2004 Regular Session

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 42

HB 2
Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance
Sponsored By
The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis, Doory, Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Hammen
Entitled
Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 14
Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Conroy
Entitled
Financial Institutions - Use of Social Security Numbers to Access Account Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 75
Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Ramirez, Madaleno, Hixson, Healey, Parker, Hubbard, G. Clagett, Menes, Vaughn, and Conroy
Entitled
Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Statements of Loan Payments Furnished by Lenders
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 124
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 242
Sponsored By
Delegate Mitchell (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee)
Entitled
Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 255
Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Ramirez, G. Clagett, Conroy, DeBoy, Feldman, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Parker, Parrott, Pendergrass, and Stern
Entitled
Identity Fraud Victims Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 269
Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Anderson, McIntosh, and Doory
Entitled
Public Safety - Imitation Firearms - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 299
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Benson, Boschert, Burns, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kelly, King, Krebs, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Miller, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled
State Government - Department of Disabilities
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 349
Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Minnick
Entitled
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Card Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 430
Status as of February 4, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim and Weldon
Entitled
Procurement - Alternative Dispute Resolution Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 445
Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget and Management)
Entitled
Department of Budget and Management - Central Collection Unit Employees - Termination Procedures
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 457
Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Heller, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, and Pendergrass
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 487
Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate V. Clagett
Entitled
Commercial Law - Telephone Solicitations - Maryland Do-Not-Call Registry
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 519
Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study
Sponsored By
Delegates Boutin, Amedori, Bromwell, Goldwater, Hogan, McComas, Oaks, Smigiel, F. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Pharmaceuticals - Marketing - Disclosure and Registration
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 556
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 506
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Rudolph, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled
Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 557
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 356
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim , Boutin, Hurson, Hammen, Oaks, Murray, Benson, Mandel, Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, Hubbard, Rosenberg, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled
Advance Directive Information Availability Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 671
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 511
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Hearings - Penalties
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 810
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 378
Sponsored By
Delegates Cardin, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Conroy, Dumais, Gaines, Kaiser, King, Lee, Leopold, Love, Parker, and Trueschler
Entitled
Consumer Protection - Household Goods Movers - Receipts
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 921
Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Gordon and Conway
Entitled
Maryland Gaming Commission Act of 2004
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 929
Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin, Petzold, Cryor, Dumais, Goldwater, Jones, Kaiser, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Murray
Entitled
Criminal Law - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 972
Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Fulton, and Haynes
Entitled
Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1009
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 526
Sponsored By
Delegate Frush (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area) and Delegates Cadden, James, Owings, Walkup, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cane, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jennings, Jones, King, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, McConkey, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Weir
Entitled
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1076
Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Marriott, Carter, Kirk, Oaks, Paige, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Labor and Employment - Employer Requests for Information Relating to an Individual's Arrest Record - Prohibited
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1107
Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Weldon , Morhaim, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and V. Turner
Entitled
State Procurement Law - Revision
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1320
Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Quinter, Amedori, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelly, Lee, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Simmons, and Sophocleus
Entitled
Maryland Spam Deterrence Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 5
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 241
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden (Chairman, Joint Audit Committee) and Senators Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Stoltzfus, and Garagiola
Entitled
Attorney General - Prosecution of Criminal Offenses Reported by the Office of Legislative Audits
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 88
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 437
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Ruben, and Hooper
Entitled
Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 152
Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By
Senators Mooney, Harris, Jacobs, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 164
Status as of April 13, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 29
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Green, and Hollinger
Entitled
Acting Attorney General
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 166
Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Hollinger, and Green
Entitled
Constitutional Amendment - Elected Constitutional Officers - Vacancy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 188
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 425
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and McFadden
Entitled
State Government - Department of Disabilities
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 212
Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Grosfeld
Entitled
Procurement - Alternative Dispute Resolution Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 234
Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Stone and Brochin
Entitled
Commercial Law - Electronic Check Conversion Payments - Notice and Consent
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 257
Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 109
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Green, Hughes, Jimeno, and Jones
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Identity Theft - Venue for Prosecution
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 352
Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Health Care Decisions - "Patient's Plan of Care" Form - Communication of Patient Preferences
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 424
Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators McFadden, Jones, and Conway
Entitled
Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 512
Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 285
Sponsored By
Senators Jimeno, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled
Criminal Law - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 535
Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Astle
Entitled
State Government - Judicial Appointees - Representation by Attorney General
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 562
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky and Conway (Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland)
Entitled
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly and for Statewide Offices
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 604
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 470
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, and Middleton
Entitled
Maryland Spam Deterrence Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 694
Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Dyson (Chairman, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area) and Senators Grosfeld, Stone, and Frosh
Entitled
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 837
Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton and Klausmeier
Entitled
Crimes - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Check, Letter of Credit, or Negotiable Instrument
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 920
Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Senators Hughes, Conway, Della, Gladden, and Jones
Entitled
State Government - Office of Legislative Audits - Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations