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

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HB 63	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali and Bronrott
Entitled	Candidacy Deadline Reform Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 278	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Haddaway, Jennings, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon
Entitled	Election Law - Special Election to Fill Vacancy in the Office of United States Senator
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 369	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Ivey, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Reznik, Shewell, Stukes, and Valderrama
Entitled	Special Election for US Senate Vacancies Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 455	Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Caroline County Delegation
Entitled	Caroline County Board of Education - Election and Appointment of Members - Referendum
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 459	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates McConkey, Barkley, Bates, V. Clagett, Dumais, George, and Kipke
Entitled	Election Law - Polling Places in Privately Owned or Leased Buildings - Rules and Regulations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 472	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 476	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Hixson, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Carr, Feldman, Gilchrist, Healey, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Levy, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, and Weldon
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting on Election Day
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 512	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Beidle, Costa, Dwyer, George, King, Love, McConkey, Schuh, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Election Law - Photo Identification for Voting
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 523	Status as of February 5, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Ross
Entitled	Elections - Permanent Absentee Ballot List
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 589	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Ivey, Ali, Cardin, Gilchrist, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Walker, Howard, Stukes, Kaiser, Barve, Hixson, Elmore, Myers, Murphy, Frick, and F. Turner
Entitled	Election Law - Change of Party Affiliation and Nomination by Petition - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 639	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 746
Sponsored By	Harford County Delegation
Entitled	Harford County - Board of Education - Selection of Members
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 667	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 96
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Transition of Control
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 723	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Cardin, Frick, and Ivey
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Finance Entity - Officers Authorized to Perform Duties of Treasurer
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 859	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, McComas, Shank, and Stull
Entitled	Election Law - Watchers - Application of State Law to Municipal Elections
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 956	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Cecil County Delegation
Entitled	Cecil County - Collective Bargaining - Representation of Deputy Sheriffs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1066	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Bartlett, Boteler, Dwyer, Frank, Haddaway, Impallaria, Kelly, McConkey, McDonough, Norman, Smigiel, and Stifler
Entitled	Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
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 1211	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Eckardt, Boteler, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, McComas, McConkey, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Election Law - Delay in Replacement of Voting System
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1352	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Election Law - Gubernatorial Primary Election - Date
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1391	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled	Election Law - Candidates - Challenges to Qualifications
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1392	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled	Election Law - Miscellaneous Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1394	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled	Election Law - Employment and Compensation of Election Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1398	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled	Election Law - Campaign Finance - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1459	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Bates, Feldman, Frick, Haddaway, Rice, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Election Law - E-Mail Newsletters
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 43	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Greenip, Colburn, and Kittleman
Entitled	Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 197	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Election Law - Early Voting and Polling Places
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 325	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Election Law - Special Election to Fill Vacancy in the Office of United States Senator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 326	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Election Law - General Election to Fill Vacancy in the Office of United States Senator
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 327	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Election Law - Runoff Election
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 445	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Madaleno
Entitled	Petitions - Signer Photo Identification Requirement and Affidavit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 514	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Raskin, Conway, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting on Election Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 557	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Lenett, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Implementation of Early Voting and Polling Places
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 629	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 745
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	Harford County - Board of Education - Selection of Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

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 671	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Elections - Voter Registration and Voting - Age
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 673	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Brochin, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Harrington, Jones, King, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, Stone, and Kelley
Entitled	Fairness in Negotiations Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 693	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Frosh, Garagiola, Harrington, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 733	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Lenett, Peters, and Pugh
Entitled	Elections - Permanent Absentee Ballot List
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 742	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 95
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Transition of Control
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 820	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Harrington
Entitled	Employee Opportunity to Purchase Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 846	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 - Public Financing Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 872	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Election Law - Candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court - Filing Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 964	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 633
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn and Pipkin
Entitled	Caroline County Board of Education - Election and Appointment of Members - Referendum
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 970	Status as of March 31, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Election Law - Delay in Replacement of Voting System
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1015	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman and Jacobs
Entitled	Election Law - E-mail Newsletters
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1033	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Raskin, and Lenett
Entitled	Special Election - Absentee Voting - Late Applications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 1061	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Colburn, and Greenip
Entitled	Election Law - Gubernatorial Primary Election - Date
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1067	Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Election Law - Petition Signatures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 1073	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pipkin
Entitled	Public Financing Act - Declaration by General Assembly that the Act Is Operable and Viable
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SJ 1	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Jacobs
Entitled	Maryland Ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SJ 6	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Greenip, Harris, Kittleman, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	"Card Check" and Forced, Compulsory Arbitration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance