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

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HB 72	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 195
Sponsored By	Delegates F. Turner and Waldstreicher and Delegates Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Branch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Levy, Mathias, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Weir, Cane, Carr, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Niemann, Norman, and Stein
Entitled	The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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 323	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Walker, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled	Texting While Driving Ban of 2009
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 389	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 293
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Haynes, Hixson, Holmes, Hucker, Manno, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Benson, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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 509	Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Howard, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, Love, McComas, Montgomery, Norman, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
Entitled	Crimes - Harassment - Electronic Communications
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 518	Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates G. Clagett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Harrison, Hecht, Levy, Love, Minnick, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 564	Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 799	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Walker, V. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Horse Racing - Satellite Simulcast Betting - Instant Racing
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 868	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 317
Sponsored By	Delegates Love and Krysiak
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1072	Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McHale
Entitled	Electricity - Smart Grid Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1095	Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County Telecommunications Tax - School Funding PG 412-09
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1121	Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker and Feldman
Entitled	Information Technology - Public-Private Deployment Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1182	Status as of February 19, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Communications Services - Taxation and Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters

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 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 1293	Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Ali and Gutierrez
Entitled	State Employees Teleworking Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1444	Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Dwyer
Entitled	Planning and Zoning - Wireless Telecommunications Towers - Structural Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1537	Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Walkup, Haddaway, and Sossi
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Establishing Teleworking Centers on the Eastern Shore for Chesapeake Bay Bridge Commuters
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1543	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Boteler and Kach
Entitled	Education - Public Schools - Virtual Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 98	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 194
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Forehand, Raskin, and Lenett
Entitled	The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 103	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Handheld Telephone While Driving - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 143	Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lenett, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Garagiola, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 194	Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment of a Minor
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 202	Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Pugh, and Stone
Entitled	Financial Crimes - Seizure and Forfeiture of Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

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 550	Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 557
Sponsored By	Senators King, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
Entitled	Online Child Safety Act of 2009
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 611	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 292
Sponsored By	Senators Jones, Conway, Harrington, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 630	Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Glassman
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 792	Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 316
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

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 864	Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Horse Racing - Satellite Simulcast Betting - Instant Racing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

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 1032	Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	Funding Formula to Expand K-12 Online Education
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SJ 11	Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Mooney
Entitled	Opposition to the Reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings