2012 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of May 25, 2012 - 12:15 p.m.

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HB 15	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegate Glenn
Entitled	Medical Marijuana - Caregiver - Affirmative Defense
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

HB 21	Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate McConkey
Entitled	Certificate of a Qualified Expert - Lead Paint Poisoning Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 35	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Cluster, Eckardt, Hough, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Schulz, and Vitale
Entitled	Private Property Rights - Regulatory Infringement - Compensation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 39	Status as of February 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Smigiel
Entitled	State and Local Government - Officials and General Assembly Members - Legislative Privilege Exception
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 47	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, Cluster, Haddaway-Riccio, Hough, McComas, McDermott, Parrott, Schulz, and Vitale
Entitled	Environment - County Plans - Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 76	Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 91	Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates W. Miller, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, Norman, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 131	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 215
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Cardin, Carr, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kramer, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Vitale, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 149	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 211
Sponsored By	Delegates Beidle, Olszewski, Stein, Glenn, Lafferty, Niemann, and Kipke
Entitled	Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 159	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Report
Sponsored By	Delegates Afzali, Barkley, Clagett, Elliott, Feldman, Gaines, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Ivey, Jacobs, A. Kelly, Krebs, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McHale, A. Miller, Myers, Niemann, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Ross, Schulz, Sophocleus, Walker, and Wilson
Entitled	Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 160	Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Niemann, Barnes, Beidle, Branch, Braveboy, Carr, Carter, Clippinger, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Healey, Hogan, Holmes, Kipke, Lafferty, McMillan, Proctor, Ross, Summers, V. Turner, Weir, and Wilson
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 169	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Lafferty
Entitled	Environment - At-Store Recycling - Plastic Carryout Bags
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 177	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 465
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh, Anderson, Beidle, Clippinger, Glenn, Hammen, Lafferty, Love, Mitchell, Oaks, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, Stein, and Washington
Entitled	Ground Leases - Registration - Failure to Register
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 183	Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Gutierrez, Love, Luedtke, Mizeur, Oaks, Summers, and Tarrant
Entitled	State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 190	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 360
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Entitled	Environment - Noise Control
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 193	Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Walker
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Home Appliances - Warranty Enforcement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 218	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Gutierrez, Oaks, and Tarrant
Entitled	Commission on Civil Rights - Discrimination in Employment - Computation of Time for Filing a Civil Action
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 229	Status as of January 30, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Barnes, Beidle, Bromwell, Frush, Hogan, Niemann, Olszewski, Tarrant, Vaughn, Washington, and Weir
Entitled	Maryland Plastic Bag Recycling Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 238	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 487
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Eckardt, Kipke, V. Turner, and Valentino-Smith
Entitled	State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians, and Electrologists - Licensure and Certification Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 265	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 287	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Frush, Hixson, Ivey, A. Kelly, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Summers, and V. Turner
Entitled	Civil Rights - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 314	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Cardin, Kipke, Walker, Howard, Luedtke, F. Turner, Stukes, A. Miller, and Hixson
Entitled	Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

HB 365	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Delegates Mitchell, Glenn, Anderson, Branch, Carter, Clippinger, Conaway, Hammen, Haynes, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Tarrant, and Washington
Entitled	Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 438	Status as of March 1, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Busch, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker
Entitled	Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 440	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 447
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Reznik, Hammen, Jones, Mizeur, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Cullison, Donoghue, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, and Tarrant
Entitled	Procurement - Investment Activities in Iran
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 469	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barkley, Dumais, Glenn, Lee, Malone, McDermott, Simmons, and Smigiel
Entitled	Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 472	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 373
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and Feldman
Entitled	Workgroup on Lead Liability Protection for Rental Property
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 477	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Waldstreicher and Dumais
Entitled	Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 506	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses - Admissibility of Insurance Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 507	Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Anderson
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses - Limitations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 511	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 667
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee and Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Transfer of Responsibilities
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 557	Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Deceased Personality - Property Rights
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 576	Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arora, Bohanan, Clagett, Gaines, Griffith, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, James, Jones, Lafferty, Lee, Love, A. Miller, Niemann, Proctor, Ross, Rudolph, Summers, Washington, Beidle, Glenn, Guzzone, Tarrant, Walker, B. Robinson, Mizeur, and Zucker
Entitled	Public-Private Partnerships
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 610	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Weir, Norman, and Wilson
Entitled	Real Property - Landlord Defenses in Nuisance Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 644	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 387
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks and Niemann
Entitled	Environment - Reducing the Incidence of Lead Poisoning
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 674	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Davis, Feldman, Haddaway-Riccio, McHale, and Schulz
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Finder's Fees - Table-Funded Loans
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 704	Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Norman, Afzali, Aumann, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, James, K. Kelly, McComas, McDermott, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Wilson
Entitled	Civil Actions - Service of Process
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 707	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 240
Sponsored By	Delegates Valentino-Smith, Cluster, Cullison, A. Kelly, McComas, McDermott, Parrott, Proctor, Valderrama, and Vallario
Entitled	Wrongful Death and Survival Causes of Action - Criminal Homicide - Time Limits for Bringing Civil Action
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 715	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 269
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Insurance - Uninsured Motorist Coverage - Effect of Consent to Offer of Settlement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 740	Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegate Braveboy
Entitled	Residential Condominiums - Governing Documents - Claims Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 744	Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Beitzel
Entitled	Business Occupations - Landmen - Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

HB 751	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate McDonough
Entitled	University System of Maryland - Law School Clinics - Prohibited Activities
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 840	Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stifler, Boteler, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Kach, and McComas
Entitled	Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 888	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Residential Rental Property - Delinquency - Receiver PG/MC 105-12
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 907	Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates McIntosh and Hixson
Entitled	Environment - Natural Gas Production - Severance Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 915	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Jacobs, Afzali, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, McDermott, Norman, Otto, Smigiel, Summers, and Weir
Entitled	Commercial Fishing and Seafood Operations - Nuisance Actions - Exemption
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 961	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Anderson, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Lee, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rosenberg, and Tarrant
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Subrogation - Reduction
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 997	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 576
Sponsored By	Delegates Washington, Anderson, Arora, Bobo, Braveboy, Carr, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Davis, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Summers, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, and Zucker
Entitled	Commercial Law - Rental-Purchase Agreements - Disclosures
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1000	Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais and Simmons
Entitled	Civil Action - Wrongfully Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1032	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate McDermott
Entitled	Agritourism Activity - Civil Liability - Defense of Assumption of Inherent Risks
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1091	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Niemann, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Civil Rights Tax Relief Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1094	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 589
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Insurance - Fraud Violations - Fines and Administrative Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1097	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 591
Sponsored By	Delegate Rudolph
Entitled	Insurance - Suspected Fraud - Liability for Reporting or for Furnishing or Receiving Information
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1102	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Clippinger, A. Kelly, Lee, Simmons, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1123	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 703
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Environment - Presumptive Impact Areas -Contamination Caused by Gas Wells in Deep Shale Deposits
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1134	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Maryland Lead Poisoning Recovery Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1136	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Reznik
Entitled	Environment - Recycling - Manufacturer Takeback for E-Waste
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1159	Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Barkley, Arora, Barnes, Braveboy, Frick, Gilchrist, Hucker, Jameson, A. Kelly, Oaks, Reznik, S. Robinson, Waldstreicher, and Zucker
Entitled	Working Families Flexibility Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1162	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate McMillan
Entitled	Ground Leases - Registration, Remedies, and Reorganization of Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1206	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Wilson
Entitled	Charles County - Nuisance Actions - Community Associations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1207	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 629
Sponsored By	Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Carr, K. Kelly, McHale, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Clippinger
Entitled	State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Licensure of Clinical Professional Art Therapists
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1224	Status as of February 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Arora, Barkley, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Hucker, A. Kelly, Reznik, B. Robinson, Simmons, Stein, and Valderrama
Entitled	Public Health Nuisance - Tobacco Smoke in Multidwelling Units - Abatement and Enforcement Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1238	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 711
Sponsored By	Delegate Dumais
Entitled	Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund - Net Interest Earnings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1250	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hershey, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Haddaway-Riccio, Jacobs, McComas, McDermott, Afzali, Elliott, Frank, Glass, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, W. Miller, Norman, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Stocksdale, and Szeliga
Entitled	Transportation - Transit Authorities - Red Line and Purple Line
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1251	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hershey, Boteler, Cluster, Haddaway-Riccio, McComas, McDermott, Afzali, Aumann, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Jacobs, Kipke, W. Miller, Otto, Ready, Schulz, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Transportation - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1253	Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticide - Time Limits for Bringing Civil Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1257	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 325
Sponsored By	Delegates Kramer, Arora, Barkley, Bates, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, Conway, Cullison, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Glass, Howard, Hucker, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, McDonough, Morhaim, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Simmons, Stein, Summers, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Barnes, Davis, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Jameson, Love, McHale, Stifler, and Vaughn
Entitled	Fiduciary Institutions - Protection of Elder Adults from Financial Abuse - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1340	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 634
Sponsored By	Delegate Cullison
Entitled	Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1349	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates McDermott, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga
Entitled	University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1374	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 156
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled	Real Property - Foreclosures and Mediation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1457	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 441
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Charles County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights Act
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1806	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Kramer
Entitled	Courts - Dog Bite Lawsuits - Evidence and Standard of Proof
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1807	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate McMillan
Entitled	The Maryland Dog Nondiscrimination Act
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1808	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Carr, Feldman, Frush, Guzzone, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Kipke, Luedtke, A. Miller, Morhaim, Reznik, Stocksdale, and F. Turner
Entitled	Courts - Civil Liability for Injuries Inflicted by Dogs
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HJ 16	Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate McDermott
Entitled	Hudson Family Farm
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 80	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Courts - Evidence - Vehicle Repair Estimates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 83	Status as of January 26, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Real Estate Brokers - Contract Provisions - Payment of Legal Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 101	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	Department of Natural Resources - Tracking Device on Vessel - Prohibition Without Court Order
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

SB 130	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 181
Sponsored By	Senators Ferguson, Gladden, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 134	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 184
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Real Estate Commission - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 135	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 464
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden and Frosh
Entitled	Ground Leases - Registration - Failure to Register
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 136	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Commercial Law - Consumer Contracts - Payment of Legal Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 137	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Commercial Law - Contract Provisions - Payment of Legal Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 152	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

SB 164	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Plastic Bag Recycling Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 184	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 193	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 189
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, Forehand, Madaleno, Middleton, and Montgomery
Entitled	Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 221	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, and Raskin
Entitled	Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 235	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 446
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, Rosapepe, and Benson
Entitled	Procurement - Investment Activities in Iran
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 241	Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Civil Marriage Protection Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 278	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Benson, Conway, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, and Stone
Entitled	State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 280	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
Entitled	Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 281	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Civil Actions - Contract Actions Against Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Limitation on Actions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 285	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Brinkley, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Madaleno, Middleton, Miller, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Immunity of Local Government Officials - Prosecutions for Bribery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 309	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 210
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Currie, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Robey, Shank, Stone, and Pugh
Entitled	Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 317	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 214
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Astle, Ferguson, Gladden, Glassman, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Raskin, Rosapepe, Shank, and Stone
Entitled	Retail Pet Stores - Sales of Dogs - Required Records, Health Disclosures, and Purchaser Remedies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 337	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 486
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians, and Electrologists - Licensure and Certification Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 348	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

SB 351	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 401	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 228
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Gladden, and Ramirez
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Towing Practices and Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 450	Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
Entitled	State Board of Environmental Health Specialists - Transfer of Responsibilities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations and Environmental Matters

SB 451	Status as of February 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pipkin
Entitled	Credit Regulation - Finder's Fees - Table-Funded Loans
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 453	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 239
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Jacobs
Entitled	Wrongful Death and Survival Causes of Action - Criminal Homicide - Time Limits for Bringing Civil Action
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 491	Status as of February 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Gladden, Conway, Montgomery, and Stone
Entitled	Civil Rights - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 575	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Subrogation - Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 604	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 268
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Insurance - Uninsured Motorist Coverage - Effect of Consent to Offer of Settlement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 626	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Raskin, and Young
Entitled	Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 636	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Environment - Presumptive Impact Areas - Contamination Caused by Gas Wells in Deep Shale Deposits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 692	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Shank
Entitled	Environment - County Plans - Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 696	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, and Getty
Entitled	Transportation - Transit Authorities - Red Line and Purple Line
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 706	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin and Colburn
Entitled	Commercial Fishing and Seafood Operations - Nuisance Actions - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 713	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, and Colburn
Entitled	Procurement - Living Wage - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 715	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Colburn, and Simonaire
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Right to Work
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 718	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, and Colburn
Entitled	Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate Law - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 725	Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Residential Condominiums - Governing Documents - Claims Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 738	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Jennings
Entitled	State Real Estate Commission - Regulation of Business Brokers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 768	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Natural Gas Severance Tax and Impact Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 770	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Business Occupations - Landmen - Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 778	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 575
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Commercial Law - Rental-Purchase Agreements - Disclosures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 811	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 588
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pugh, and Muse
Entitled	Insurance - Fraud Violations - Fines and Administrative Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 812	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 590
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Insurance - Suspected Fraud - Liability for Reporting or for Furnishing or Receiving Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 819	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank
Entitled	Private Property Rights - Regulatory Infringement - Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 857	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses - Admissibility of Insurance Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 873	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senator Pugh
Entitled	Workgroup on Lead Liability Protection for Rental Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

SB 924	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Ramirez
Entitled	Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses - Limitations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 941	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 324
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Benson, Colburn, Forehand, Garagiola, Montgomery, Stone, Middleton, Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Mathias, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled	Fiduciary Institutions - Protection of Elder Adults from Financial Abuse - Reporting Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 945	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Colburn
Entitled	University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings

SB 969	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 628
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Licensure of Clinical Professional Art Therapists
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 999	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Labor and Employment - Abusive Work Environments in State Agencies - Workgroup Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 1002	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Manno
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Noneconomic Damages
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1003	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 633
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled	Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act - Revisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 1079	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Young
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Facilities Capital Program - State's Right of Recovery
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1098	Status as of March 31, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Baltimore City - Construction Debris and Demolition Debris - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 1100	Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Garagiola, Frosh, Madaleno, and Raskin
Entitled	Montgomery County - Real Property - Enforceability of Recorded Covenants and Restrictions - Agricultural Activities and Structures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings