2009 Regular Session
Referendum
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 35
HB 17
Status as of January 14, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haddaway, Eckardt, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Legislative Districting - Resident Delegates by County
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Smigiel
- Entitled
- Maryland Constitution - Laws Making an Appropriation Made Subject to Petition Referendum
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kelly
- Entitled
- Western Maryland Code Home Rule Counties - Police Departments - Local Referendum Required
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Ali, Healey, Montgomery, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Municipal Corporations - Annexations - Small Parcels
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 284
Status as of January 29, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Schuh and Minnick
- Entitled
- Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Levi, McConkey, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 413
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser, Ali, Barkley, Bronrott, Carr, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Ross, Schuler, and Walker
- Entitled
- Election Law - Ballot Issue Committee - Additional Campaign Finance Report
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Miller, Bates, Costa, Dwyer, Elmore, George, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Caroline County Delegation
- Entitled
- Caroline County Board of Education - Election and Appointment of Members - Referendum
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Hixson, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Carr, Feldman, Gilchrist, Healey, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Levy, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting on Election Day
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Allegany County Delegation
- Entitled
- Allegany County - Upper Potomac River Commission - Savage River Dam - Borrowing Authority
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Schuh, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, King, Kipke, Krebs, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ivey, Braveboy, Davis, Glenn, Pena-Melnyk, and Walker
- Entitled
- County and Municipal Corporation Authority - Business Improvement Districts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Impallaria, Boteler, and McDonough
- Entitled
- Courts - Death Penalty Court
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 889
Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Smigiel, Eckardt, Haddaway, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Legislative Districting - Resident Delegates by County
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dwyer, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
- Entitled
- Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 925
Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
- Entitled
- Maryland Personhood Amendment
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Smigiel
- Entitled
- Local Government - Collective Bargaining Referendum - Local Ordinance Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Video Lottery Terminals - Expansion to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Harrison and Glenn
- Entitled
- Baltimore City Charter - East Baltimore Community Benefits District
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
SB 17
Status as of January 7, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Legislative Districting - Resident Delegates by County
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky and Harrington
- Entitled
- Municipal Corporations - Annexations - Small Parcels
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 445
Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Madaleno
- Entitled
- Petitions - Signer Photo Identification Requirement and Affidavit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Allegany County - Upper Potomac River Commission - Savage River Dam - Borrowing Authority
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, Zirkin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, and Gladden
- Entitled
- Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Simonaire
- Entitled
- State Government - Legislative Furlough Enabling Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 514
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Raskin, Conway, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Stone
- Entitled
- Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting on Election Day
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Maryland's Marriage Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Madaleno
- Entitled
- Higher Education - System and Funding
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris, Kittleman, Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Constitution - Laws Making an Appropriation Made Subject to Petition Referendum
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 847
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harris
- Entitled
- Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris and Kittleman
- Entitled
- Authorized Resolutions - Spending Mandates - Three-Fifths Vote and Limited Duration Requirement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jones and McFadden
- Entitled
- Baltimore City Charter - East Baltimore Community Benefits District
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Colburn and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Caroline County Board of Education - Election and Appointment of Members - Referendum
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
