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

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HB 37	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kullen
Entitled	Judges' Retirement System - Disability Retirement
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 53	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 366
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
Entitled	Human Relations - Substantive Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 55	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Dumais, Frush, Hecht, and Ross
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Order Hearing - Substitution of Final Protective Order Hearing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 88	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 42
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Offenses Involving Firearms - Repeat Offenders
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 98	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 564
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Feldman, Kramer, Levi, McComas, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Orders - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 196	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker
Entitled	Judicial Compensation Commission
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

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 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 464	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 596
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Custody of Minor Child
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 561	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Kelly, McComas, Shank, Smigiel, Waldstreicher, and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sentencing or Disposition Hearing - Appearance of Victim or Victim's Representative
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 565	Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Kelly, Ramirez, Reznik, Shank, and Smigiel
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Reconsideration of Sentence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 613	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 145
Sponsored By	Delegate Stifler
Entitled	Public Safety - Elevators - Inspections
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 634	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 749
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi and Vallario
Entitled	Orphans' Court - Minors - Guardianship of Person
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 856	Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dwyer, Frank, Jennings, Kramer, McComas, McConkey, Ramirez, and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Media Coverage in the Courtroom - Criminal Sentencing Hearings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1000	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway, Carter, Dumais, Frank, Levi, McComas, Ramirez, and Simmons
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 1077	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Conaway and Boteler
Entitled	Subsequent Sexual Offenders - Reduced Diminution Credits, Parole Elimination, and Restrictions on Pretrial Release
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1246	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Carter, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Waldstreicher, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Protection of Children from Online Predators Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1348	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegate Frush
Entitled	Judges' Retirement System - Reemployment of Retirees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 1509	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Parole Elimination and Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Cases Involving Victim 35 Years Older Than Defendant
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HJ 2	Status as of January 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	The Speaker
Entitled	Judicial Compensation Commission - Recommendations
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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 181	Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 41
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Restrictions on Pretrial Release - Offenses Involving Firearms - Repeat Offenders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 307	Status as of February 26, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	The President
Entitled	Judicial Compensation Commission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

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 360	Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Crimes - Elder Abuse - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on Pretrial Release (The John H. Taylor Act)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 497	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 269
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Circuit Court Judgeships - Workforce Planning - Counties of Greatest Identified Need
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 601	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 563
Sponsored By	Senators Zirkin, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Temporary Protective Orders - Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 620	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 573
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Stone, and Forehand
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Hearing on Motion for Revision, Modification, or Reduction of Sentence or Disposition - Appearance of Victim or Victim's Representative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 714	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senator Forehand
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Custody of Minor Child
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 870	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 893	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Mooney
Entitled	Protection of Children from Online Predators Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance

SB 900	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Inmates - In Banc Review of Sentences - Parole Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 905	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 748
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Orphans' Court - Minors - Guardianship of Person
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SJ 4	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President
Entitled	Judicial Compensation Commission - Recommendations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation