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

	Comptroller	Another Session
		Short Format

HB 22	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled	Child Support Enforcement - Interception of Abandoned Property
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 38	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Maryland Bottled Gas Buying Group
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 77	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Miller and Rudolph
Entitled	Business Regulation - Motor Fuel - Below-Cost Sales - Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

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 101	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 108	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Bartlett, Boteler, Cardin, Elmore, Doory, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Murphy, Myers, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Tax Amnesty Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 166	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Bartlett, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, Murphy, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Stull, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 217	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 556
Sponsored By	Calvert County Delegation
Entitled	Calvert County - Alcoholic Beverages
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 238	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Anderson, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Carr, Frick, Glenn, Holmes, Hucker, McHale, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Stukes, Taylor, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Cigars - Sales of Less Than Four Per Package - Prohibited
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 263	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Real Property - Common Ownership Community Ombudsman
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

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 308	Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Higher Education - Higher Education Investment Fund - Funding
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 309	Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Doory, Ross, F. Turner, Branch, Carr, Haynes, Kelly, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Vaughn, and Manno
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 313	Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Hucker, Bronrott, Glenn, and Manno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statewide Authorization and Use in Highway Work Zones
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 337	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Doory, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Murphy, Rice, Ross, and Stukes
Entitled	Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 377	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 62
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Business Regulation - Registration of Retail Service Station Dealers and Sale of Gasoline Products
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 423	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Bronrott
Entitled	Motor Fuel Tax - Indexing
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 525	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Schuh
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 536	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption - Military Health Care Pensions - Health Care Workforce Shortage
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 591	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, O'Donnell, Proctor, and Vallario
Entitled	Calvert County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 603	Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, George, McComas, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Shewell, and Sossi
Entitled	Great Preschools Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 630	Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Benson, Branch, Burns, DeBoy, Glenn, Howard, Ivey, Kach, Kirk, Lafferty, Montgomery, Proctor, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stukes, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Restore Respect at School Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 681	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Frush, Guzzone, Haddaway, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Impallaria, King, Love, Manno, Stifler, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled	Business Regulation - Distribution of Tobacco Products
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 711	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Ivey, and McIntosh
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Healthy Improvement and Disease Prevention Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 747	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Barkley
Entitled	Motor Fuel Tax - Adjustments
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 749	Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By	Delegate Beitzel
Entitled	Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond or Other Security, and Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 753	Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Beitzel
Entitled	Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 783	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 419
Sponsored By	Delegates James, Bohanan, and Gaines
Entitled	Transfer Tax - Program Open Space Bonds - Land and Easement Acquisition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 809	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Delegates Elmore, Howard, and Levy
Entitled	State Debt - Annuity Bond Fund - Payment of Fiscal Agents
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 810	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 422
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Delegates Elmore, Howard, and Levy
Entitled	Income Tax - Mandatory Income Tax Return Preparer Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 812	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Delegates Elmore, Howard, and Levy
Entitled	Data Warehouse - Agency Data Sharing
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 833	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 156
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Winery Special Event Permits - Montgomery County Agricultural Fair MC 928-09
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 860	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hammen
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 866	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Holmes, Barkley, Beidle, McConkey, Niemann, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance, Renewal, and Transfer of Licenses and Permits - Payment of State and Local Taxes
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 883	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 594
Sponsored By	Delegates Olszewski, Aumann, Beidle, Boteler, Cardin, Frank, Guzzone, Howard, Ivey, Kach, Lafferty, McDonough, Minnick, Riley, Sophocleus, and Weir
Entitled	Income Tax Refund - Direct Deposit - Multiple Accounts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 896	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Mizeur, and Murphy
Entitled	Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Noncustodial Parent
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 908	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Griffith, Bohanan, Cardin, G. Clagett, Doory, George, Guzzone, Ivey, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax - Film Production Activity Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

HB 951	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hucker, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Ross, F. Turner, and V. Turner
Entitled	Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 970	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets PG 310-09
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1046	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Schuh
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1061	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Dumais, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Manno, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Earned Income Credit Information Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 1083	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Schuh and V. Clagett
Entitled	Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1125	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Bronrott, Dumais, Glenn, Hecht, Hucker, Montgomery, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Nanobiotechnology Investment Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1160	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gutierrez, Ali, Barkley, Carter, V. Clagett, Dumais, Gilchrist, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Increase and Distribution of Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1179	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Hixson, Olszewski, and Ross
Entitled	Election Law - Early Voting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1182	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Communications Services - Taxation and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

HB 1188	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, and Kaiser
Entitled	Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1209	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard and Cardin
Entitled	Tax Compliance and Administration Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1236	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Maryland Energy Administration - Clean Energy Loan Payment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

HB 1244	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction and Reform
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1262	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Dwyer, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, Frush, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Malone, Manno, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, Stein, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, Walkup, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1295	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Kids First Coverage Incentive Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

HB 1328	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, Schuler, and Stein
Entitled	Baltimore County - Income Tax - Biotechnology Investment Credit
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1331	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 628
Sponsored By	Delegate Conway
Entitled	Community Development Administration - Local Government Infrastructure Financing Program - Capital Reserve Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1353	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1379	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, and Wood
Entitled	Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1423	Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Bromwell
Entitled	Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1527	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Party Promoter's License
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

SB 6	Status as of January 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Harrington
Entitled	Income Tax Checkoff System - Health Care Coverage Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 64	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 353
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Assessment and Appeals - Tax Procedures and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 92	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 364
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Motor Carriers - Identification Markers - Forged Documents - Criminal Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 93	Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Motor Fuel Taxes - Special Fuel User - Biodiesel Fuel
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 96	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller) and Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds)
Entitled	Income Tax - Mandatory Income Tax Return Preparer Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 147	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Real Property - Common Ownership Community Ombudsman
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 156	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 202
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Filing of Returns
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 162	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 205
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Resident Dealer's Permit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 166	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 249	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	Data Warehouse - Agency Data Sharing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 258	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 275	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Higher Education - Higher Education Investment Fund - Funding
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 277	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 500
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Robey, Forehand, Klausmeier, and Peters
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statewide Authorization and Use in Highway Work Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 338	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Astle, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, and Zirkin
Entitled	Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 392	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 61
Sponsored By	Senator Exum
Entitled	Business Regulation - Registration of Retail Service Station Dealers and Sale of Gasoline Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 407	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Dyson
Entitled	Calvert County - Winery Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 418	Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Conway, Exum, Harrington, King, Lenett, Peters, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Commercial Law - Gift Certificates - Balances - Presumption of Abandonment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 515	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Healthy Maryland Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 517	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 273
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds) and Senators Currie, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	State Debt - Annuity Bond Fund - Payment of Fiscal Agents
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 518	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By	Senators Miller and Dyson
Entitled	Calvert County - Alcoholic Beverages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 552	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 277
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Tax Amnesty Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 555	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
Entitled	Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 577	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Covers All Children Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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 596	Status as of February 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Jones, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Peters, Pugh, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Income Tax - Film Production Activity Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 603	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Harrington, Madaleno, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction and Reform
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 622	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Currie, DeGrange, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Madaleno, Peters, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 648	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 663	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 691	Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Della, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 697	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators McFadden, Astle, Della, Haines, Kelley, Middleton, Muse, and Robey
Entitled	Business Regulation - Distribution of Tobacco Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

SB 698	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 593
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Middleton, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Income Tax Refund - Direct Deposit - Multiple Accounts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 710	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Miller
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 745	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 772	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 773	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond or Other Security, and Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 813	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jones
Entitled	Health Care Affordability Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

SB 909	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 188
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kelley, Raskin, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Workplace Fraud Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 931	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 627
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Community Development Administration - Local Government Infrastructure Financing Program - Capital Reserve Funds
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 977	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Colburn
Entitled	State Lottery - Unanticipated Revenues - Public School Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 1046	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance