2010 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 10, 2010 - 9:14 p.m.

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HB 7	Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Valderrama
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Security Guard Disabled or Killed in Line of Duty
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 12	Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Robinson, DeBoy, Wood, Sossi, Riley, and Carr
Entitled	Health - Failure to Properly Bury or Dispose of a Body - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 207	Status as of February 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Jennings, Kelly, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 226	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 662
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate McHale
Entitled	Baltimore City Police Department Death Relief Fund - Procedures and Benefit Amount
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 311	Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, George, Hecht, Heller, Impallaria, Love, McConkey, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 312	Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, James, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Norman, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 328	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 545
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 388	Status as of February 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons, Bronrott, DeBoy, Krebs, Montgomery, Riley, and Smigiel
Entitled	Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 516	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 51
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Hazardous Material Response Team Employees - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses - Local Government Agencies
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 523	Status as of February 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Costa, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Jennings, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled	Justice's Law
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 618	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 76
Sponsored By	Allegany County Delegation
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Allegany County Deputy Sheriffs
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 659	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons and Dumais, and Delegates Dwyer, Kipke, Kramer, Schuh, Sophocleus, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 770	Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Deferred Vested Members - Survivor Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 991	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 992	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Conaway
Entitled	Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1024	Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	State Boat Act - Operating Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence of Alcohol - Testing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1068	Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Shank, Anderson, Kramer, McConkey, Myers, Serafini, and Smigiel
Entitled	Criminal Law - Distributing a Controlled Dangerous Substance to a Minor Causing Death
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1078	Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Impallaria, Jennings, King, Kipke, Krebs, McConkey, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Maryland Personhood Amendment
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1123	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Holmes, Ali, Healey, and Niemann
Entitled	Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Resident and Park Owner Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1141	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 638
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1156	Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegates Dwyer, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Boteler, Bronrott, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Heller, Hubbard, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Wood
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1270	Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Sophocleus, Bronrott, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs - Testing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1273	Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Frank, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Lafferty, Montgomery, Myers, Proctor, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood
Entitled	State Government - Employees - Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1280	Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Braveboy, Harrison, Hecht, King, Kirk, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1318	Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Krysiak, Davis, and Kelly
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Dependency
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1333	Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Valderrama and Vallario
Entitled	Torts - Pets - Injury or Death
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1392	Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Costa, Elmore, Jennings, Kach, Minnick, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Weir
Entitled	Transportation - Bridges Over State Highways - Memorials to Fallen Heroes
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

SB 9	Status as of February 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 173	Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled	Baltimore City Police Department Death Relief Fund - Procedures and Benefit Amount
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Judiciary

SB 189	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 522
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Reilly, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 247	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 50
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Klausmeier, and Munson
Entitled	Hazardous Material Response Team Employees - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses - Local Government Agencies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 273	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 305	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 272
Sponsored By	Senator Munson
Entitled	Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Provider Killed in Performance of Duty - Flag Benefit for Family
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 309	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 690
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Simonaire and Senators Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 339	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 544
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 343	Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Della, Jacobs, Klausmeier, McFadden, Mooney, Pinsky, and Simonaire
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 386	Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 408	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 68
Sponsored By	Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, Zirkin, Middleton, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, and Pipkin
Entitled	Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Armed Forces Members
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 411	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 555
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Peters, Raskin, Stone, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, and Simonaire
Entitled	Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business - Civil Immunity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 475	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 307
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs - Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 482	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 75
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Allegany County Deputy Sheriffs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 495	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 570
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
Entitled	State Police Retirement System - Deferred Vested Members - Survivor Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 497	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Retiree Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 526	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Kittleman
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 534	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Muse, Della, and Madaleno
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Fallen Security Guard
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 591	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 639	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Currie, and Glassman
Entitled	Higher Education - Death of Police Officer or Firefighter - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 646	Status as of February 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Astle, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, and Stone
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 709	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 597
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Disability Retirement Application - Surviving Beneficiary
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 812	Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	End of Life Health Care Disclosure Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 838	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin and Peters
Entitled	Maryland Veterans - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 853	Status as of March 29, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Landlord and Tenant - Stay of Eviction - Reasons for Nonpayment Beyond Tenant's Control
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 870	Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Haines, Forehand, Harris, Jacobs, Reilly, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 946	Status as of March 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	State Retirement and Pension System - Deceased Retiree's Retirement Application - Retiree's Mental Incapacity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 948	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 637
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Brochin, Forehand, Jacobs, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 953	Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Edwards, and Kittleman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Dependency
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance