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

	Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc.	Up to the Minute
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HB 38	Status as of January 18, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Smigiel, McComas, Schulz, Kach, Vitale, Krebs, Kipke, and McDermott
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 87	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 294	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Vitale, Dumais, Eckardt, Kipke, Lafferty, McDermott, Schulz, and Smigiel
Entitled	Child Support - Child Care Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 310	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Frank, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Public and Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Education - Internet and Electronic Account Privacy Protection
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 362	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 661
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph and James
Entitled	Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 427	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Program Review - Approval
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 439	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Cardin, Cullison, Hammen, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Lee, Mizeur, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Oaks, A. Kelly, Tarrant, Donoghue, and Reznik
Entitled	Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

HB 442	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 450
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Davis, Feldman, Frick, Mizeur, and Washington
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Innovation Initiative
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters and Appropriations Senate: Finance

HB 613	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 496
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Mitchell, Branch, George, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, Ross, Walker, Cardin, Howard, A. Miller, and Stukes
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Teacher Scholars
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 650	Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegate Waldstreicher (By Request - Task Force on Prisoner Reentry) and Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Clippinger, Davis, Gaines, Haynes, Hough, Ivey, McIntosh, Mitchell, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Washington
Entitled	Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Educational Accomplishment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 679	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 671
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Braveboy, Burns, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, B. Robinson, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Valderrama
Entitled	Cultural Competency and Health Literacy - Education
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 696	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate McDonough
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Hiring of Outside Legal Counsel - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 746	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Tarrant, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled	Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Electronic Account, Service, and Communications Device Privacy Protection
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 790	Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 933	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, A. Miller, Ross, Stukes, Summers, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 986	Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Alston, Arora, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Guzzone, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, James, Kaiser, A. Kelly, McDermott, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, B. Robinson, Ross, Smigiel, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Vaughn, and Wilson
Entitled	Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1109	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Branch and Glenn
Entitled	Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Bonding Authority and Reporting Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1167	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, James, A. Kelly, Lee, A. Miller, and Sophocleus
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Lung Cancer Screening and Biotechnology
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1221	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Arora, Branch, Feldman, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, Luedtke, A. Miller, Ross, Stukes, Summers, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled	Graduate Level Education - Exemption from Paying Nonresident Tuition - Members of the United States Armed Forces
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1223	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 596
Sponsored By	Delegate Guzzone
Entitled	Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Fully Online Distance Education Programs - Registration
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1226	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Higher Education - Academic Program Action - Repeal of Application Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1228	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 710
Sponsored By	Delegate Bohanan
Entitled	Regional Higher Education Centers - Funding Formula
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1297	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Howard, Alston, and Vaughn
Entitled	Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Financial Guarantee Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1380	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph and James
Entitled	Task Force to Implement the Northeastern Maryland University Research Park
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1381	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Rudolph, James, Szeliga, Aumann, Bates, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Proposed 2+2 Facility on a Community College Campus - Decision Required
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1801	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

SB 138	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, Forehand, Klausmeier, Mathias, Montgomery, and Robey
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 234	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 3
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Currie, Ferguson, Kelley, King, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Jones-Rodwell
Entitled	Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 239	Status as of March 17, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Middleton, Klausmeier, and Muse
Entitled	Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Innovation Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Economic Matters and Appropriations

SB 261	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Jacobs, and Jennings
Entitled	Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 364	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 495
Sponsored By	Senator Ferguson
Entitled	Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Teacher Scholars
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 365	Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Technical
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Glassman, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
Entitled	Higher Education - The Charles W. Riley Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scholarship
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Ways and Means

SB 434	Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Kelley, King, Montgomery, and Shank
Entitled	Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Electronic Account, Service, and Communications Device Privacy Protection
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 435	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Bonding Authority and Reporting Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 465	Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Natural Resources - Shark or Elasmobranch Fins - Restriction on Possession or Distribution
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 467	Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Edwards, Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, King, Manno, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Teachers at the Maryland School for the Blind and the Maryland School for the Deaf
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 675	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Rosapepe, Colburn, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
Entitled	Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 687	Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno and Simonaire
Entitled	Higher Education - Academic Program Action - Repeal of Application Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 808	Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Simonaire
Entitled	Graduate Level Education - Exemption from Paying Nonresident Tuition - Members of the United States Armed Forces
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 809	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, and Simonaire
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 839	Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Rosapepe
Entitled	College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 843	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 595
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Ferguson, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Fully Online Distance Education Programs - Registration
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 967	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 327
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Student Transfer Advisory Committee
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 1301	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 1
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 1308	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Getty, Kittleman, and Reilly
Entitled	Budget - Reductions to Appropriations - Level Funding for Fiscal Year 2013
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation