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

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HB 56	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Barnes, Dumais, and Frush
Entitled	Domestic Violence - Conditions of Probation - Order to Carry or Wear a Global Positioning System Device
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 87	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Crimes - Violation of Restriction Against Possession of Regulated Firearm - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 134	Status as of February 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Courts - Violation of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 138	Status as of January 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Shank, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Truth in Sentencing Task Force
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 168	Status as of March 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Anderson, Carter, Rosenberg, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Eligibility to Participate in Drug Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 202	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Anderson, Carter, Schuler, and Simmons
Entitled	Criminal Appeals - District Court - Stay of Sentence and Release
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 210	Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Beidle, DeBoy, Dwyer, Frush, Harrison, Krebs, McDonough, Schuh, Shewell, and Wood
Entitled	Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 258	Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Waldstreicher, Dumais, Kramer, and Lee
Entitled	Crimes - Committing a Crime of Violence in the Presence of a Minor - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 301	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 495
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Delegates Dumais, Bronrott, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 316	Status as of March 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Burns, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 366	Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Braveboy, Carter, Dumais, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered Evidence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 388	Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Simmons
Entitled	Criminal Law - Narcotic Drugs - Enhanced Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 501	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 219
Sponsored By	Delegates Kelly, Dwyer, Kramer, McComas, and Smigiel
Entitled	Criminal Law - Fraudulent Conversion of Rental Property
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 563	Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Heller, Kelly, Manno, McComas, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Shank, Smigiel, and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Law - Crimes of Violence Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 566	Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Kelly, McComas, Ramirez, Shank, Smigiel, and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Law - Identity Fraud and Credit Card Crimes Against the Elderly or Persons with a Disability
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 569	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 680
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Anderson, Cardin, Ramirez, Simmons, Smigiel, and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - De Novo Appeal - Stay of Sentence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 575	Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Kelly, Reznik, Shank, and Smigiel
Entitled	Correctional Services - Limitation on Total Number of Diminution Credits - Primary Drug, Violent, and Sexual Offenders
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 581	Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Dwyer, McComas, Reznik, Shank, and Smigiel
Entitled	Correctional Services - Crimes of Violence - Diminution Credits
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 631	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 685
Sponsored By	Delegates Levi, Barkley, Davis, DeBoy, Kramer, Manno, Schuler, and Stukes
Entitled	Transportation - Interfering with Transit Operators and School Bus Drivers - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 638	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher and Vallario
Entitled	Violent Crimes - Conditional Release Under Mandatory Supervision - Limitation
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 695	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate McDonough
Entitled	Jessica's Law Part II - Truth in Sentencing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 703	Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Impallaria, Boteler, Dwyer, Jennings, Minnick, Norman, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Criminal Law - Early Release of Inmate Subject to Deportation Order
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 767	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Schuh, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, and Stull
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Offense in the Second Degree - Penalties
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 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 1084	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates O'Donnell and Shank
Entitled	Child Protection from Predators Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1129	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Educational Programs and Work Tasks
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1189	Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Violation of Crime Victim Rights - Sentencing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1200	Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate Ramirez
Entitled	Crimes - Possession of Loaded Firearm - Enhanced Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 1247	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Barnes, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway, Kelly, Kramer, McComas, Schuh, Smigiel, Sossi, and Valderrama
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence - Lethality Assessment and Global Positioning Satellite Tracking
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1273	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 714
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kramer, Lee, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Vallario
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency After Alcohol or Drug Ingestion - Mitigating Factor
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1339	Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Heller
Entitled	Task Force to Study Issues Relating to Medical Marijuana in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1400	Status as of March 31, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offenders - Homeless Registrants and Supervision
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1447	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 729
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled	Correctional Services - Mandatory Supervision - Minimum Term of Confinement Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1485	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Suspension of Sentence - Victim 35 Years Older Than Defendant
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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

HB 1576	Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Serafini, Shank, Kelly, and Myers
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Evidence of Murder of Correctional Officer
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 53	Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Criminal Law - Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or a Felony
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 145	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 513
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Courts - Violation of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 182	Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - No Good Time for Gun Crime
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 190	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Repeat Violent Offenders - Sentencing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 192	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 218
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Currie, Dyson, Haines, and Robey
Entitled	Criminal Law - Fraudulent Conversion of Rental Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 259	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 494
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) (Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol) and Senators Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Probation Before Judgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 279	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 186
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Exum, Frosh, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled	Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Evidence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 322	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Corrections - First Degree Murder - Minimum Sentence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 354	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators King, Brochin, DeGrange, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Correctional Services - Crimes of Violence - Diminution Credits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 422	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Child Protection from Predators Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 424	Status as of February 3, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, and Simonaire
Entitled	Crimes - Commission of Vehicular Manslaughter While Driver's License or Privilege Is Suspended or Revoked - Mandatory Minimum Sentence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 427	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, Kittleman, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Sexual Offense in the Second Degree - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 486	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 744
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, Gladden, Raskin, Brochin, and Frosh
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered Evidence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 502	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Criminal Appeals - District Court - Stay of Sentence and Release
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 618	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Frosh
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Violation of Crime Victim Rights - Sentencing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 654	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 583
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Violent Crimes - Conditional Release Under Mandatory Supervision - Limitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 781	Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senator Haines
Entitled	Alcohol and Drug Treatment - Commitment of Defendant - Crime of Violence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 801	Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Jacobs, and Muse
Entitled	Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence - Lethality Assessment and Global Positioning Satellite Tracking
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 919	Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Crimes - Possession of Loaded Firearm - Enhanced Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1022	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney and Muse
Entitled	Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Impaired by a Controlled Dangerous Substance - First Offense - Minimum Sentence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings