2004 Regular Session
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 106
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conroy
- Entitled
- Financial Institutions - Use of Social Security Numbers to Access Account Information
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bobo , Leopold, Bronrott, Kaiser, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Open Meetings Act - Standing to File a Petition Alleging Violation of the Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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 204
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Goldwater, Ross, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, F. Turner, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McHale, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Branch, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McDonough, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Niemann, Pendergrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Labor and Employment - Broadcast Industry Employment Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Anderson, McIntosh, and Doory
- Entitled
- Public Safety - Imitation Firearms - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Arnick
- Entitled
- Courts - Negligence Actions - Evidence of Motor Vehicle Driver's Operation of Hand-Held Telephone
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Cane, Cryor, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 290
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, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Hubbard, Hurson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Malone, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Morhaim, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Cryor, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Hammen, Hogan, Holmes, Hubbard, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Parker, Parrott, Ross, Rudolph, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled
- Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Sophocleus, Vallario, Anderson, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Costa, Dumais, Dwyer, Elmore, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Kelley, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Menes, Petzold, and Simmons
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Motion Picture Theaters - Prohibition against Audiovisual Recording
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws)
- Entitled
- Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Minnick
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Card Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 421
Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Certification, and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Krysiak
- Entitled
- Home Improvement - Unlicensed Contractor - Prohibit Recovery of Compensation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Doory, Jameson, Parrott, Vaughn, Wood, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Master Settlement Agreement - Escrow Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 481
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Owings, Amedori, Anderson, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Trueschler, V. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled
- Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate V. Clagett
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Telephone Solicitations - Maryland Do-Not-Call Registry
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Tidal Wetlands - Criminal Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
- Entitled
- Civil Proceedings - Jurors and Alternates
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Brown
- Entitled
- Minors - Settlement of Claims and Actions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Minnick, Bobo, Holmes, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Community Associations - Civil Liability
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Menes, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cadden, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Simmons, F. Turner, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Doory, Amedori, Barkley, Bartlett, Conroy, DeBoy, Goodwin, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pendergrass, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Crimes - Surveillance - Cellular or Wireless Telephones Equipped with Cameras
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Owings
- Entitled
- Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Reservation Fees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 917
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Barve
- Entitled
- Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Inactive Status - Hearings - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Bobo, Carter, McIntosh, Oaks, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vallario, Simmons, and Gutierrez
- Entitled
- Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Edwards and James
- Entitled
- Equine Activities - Immunity from Civil Liability
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Fulton, and Haynes
- Entitled
- Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1021
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass
- Entitled
- Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1033
Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Donoghue
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Weldon
- Entitled
- Procurement - State Contractor Employees - Whistleblower Protection
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Stern
- Entitled
- Telecommunications Services - Competition - Enforcement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Taylor, and Vallario
- Entitled
- Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Mandel, and Patterson
- Entitled
- Human Relations Commission - State Violations of Federal Laws - Enforcement by Aggrieved Individuals in State Courts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Anderson, Boteler, Boutin, Cryor, Frush, Gilleland, Kach, Lee, McDonough, Menes, Quinter, Shank, Smigiel, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1156
Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frank, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Burns, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Abortion - The Women's Health Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn , Weir, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vallario, Amedori, Anderson, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Menes, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, and Simmons
- Entitled
- Health Care Malpractice - Mandatory Mediation or Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Process
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Oaks, Malone, Carter, Rosenberg, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, C. Davis, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Murray, Quinter, and Holmes
- Entitled
- Real Property - Compliance with Lead Poisoning Prevention Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Arnick, Costa, and Oaks
- Entitled
- Video Lottery Terminals - Regulation - Location
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hurson, Barve, Benson, Brown, Burns, Conroy, Donoghue, Franchot, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, King, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Sophocleus, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Mandel
- Entitled
- Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Kaiser, Madaleno, Montgomery, Niemann, Stern, and Trueschler
- Entitled
- Housing - Establishment - Commission on Common Ownership Communities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1284
Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Medical Decision Making Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Menes, Quinter, Simmons, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hurson, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Pendergrass, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Vaughn, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Medical Malpractice Reforms and Task Force
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters and Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hurson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kach, G. Clagett, Cluster, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Holmes, Krysiak, Love, Malone, McConkey, Mitchell, Montgomery, Owings, Parker, Sossi, and Stull
- Entitled
- Real Property - Residential Dwellings - Notice and Opportunity to Repair Construction Defects
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Owings
- Entitled
- Landlord and Tenant - Rent Escrow Accounts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mitchell
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stull, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Holmes, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Malone, McConkey, McKee, Montgomery, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, Boutin, McDonough, Kach, Smigiel, Donoghue, and Boteler
- Entitled
- Milk Products - Threat to Public Health - Impoundment and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Anderson
- Entitled
- Supersedeas Bonds - Limitation on Amount
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Amedori, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in a Business Establishment or Residence - Defense
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Amedori, Trueschler, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1481
Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, Carter, Gaines, Healey, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Rosenberg, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Mortgage Lending - Prohibited Practices
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Doory
- Entitled
- Corporations and Associations - Venture Limited Liability Companies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 1518
Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hurson
- Entitled
- Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Harrison
- Entitled
- Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation - Actions for Claims Information of Insolvent Insurers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Greenip and Forehand
- Entitled
- District Court - Small Claim Action - Member or Employee of Limited Liability Company
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Garagiola, and Dyson
- Entitled
- Open Meetings Act - Standing to File a Petition Alleging Violation of the Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Ruben, and Hooper
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Dyson (By Request)
- Entitled
- Livestock Activities - Limitation of Liability
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Currie, Della, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 189
Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Della, Exum, and Gladden
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Pipkin, and Schrader
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone and Brochin
- Entitled
- Commercial Law - Electronic Check Conversion Payments - Notice and Consent
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Hughes, and Jimeno
- Entitled
- Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Master Settlement Agreement - Escrow Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws)
- Entitled
- Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Home Improvement - Unlicensed Contractor - Prohibit Recovery of Compensation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 248
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 265
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Abortion - The Women's Health Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Della
- Entitled
- Baltimore City - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Baltimore Public Markets Corporation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
- Entitled
- Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 334
Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs and Hooper
- Entitled
- State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Certification, and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Haines
- Entitled
- Supersedeas Bonds - Limitation on Amount
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Haines, Jacobs, Forehand, and Giannetti
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Claims against Design Professionals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 362
Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, and Stone
- Entitled
- Procurement - Contracts for Services Rendered Outside the United States - Prohibitions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 385
Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, Della, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Pinsky, and Ruben
- Entitled
- Procurement - Debarment - Violations of Law
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators McFadden, Jones, and Conway
- Entitled
- Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Green
- Entitled
- Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Hughes, Teitelbaum, Exum, Kelley, and Della
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
SB 472
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jimeno, Astle, DeGrange, and Giannetti
- Entitled
- Anne Arundel County - Public School Employees - Service or Representation Fee
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
- Entitled
- Civil Proceedings - Jurors and Alternates
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: 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
- Sponsored By
- Senator Grosfeld
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer for Expenses, Litigation Costs, and Interest
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Kramer
- Entitled
- State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Green
- Entitled
- Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 655
Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Voluntary Cleanup Program and Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program - Procedures and Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Haines, Giannetti, Jacobs, and Jimeno
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Limitation of Actions - Land Surveyors
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Community Associations - Civil Liability
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Hollinger and Middleton
- Entitled
- Access to Health Care and Community Health Care Safety Net Act of 2004
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 725
Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Frosh, and Grosfeld
- Entitled
- Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Giannetti
- Entitled
- Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brochin
- Entitled
- Maryland Physicians Noneconomic Damages Reimbursement Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- State's Right of Recovery - Grant Programs - Exemption for Lease of Federal Land
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations
