2009 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 30, 2009 - 6:10 p.m.
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Current Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 59
HB 56 Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
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 237 Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Dumais, Frick, Lee, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 261 Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Simmons
Entitled Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Claimant Confidentiality and Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 279 Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Frank and Morhaim
Entitled Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 280 Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Frank and Morhaim
Entitled Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 316 Status as of March 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
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 332 Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Conaway, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Anderson
Entitled Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 359 Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates McConkey, Carter, Kramer, McComas, and Valderrama
Entitled Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Victims of Domestic Violence
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 398 Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled Estates - Disqualification of Persons Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining Property from Vulnerable Adults
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 499 Status as of March 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Robinson, Boteler, Cane, Hecht, Howard, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Care Facilities - Database of Terminated Employees
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations

HB 556 Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Hecht, Anderson, Beidle, Bromwell, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Frush, Howard, McHale, Rosenberg, Schuh, and Weldon
Entitled Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 560 Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 402 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Kramer, Manno, Ramirez, Reznik, Simmons, and Valderrama
Entitled Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Disability
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 561 Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed Failed - Dead Legislation
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 562 Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Kramer, Manno, Ramirez, Simmons, and Valderrama
Entitled Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 563 Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
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 566 Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
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 583 Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 237 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Kramer, Ali, Barkley, Heller, Kelly, Levi, Manno, McComas, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, and Valderrama
Entitled Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 710 Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 608 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 845 Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Carter, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bates, Braveboy, Burns, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hixson, Ivey, Jameson, Kullen, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Ross, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Waldstreicher, Bartlett, Elmore, Frick, Howard, Murphy, Rice, and Walker
Entitled Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Judiciary
Senate: Senate Rules

HB 938 Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Levi, Vallario, Haynes, Rice, and Vaughn
Entitled Correctional Services - Inmate Earnings - Compensation for Victims of Crime
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 985 Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Conaway, Anderson, Boteler, and Kelly
Entitled Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 999 Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Conaway, Anderson, Boteler, and Kelly
Entitled Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1122 Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Lee, Boteler, DeBoy, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kipke, McComas, McDonough, Robinson, Shewell, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup
Entitled Identity Fraud - Seizure and Forfeiture of Property
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1154 Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Montgomery, Carr, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Frush, Howard, Jameson, Krysiak, Lee, Levy, Love, and Riley
Entitled Sexual Offenses - Polygraph Examination of Alleged Victims - Prohibited
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1160 Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Gutierrez, Ali, Barkley, Carter, V. Clagett, Dumais, Gilchrist, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Increase and Distribution of Funds
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means

HB 1183 Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 710 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegate Simmons
Entitled Juvenile Law - Hearings
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

HB 1196 Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 711 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Delegates Ramirez, Barkley, Barnes, Frick, Haynes, Healey, Kramer, McComas, and Valderrama
Entitled Domestic Violence - Protective Orders - Notification of Service
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1246 Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
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 1278 Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Valderrama, Barnes, Dumais, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Levi, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Simmons, Vallario, and Waldstreicher
Entitled Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Delegation of Contested Claims to Office of Administrative Hearings
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1296 Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Mizeur, Bronrott, Carr, Donoghue, and Waldstreicher
Entitled Healthy Families Healthy Workplaces Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters

HB 1386 Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Claims by Victims Outside of the United States
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1441 Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Dwyer, Barnes, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Olszewski, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary

HB 1445 Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled Criminal Procedure - Transfer of Sexual Assault Crisis Program Funding and the Domestic Violence Program Funding to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations

HB 1458 Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegates Carter, Dumais, Dwyer, Ramirez, Simmons, Smigiel, Vallario, and Rosenberg
Entitled Estates - Disqualification - Conviction for Unlawfully Obtaining Property of Vulnerable Adult
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 Failed - Dead Legislation
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 1489 Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Delegate Hucker
Entitled Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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

SB 127 Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Brochin, Frosh, and Stone
Entitled Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Claimant Confidentiality and Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary

SB 151 Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 201 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senators Mooney, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Expansion to Homeless Persons and Groups and Gender
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary

SB 202 Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary Failed - Dead Legislation
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 238 Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Kelley, Brochin, Exum, Harrington, and Lenett
Entitled Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 279 Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 186 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 304 Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 236 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senators Kramer, DeGrange, Forehand, Glassman, Haines, Middleton, Muse, and Stone
Entitled Crimes - Financial Exploitation of Elderly - Penalty
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary

SB 360 Status as of January 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
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 381 Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Lenett, Astle, Harrington, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
Entitled Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 420 Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 505 Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Gladden
Entitled Health Care Malpractice - Noneconomic Damages
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 586 Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Mooney and Muse
Entitled Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Victims of Domestic Violence
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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

SB 619 Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings Failed Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Stone and Miller
Entitled Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Delegation of Contested Claims to Office of Administrative Hearings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 620 Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 573 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 643 Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senators Brochin, Klausmeier, and Simonaire
Entitled Estates - Disqualification of Persons Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining Property from Vulnerable Adults
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary

SB 655 Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Stone
Entitled Correctional Services - Inmate Earnings - Compensation for Victims of Crime
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 731 Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Raskin
Entitled Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 802 Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 607 Became Law - Governor Signed
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 893 Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Mooney
Entitled Protection of Children from Online Predators Act of 2009
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance

SB 906 Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules Failed - Dead Legislation
Sponsored By Senator Muse
Entitled Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules

SB 1049 Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 344 Became Law - Governor Signed
Sponsored By Senator Muse
Entitled Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means and Judiciary

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