Delegate Charles J. Otto
District 38A

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 39

• HB 393

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Otto and McDermott

  Entitled

  Somerset County - Smith Island Solid Waste District - Remove Limitation on Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 397

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Otto and McDermott

  Entitled

  Somerset County - Property Tax Credit for Assessment Increases - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 421

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Otto and McDermott

  Entitled

  Somerset County - Deputy State's Attorney - Private Practice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 675

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 545

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Otto and McDermott

  Entitled

  Somerset County - Private Sale of County Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 676

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Otto, Afzali, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Malone, McDermott, McIntosh, Norman, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Maryland Livestock and Poultry Care Advisory Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 678

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 354

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Otto and McDermott

  Entitled

  Somerset County - Water and Sewer Service - Late Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Co-sponsored Bills

• HB 103

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway-Riccio, Cane, Eckardt, Hershey, Jacobs, McDermott, O'Donnell, Otto, Rudolph, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits - Farm Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 146

  Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hough, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Ronald Reagan Day

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 234

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Afzali, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Busch, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Cluster, Conway, Costa, Cullison, Davis, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway-Riccio, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Luedtke, Malone, McDermott, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, Otto, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, Stukes, Summers, Szeliga, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, Washington, Wilson, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's Permit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 288

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Boteler, Fisher, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, McComas, McDermott, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 332

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 200

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, Conway, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Fisher, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Impallaria, James, Jameson, K. Kelly, Kipke, Love, Malone, McDermott, McMillan, Minnick, Murphy, O'Donnell, Otto, Proctor, Ready, B. Robinson, Schuh, Schulz, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stukes, Szeliga, Vallario, Vitale, Weir, Wilson, Cullison, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Charlotte Hall Veterans Home - Gifts and Grants - Authority to Accept and Spend

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 483

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, Cardin, Eckardt, James, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, Niemann, Otto, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Tarrant, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Courts - Discovery - Examination in Aid of Enforcement of Money Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 497

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 341

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway and Otto

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Somers Cove Marina Commission - Procurement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 594

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDermott, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, A. Miller, W. Miller, Minnick, Norman, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Tarrant, Valderrama, Vitale, and Weir

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Tier III Sex Offenders - Tracking Device as a Condition of Probation and for Life After Release from Custody

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 638

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates W. Miller, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, George, Guzzone, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, K. Kelly, Kipke, McConkey, McDermott, McMillan, Minnick, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Otto, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  Maryland Funding Accountability and Transparency Web Site - State Loans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 681

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 721

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Alston, Arora, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Cluster, Cullison, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, Hough, Ivey, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, Krebs, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, Olszewski, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Ross, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Valderrama, Walker, Washington, and Wood

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 809

  Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Barkley, Bates, Clagett, Frick, Hough, Jacobs, Kaiser, Kramer, McConkey, McDermott, Niemann, Otto, Ready, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Valderrama, Cane, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Maryland Standard of Identity for Honey

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 850

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Smigiel, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 855

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Frush, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, McDonough, Myers, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Serafini, Stocksdale, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 880

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader and Delegates Smigiel, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Health Care Freedom Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 884

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Afzali, Aumann, Beitzel, Cluster, Eckardt, Fisher, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hough, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McDermott, W. Miller, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Payment of Service Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 885

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Afzali, Aumann, Cluster, Frank, Glass, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Smigiel, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court - Change of Name to Estate Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 897

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 606

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Cardin, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Frick, Frush, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Love, Mizeur, Reznik, V. Turner, Walker, Wood, Gilchrist, Glenn, Hogan, Holmes, Jacobs, Lafferty, McComas, McMillan, Niemann, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, S. Robinson, Stein, Vitale, Weir, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Engine Coolant and Antifreeze Bittering Agent Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings

• HB 963

  Status as of February 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Burns, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 997

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

• HB 1017

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 414

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Afzali, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Busch, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Conway, Costa, Cullison, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Fisher, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glass, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway-Riccio, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hershey, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Hough, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Jacobs, James, Jameson, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Luedtke, Malone, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McMillan, A. Miller, W. Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Norman, Oaks, Olszewski, Otto, Parrott, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ready, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Summers, Szeliga, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, Vaughn, Vitale, Waldstreicher, Walker, Washington, Weir, Wilson, Wood, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Registration and Driver's License Renewal Fees - No Charge for Recipients of Medal of Honor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1024

  Status as of February 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Cluster, Anderson, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Boteler, Burns, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Glass, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Kach, K. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Proctor, Ready, Serafini, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Murder or Manslaughter - Fetus

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 1050

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beidle, Barnes, Braveboy, Clagett, Frush, Hogan, Holmes, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Jacobs, Vitale, James, Bohanan, Rudolph, Glenn, and McMillan

  Entitled

  Construction Permits - Expiration Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1087

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Fisher, Afzali, Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Frush, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, Murphy, Myers, Oaks, Otto, Schuh, Smigiel, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Personal Property Tax - Business Start-Up Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1166

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Cane, and Otto

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - City of Crisfield

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1169

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Cane, and Otto

  Entitled

  Courts - Testimony by Spouses - Central Registry of Records of Refusals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 1175

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 205

  

  Sponsored By

  Economic Matters Committee and Delegates Hucker, Ivey, Barkley, Afzali, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Busch, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Cluster, Conway, Costa, Cullison, Davis, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway-Riccio, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hershey, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Luedtke, Malone, McDermott, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, Otto, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ready, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Schulz, Serafini, Simmons, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, Stukes, Summers, Szeliga, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Washington, Wilson, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1224

  Status as of March 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, McDermott, and Otto

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Alterations to Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1238

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Eckardt, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Jacobs, McDermott, and Otto

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Tracking Device on Vessel - Prohibition Without Court Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1240

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 385

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jacobs, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, McDermott, Norman, Otto, Smigiel, Summers, and Weir

  Entitled

  Counties - Natural Resources - Authorization to Harvest Seafood and Engage in the Seafood Industry

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1324

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Cane, Eckardt, McDermott, Otto, and Haddaway-Riccio

  Entitled

  Wicomico County - Board of Education - Selection of Members - Straw Ballot

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1344

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Serafini, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Krebs, McConkey, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Guaranteed Retirement Income Plan and Retirement Savings Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HJ 11

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, Aumann, Bohanan, Boteler, Clagett, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Fisher, Frank, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Holmes, Jacobs, Jameson, McConkey, McDermott, McMillan, Minnick, Murphy, O'Donnell, Otto, Proctor, Schulz, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Vitale, Weir, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Equal Benefits for Treatment for Agent Orange Exposure of Vietnam Veterans Who Served Outside Vietnam

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations