2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:10 p.m.

	Industry and Technology	Another Session
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HB 7	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 8
Sponsored By	Delegates Norman, Riley, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Ramirez, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	State Government - Flags - Made in USA
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 119	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 129
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Montgomery
Entitled	Children's Products Containing Lead - Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and 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 438	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 140
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Burns, Hecht, Jameson, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, Minnick, Taylor, and Walkup
Entitled	Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership and Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 493	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 606
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory, Barve, Cardin, and Feldman
Entitled	Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 574	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

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 832	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Income Tax - Biotechnology Investment Credit MC 921-09
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 1059	Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Life Safety System Upgrades at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 1124	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Hecht, Hucker, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research in Maryland Program - Public-Private Partnerships
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

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 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 1159	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Bronrott, Eckardt, Hecht, Lee, Montgomery, and Morhaim
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations 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 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 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

SB 7	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 7
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Stone
Entitled	State Government - Flags - Made in USA
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 20	Status as of February 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Jacobs
Entitled	Trade Regulation - Flags Sold in State - Place of Manufacture
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 88	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 363
Sponsored By	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Tax - Property - Exempt Manufacturing Personal Property Application Deadline
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 196	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Disclosure of Payments to Physicians
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 220	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Harrington, and Raskin
Entitled	State Government - Prohibition on Use of State Funds - Ethanol Derived from Corn
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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 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 708	Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Frosh, Jones, and Lenett
Entitled	Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 800	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 605
Sponsored By	Senators King and Jones
Entitled	Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 888	Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Life Safety System Upgrades at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 948	Status as of March 5, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Garagiola, Kelley, King, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 1018	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Garagiola
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Investments - Qualified Technology or Bioscience Businesses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1059	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By	Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Entitled	Cigarette Business Licenses - Cigarette Manufacturers - Definitions and Scope of License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SJ 12	Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland - GreenTech Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations