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

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HB 18	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Howard
Entitled	Crimes - Requirement to Report Death or Disappearance of Minor - Penalties ("Caylee's Law")
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 20	Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates K. Kelly, Kramer, Simmons, Howard, Aumann, Szeliga, Holmes, Afzali, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, James, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Krebs, Lafferty, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, Minnick, Morhaim, Norman, Ready, Schulz, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Vitale, Washington, and Wood
Entitled	Crimes - Requirement to Report Death or Disappearance of Minor - Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 100	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 353
Sponsored By	Delegate Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Vital Records - Certificates of Death - Amendments to Cause of Death
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 101	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 649
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Anderson, Costa, and Hubbard
Entitled	Health - General - Posthumous Use of Donor Sperm and Eggs
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 122	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Aumann, Szeliga, Holmes, Afzali, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, James, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Krebs, Lafferty, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, Minnick, Morhaim, Norman, Ready, Schulz, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Vitale, Washington, and Wood
Entitled	Crimes - Death or Disappearance of Minor - Required Reporting and Prohibited Acts ("Caylee's Law")
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

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 137	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Frick
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Death of Joint Vehicle Owner - Certificate of Title Fee
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 154	Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Afzali, Barkley, Clagett, Elliott, Feldman, George, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Ivey, Jacobs, A. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, A. Miller, Myers, Niemann, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 203	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 279	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Barkley
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Claims for Bodily Injury or Death - Payment Limitation
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 396	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 248
Sponsored By	Delegates Serafini, Afzali, Aumann, Donoghue, Eckardt, Glass, McComas, Norman, Smigiel, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Public Safety - Law Enforcement Handgun Disposal - Deceased Officers
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 404	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 123
Sponsored By	Delegates Kaiser, Kipke, Cane, Frush, Howard, Jameson, McComas, Reznik, B. Robinson, Schulz, Summers, Healey, Minnick, Sophocleus, McDonough, Hough, Stocksdale, and Clagett
Entitled	Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 421	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 663
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Determination of Benefits
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 436	Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Reznik
Entitled	Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 444	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 449
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Afzali, Bohanan, Cane, Clagett, Conway, Glass, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Jameson, A. Kelly, Krebs, Lafferty, Love, Luedtke, McComas, Murphy, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Boteler, Cardin, Frick, George, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Myers, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, Summers, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 462	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Accidents - Tests for Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 540	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 501
Sponsored By	Delegate Reznik (By Request - State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors) and Delegates Waldstreicher, Carr, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gaines, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, McHale, Smigiel, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Handling Human Remains with Dignity Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations 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 604	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 250
Sponsored By	Delegates Parrott, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, George, Glass, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Niemann, Ready, B. Robinson, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stocksdale, Vitale, and Wood
Entitled	Justice's Law
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 649	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Stocksdale, DeBoy, Frank, George, McComas, McDonough, Myers, B. Robinson, and Wood
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Death or Life-Threatening Injury - Mandatory Tests
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 753	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 615
Sponsored By	Delegate Kach
Entitled	Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Permits and Registration Required to Remove and Transport Human Remains
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 778	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Frank, Hogan, Kach, Kaiser, McDonough, W. Miller, Parrott, Ready, B. Robinson, Simmons, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Crimes - Manslaughter by Vehicle - Definition of "Operating"
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 954	Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kipke, Afzali, Boteler, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Norman, Ready, Schulz, Stocksdale, and Szeliga
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Petitions by Surrogates - Court Actions
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1016	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Alston, Anderson, Arora, Bates, Bohanan, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Hough, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kipke, McDermott, McDonough, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Washington, and Wilson
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1022	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates K. Kelly, Alston, Anderson, Bromwell, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Dwyer, Elliott, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Krebs, McConkey, O'Donnell, Parrott, Ready, Simmons, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Wood
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1034	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Bobo, Carr, and Frush
Entitled	Environment - Oil and Gas Leases - Risk Disclosures
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1067	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates McComas, Afzali, Bates, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Frick, George, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Howard, Jameson, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Love, McDermott, McDonough, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Washington
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Provide Notice or Report - Civil Liability and Criminal Penalty
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1090	Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hucker, Cullison, Hubbard, and Tarrant
Entitled	Health - Palliative Care - Services and Education
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1193	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 482
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Costa, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled	State Personnel - Traumatic Events - Mental Health Support Services
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 1372	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 435
Sponsored By	Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
Entitled	Natural Resources - Commercial Fishing Licenses, Authorizations, and Permits
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1405	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegate Clippinger
Entitled	Criminal Law - Motor Vehicles - Criminal Negligence Resulting in Death
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1455	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 341
Sponsored By	Delegates Costa and Hubbard
Entitled	Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reporting Requirements - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

SB 27	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Simonaire
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Notification of Death of Resident Under Guardianship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 63	Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Stone, Young, Brochin, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Notice and Reporting Requirements, Disclosure, and Task Force
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 71	Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Health - General - Posthumous Use of Donor Sperm and Eggs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 77	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 171
Sponsored By	Senator Kelley
Entitled	Life Insurance and Annuities - Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Failure to Search Death Master File
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 82	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 460
Sponsored By	Senator Zirkin
Entitled	Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Claims for Bodily Injury or Death - Payment Limitation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 90	Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Montgomery
Entitled	Crimes - Manslaughter by Vehicle - Definition of "Operating"
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 139	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Stone, Colburn, Currie, Edwards, and Reilly
Entitled	Crimes - Death or Disappearance of Minor - Required Reporting and Prohibited Acts ("Caylee's Law")
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 283	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Forehand, Jacobs, Klausmeier, and Simonaire
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 294	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 448
Sponsored By	Senators Miller, Young, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Stone, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Kittleman, and Simonaire
Entitled	Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 314	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 481
Sponsored By	Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Muse, Peters, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	State Personnel - Traumatic Events - Mental Health Support Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

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 324	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Reilly, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Pipkin, Robey, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 376	Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Medical Records - Authorization to Disclose - Person in Interest
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 402	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Klausmeier, Mathias, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 410	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Brinkley, Colburn, Garagiola, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, Manno, and Middleton
Entitled	Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 415	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 500
Sponsored By	Senators Montgomery, Benson, Colburn, Forehand, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
Entitled	Handling Human Remains with Dignity Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 514	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 247
Sponsored By	Senator Shank
Entitled	Public Safety - Law Enforcement Handgun Disposal - Deceased Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 521	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	Senators Shank, Brochin, Colburn, Jacobs, and Stone
Entitled	Justice's Law
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 560	Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand, Frosh, Manno, Ramirez, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Title and Registration - Transfer to Surviving Spouse
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 728	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 895	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 614
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Permits and Registration Required to Remove and Transport Human Remains
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 942	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Stone
Entitled	Criminal Law - Motor Vehicles - Criminal Negligence Resulting in Death
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 991	Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Determination of Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 1020	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Manno
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Death of Vehicle Owner - Certificate of Title Fee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1077	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 340
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Reporting Requirements - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SS 2	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Trayvon Martin - Call for Investigation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings