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

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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 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 247	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Jennings, Aumann, Boteler, Frank, Myers, Olszewski, Serafini, and Shank
Entitled	Family Education Savings Account Act - Subtraction Modification for Contributions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 291	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Robinson, Rosenberg, and Tarrant
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Sojourner-Douglass College
Committee Assignments	House: 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 315	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 171
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Harrison, Jameson, Kirk, Love, Mathias, McHale, and Rudolph
Entitled	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 348	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 667
Sponsored By	Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Board of Education - Student Member Scholarship
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 397	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Education - Loan Repayment Assistance and Scholarship - Priority for Participation and Eligibility
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 654	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 330
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Occupations - License to Practice Psychology - Doctoral Degree in Psychology
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 708	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Vaughn, Glenn, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Jones, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Oaks, Ramirez, Robinson, Valderrama, and Braveboy
Entitled	General Obligation Bonds for Capital Projects - Required Reports
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 710	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 608
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Anderson, Barkley, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Branch, G. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Haynes, James, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, McHale, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Alterations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 714	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Pena-Melnyk, and Costa
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 771	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Holmes, Malone, Mathias, McConkey, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled	Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 789	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Bohanan, Bartlett, Conway, and Olszewski
Entitled	Higher Education Funding Model for Maryland Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 848	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Oaks, Carter, Conaway, Robinson, and Tarrant
Entitled	Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority - Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 854	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Holmes
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - College Textbooks - Publication of International Standard Book Numbers and Retail Prices
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 900	Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Glenn, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 937	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 429
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner, Beitzel, Cane, DeBoy, Doory, Guzzone, Holmes, Jennings, Kirk, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rice, Serafini, Stukes, Gilchrist, Howard, and Kaiser
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Retention of Unused Funds
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 948	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 431
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Gilchrist, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled	Higher Education - Part-Time Grant Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1081	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 707
Sponsored By	Delegates Jones, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, James, Levy, and Proctor
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1086	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Hecht, Hucker, Montgomery, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Grants for Nanotechnology
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1113	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Frush, Feldman, Holmes, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled	State Aid for Police Protection - Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1114	Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Stifler (By Request) and Delegates Aumann, Dumais, McHale, Montgomery, and Norman
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Postsecondary Education
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1166	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Manno
Entitled	Higher Education - Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Medical Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1174	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Boteler, Kelly, Krebs, Miller, Serafini, Stifler, and Stull
Entitled	Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Financial Guarantee Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1192	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 559
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Aumann, Bohanan, Branch, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, James, Jones, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Proctor, Robinson, Rudolph, Shank, and Wood
Entitled	State Funding Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1223	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Education - Public High Schools and Public High School Students - Data Collection System
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1274	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur and Rosenberg
Entitled	Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Exemption from Taxation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1319	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Eastern Shore Delegation
Entitled	Family Medicine Rural Health Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

HB 1358	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks
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 1396	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 459
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dually Enrolled Students
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1397	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 - State Police)
Entitled	Student Loan Repayment Pilot Program - Participation by Department of State Police
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1403	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 460
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	State Plan for Higher Education Quadrennial Review - Reporting Date
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1435	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Higher Education - Enforcement Powers of Maryland Higher Education Commission and Secretary of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1465	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 733
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Military)
Entitled	Maryland National Guard Tuition Assistance Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1518	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Student Financial Assistance - Eligible Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 45	Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Harris, Pipkin, and Colburn
Entitled	Family Education Savings Account Act - Subtraction Modification for Contributions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 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 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 225	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Sojourner-Douglass College
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 245	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	State Aid for Police Protection - Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 278	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 172
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Jones
Entitled	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

SB 374	Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Colburn, Conway, Greenip, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - College Textbooks - Publication of International Standard Book Numbers and Retail Prices
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 402	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, and Pugh
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 549	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 175
Sponsored By	Senator Dyson
Entitled	Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 556	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Miller, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	State Funding Accountability Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 627	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 575
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Kasemeyer, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment and Practice Assistance for Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 658	Status as of March 31, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Currie, and Garagiola
Entitled	Political Subdivisions - Government Imposed Restrictions on Income Producing Real Property - Fiscal Impact Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 679	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority - Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 689	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 303
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	High Schools and High School Students - Options for Accelerated Graduation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 790	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Meningococcal Disease - Distribution of Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 802	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 607
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Dyson, Jacobs, Mooney, Rosapepe, Stone, and Harris
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Alterations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

SB 857	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh and McFadden
Entitled	Education - Public High Schools and Public High School Students - Revisions and Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 861	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Dyson, Kasemeyer, and Munson
Entitled	Higher Education Funding Model for Maryland Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 876	Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 951	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 329
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Health Occupations - License to Practice Psychology - Doctoral Degree in Psychology
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 968	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Colburn, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Family Medicine Rural Health Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 973	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	Student Financial Assistance - Eligible Institutions of Higher Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation