department of Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 1156	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, and Stukes
Entitled	Baltimore City Lead Poisoning Recovery Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1261	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Mathias, Cane, Conway, Rudolph, Haddaway, and Eckardt
Entitled	Criminal Law - Salvinorin A and Salvia Divinorum - Distribution to and Possession by Individual Under 21 Years of Age
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1267	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 543
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Cane, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Guzzone, Howard, Ivey, Kramer, Lee, Manno, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Simmons, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1275	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Occupations Boards - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1294	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Ali
Entitled	Credit and Debit Card Fraud Prevention Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 1504	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports PG 329-09
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 12	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 12
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Settlement of State Claims - Nonparticipating Manufacturers - Deposit of Funds in Escrow - Codification of Model Statute
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Health and Government Operations

SB 230	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer and Frosh
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 272	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Forehand
Entitled	Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 320	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 447	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 542
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Frosh, Haines, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Stone, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, and Simonaire
Entitled	Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 491	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled	Tobacco Tax - Tax Stamps
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 541	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 77
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Insurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 582	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Middleton
Entitled	State Personnel - Attorney General - Special Appointments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 587	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Lawyers - Simultaneous Service As Counsel to Counties and Municipalities - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 595	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Election Law - Audit of Election Results - Transparency in Election Administration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 656	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Munson, Rosapepe, Harrington, Harris, Pinsky, Lenett, and Greenip
Entitled	Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 667	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 587
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Attorney General - State Legal Business - Hiring Counsel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 674	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Greenip
Entitled	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 696	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Kittleman
Entitled	State Procurement - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens and the Federal E-Verify Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 707	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Astle, Della, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and McFadden
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 760	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	State Personnel - At-Will Employment - Reforms and Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 764	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Astle
Entitled	Reorganization of State Government - Department of Emergency Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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 830	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Maryland False Claims Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 847	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 912	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Pugh, Astle, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 917	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Exum, McFadden, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 956	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Health Occupations Boards - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs