2012 Regular Session sponsor information current as of May 25, 2012 - Noon
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Delegate Theodore Sophocleus
District 32
Total Number of Bills: 51
Co-sponsored Bills
HB 20
Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Crimes - Requirement to Report Death or Disappearance of Minor - Penalties
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
(Heard: April 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 23
Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Dedicated State Funds Protection Act
House:
Appropriations
HB 64
Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Hospice of the Chesapeake Renovation Phase 1
House:
Appropriations
HB 94
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 647
Vehicle Laws - Special and Commemorative Registration Plates
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 122
Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Crimes - Death or Disappearance of Minor - Required Reporting and Prohibited Acts ("Caylee's Law")
House:
Judiciary
HB 147
Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - YWCA Counseling and Community Service Building Renovation
House:
Appropriations
HB 148
Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Samaritan House Addition
House:
Appropriations
HB 154
Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 14, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 157
Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Sprinkler Assistance Revolving Fund
House:
Appropriations
HB 159
Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Report
Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 177
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 465
Ground Leases - Registration - Failure to Register
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 230
Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Public Safety - Department of State Police - Yellow Dot Program
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 322
Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care Building Facilities
House:
Appropriations
HB 347
Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 360
Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Anne Arundel County - Unauthorized Signs on Highway Rights-of-Way - Exceptions
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 398
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 369
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation of Felony Theft Scheme
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 404
Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 123
Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
House:
Ways and Means
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 474
Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Maryland Marriage Protection Act
House:
Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
(Heard: February 10, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 519
Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Veterans
House:
Appropriations
HB 525
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 381
State Personnel - Hiring Prohibition - Individuals Terminated with Prejudice
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Finance
HB 529
Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Environment - Local Stormwater Management Charges - State Property
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
(Heard: April 4, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 531
Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
State Government - Commemorative Days - Prescription Drug Take Back Day
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: February 16, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 539
Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Impersonation of a Police Officer - Penalties
House:
Judiciary
HB 540
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 501
Handling Human Remains with Dignity Act of 2012
House:
Health and Government Operations
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 542
Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Public Schools - Student Attendance - Preventing Chronic Absenteeism
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 23, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 555
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 209
Commercial Law - Security Freezes - Minors and Protected Persons
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 559
Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Procurement - Automatic Debarment - Unpaid Taxes
House:
Health and Government Operations
HB 560
Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Family Investment Program - Eligibility - Drug Testing
House:
Appropriations
HB 572
Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Task Force to Study Retirement Benefits for Public Officials
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
(Heard: March 29, 2012, 9:00 a.m.)
HB 583
Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Single Registration Plate
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 585
Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Single Registration Plate - Specified Vehicles
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 586
Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Death Penalty - Evidentiary Requirements - Murder in the First Degree Committed in a Correctional Facility
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: March 20, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 598
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 230
Juvenile Law - Taking Child into Custody - Arrest Warrant
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 604
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 250
Justice's Law
House:
Judiciary
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 784
Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
State Individual Income Tax - Millionaires' Tax
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: March 6, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 801
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 609
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfer of Members Between Systems
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 874
Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Income Tax - Seniors Tax Relief Act
House:
Ways and Means
(Heard: February 28, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 930
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 617
Correctional Services - Correctional Officer - Emergency Suspension Rescinded
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Finance
HB 936
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 274
Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund - Sunset Extension
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 945
Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Vehicle Laws - Registration Restrictions
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 985
Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Real Property - Foreclosure Sales - Bid Limitation for Secured Parties
House:
Environmental Matters
HB 990
Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Vehicle Laws - Unattended Motor Vehicle - Exception to Prohibition
House:
Environmental Matters
Senate:
Judicial Proceedings
HB 1016
Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
House:
Appropriations
HB 1067
Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Provide Notice or Report - Civil Liability and Criminal Penalty
House:
Judiciary
(Heard: March 14, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1099
Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Health Care Practitioners
House:
Judiciary
HB 1110
Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Public Schools - Dating Violence - Kristen Marie Mitchell Law
House:
Ways and Means
HB 1167
Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Cigarette Restitution Fund - Lung Cancer Screening and Biotechnology
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 15, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
HB 1254
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 712
Small Business Development Center Network Fund - Minimum Appropriation
House:
Economic Matters
Senate:
Finance
HB 1284
Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Meade High School Concession Stand
House:
Appropriations
HB 1391
Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 144
Public School Construction Program - Maryland School for the Blind
House:
Appropriations
Senate:
Budget and Taxation
HB 1423
Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Local Government - Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Funds - Distribution of Money to Volunteer Companies
House:
Health and Government Operations
(Heard: March 21, 2012, 1:00 p.m.)
