2012 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of May 25, 2012 - 12:16 p.m.

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HB 24	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate McMillan
Entitled	Maryland-Mined Coal Tax Credit - Repeal
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 125	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 650
Sponsored By	Frederick County Delegation and Washington County Delegation
Entitled	Frederick County and Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Job Creation by Small Businesses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 136	Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Carroll County Delegation
Entitled	Carroll County - Property Tax Credit for Housing Units at Independent Living Retirement Communities
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 158	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By	Delegates Beidle, Vitale, Summers, A. Miller, Boteler, Stukes, Walker, Myers, Kaiser, Ross, Hixson, Rosenberg, Howard, F. Turner, Cardin, Ivey, Frick, George, and Luedtke
Entitled	Property Tax - High Performance Building Tax Credit - National Green Building Standards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

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 227	Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Branch, Cardin, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, A. Miller, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Summers, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 331	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg, Hixson, and Frick
Entitled	Income Tax - Refundable Earned Income Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 347	Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Braveboy, Clagett, Cluster, Costa, DeBoy, Elliott, Fisher, Frush, Gaines, George, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kramer, Krebs, Lee, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McConkey, A. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, S. Robinson, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

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 443	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Gaines, Griffith, Hammen, Haynes, Hucker, Jones, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Hubbard, Reznik, A. Kelly, Oaks, Donoghue, Nathan-Pulliam, Cullison, and Murphy
Entitled	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 554	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hogan, Boteler, Bromwell, Elliott, Glenn, Hough, Kach, Kaiser, Lafferty, McComas, McIntosh, Minnick, Mitchell, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Vitale
Entitled	Lead Safe Income Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 564	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Glass
Entitled	Harford County Property Tax Credit - Homes Near a Refuse Disposal System - Extension to Additional Properties
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 565	Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Zucker, Hixson, Arora, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mitchell, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Summers, Vaughn, Vitale, and Walker
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility - Child Support Payments
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 568	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 668
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Sustainable Communities Tax Credit Program - Credit Allocation
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 592	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development)
Entitled	Tax Credit for Businesses That Create New Jobs - Enhanced Credit - Extension
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 629	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Carr, Donoghue, Frush, Healey, Hubbard, K. Kelly, Luedtke, and Stukes
Entitled	Maryland Renter's Property Tax Relief Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 726	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled	Montgomery County - Property Tax Credit - Benefit Corporations and Benefit Limited Liability Companies MC 13-12
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 731	Status as of March 18, 2012: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Lafferty
Entitled	Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program - Project Proposals
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 764	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 569
Sponsored By	Delegates Frick, Afzali, Arora, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, DeBoy, Hixson, Howard, Lafferty, Luedtke, McMillan, Mizeur, Pendergrass, Stein, Stocksdale, Summers, Zucker, and A. Miller
Entitled	Tax Credit Evaluation Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 880	Status as of February 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Glass, Bates, Boteler, Frush, Hough, Love, McComas, McDonough, Myers, and Stocksdale
Entitled	Property Tax - Credit for Individuals At Least 60 Years Old
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 882	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Glass, Boteler, Cardin, Fisher, Frush, Ivey, McComas, A. Miller, Mitchell, Ready, and Rosenberg
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Cat and Dog Adoption
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 923	Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 141
Sponsored By	Delegates Lafferty, Beidle, Bromwell, Clippinger, Cluster, Holmes, Morhaim, Niemann, Summers, and Cardin
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Neighborhood Conservation Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 943	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses - Small Business Refund
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 965	Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Branch
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - General Services Administration Schedules Program - Preparation Expenses
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 969	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Vitale, Beidle, Eckardt, George, Love, and McConkey
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit to Businesses for Employment
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 970	Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Vitale, Beidle, Eckardt, George, Holmes, Kipke, Lafferty, Love, McConkey, and Schuh
Entitled	Property Tax Credit - Commercial Revitalization Districts
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1043	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Alston and Braveboy
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Prince George's County - Customer Bag Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1054	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 413
Sponsored By	Charles County Delegation
Entitled	Charles County - Property Tax Credit - Conservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1071	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Alston, Braveboy, Howard, and Walker
Entitled	Income Tax - Customer Bag Credit Program
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1081	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 701
Sponsored By	Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit Reform Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1107	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 522
Sponsored By	Delegates Olszewski, Arora, Beidle, Bohanan, DeBoy, James, McDonough, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Job Creation Tax Credit - Termination Provisions
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1128	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Myers, Afzali, Beitzel, Boteler, Donoghue, Hough, Ivey, K. Kelly, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, and Serafini
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1145	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Haynes
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Flexible Workweek
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1152	Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Haynes
Entitled	Sustainable Communities Tax Credit - Residential Units for Lower-Income Individuals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1216	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Walker
Entitled	Partnership for Student Education and Community Investment Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1248	Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Ross, Beidle, Bohanan, James, Luedtke, Rudolph, and Valentino-Smith
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Security Clearances - Employer Costs
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1276	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Cardin
Entitled	Income and Property Tax Credits - Conservation Easements - NeighborSpace of Baltimore County, Inc.
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1288	Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1289	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 715
Sponsored By	Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development)
Entitled	Economic Development - Qualified Distressed Counties - One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1295	Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Frank
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1456	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 345
Sponsored By	Delegate Mizeur
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credits - Electronic Filing Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1802	Status as of May 14, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	State and Local Revenue and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 5	Status as of March 26, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Glassman, and Jennings
Entitled	Harford County Property Tax Credit - Homes Near a Refuse Disposal System - Extension to Additional Properties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 35	Status as of January 25, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Jacobs, Raskin, Garagiola, Mathias, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Young, Ramirez, Dyson, Stone, Kittleman, and Reilly
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 123	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 461
Sponsored By	Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled	Real Property - Foreclosure Sale of Residential Property - Notice to Local Supervisor of Assessments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

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 167	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 467
Sponsored By	Senator Currie
Entitled	Tax Credits for Qualifying Employees with Disabilities - Sunset Extension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: 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 238	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 248	Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell and Montgomery
Entitled	Taxation of Corporations - Alternative Minimum Assessment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 266	Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Brinkley and Young
Entitled	Frederick County and Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Job Creation by Small Businesses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 296	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 478
Sponsored By	Senators Manno, Miller, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Mathias, McFadden, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Reilly, Robey, Stone, and Young
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Security Clearances - Employer Costs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

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 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 477	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 521
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Kittleman, Astle, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Brinkley, Currie, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, and Peters
Entitled	Job Creation Tax Credit - Termination Provisions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 523	Status as of March 25, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Senator Manno
Entitled	State and Local Revenue and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 525	Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators King, Garagiola, Manno, Peters, and Robey
Entitled	Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility - Child Support Payments
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 570	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators King, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Young
Entitled	Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 651	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Ramirez, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, Manno, Montgomery, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Economic Development - Green Business Incentive Zones
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

SB 666	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 284
Sponsored By	Carroll County Senators
Entitled	Carroll County - Property Tax Credit for Housing Units at Independent Living Retirement Communities
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 731	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Department of Housing and Community Development - Rent Stabilization Program for Seniors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 739	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 568
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Frosh, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled	Tax Credit Evaluation Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 757	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Young, Colburn, Klausmeier, Mathias, and Montgomery
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credit for Wineries and Vineyards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 786	Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Muse and Ramirez
Entitled	Real Property - Foreclosures and Mediation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 844	Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Partnership for Student Education and Community Investment Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 943	Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Madaleno, Currie, McFadden, and Raskin
Entitled	Income Tax - Refundable Earned Income Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 987	Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Klausmeier
Entitled	Income and Property Tax Credits - Conservation Easements - NeighborSpace of Baltimore County, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1035	Status as of March 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Muse
Entitled	Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 1066	Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, and Peters
Entitled	Income Tax - Film Production Credit - Extension and Increase
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 1086	Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 344
Sponsored By	Senators Jones-Rodwell, Currie, King, Madaleno, and Manno
Entitled	Income Tax - Tax Credits - Electronic Filing Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 1302	Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 2
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled	State and Local Revenue and Financing Act of 2012
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means