2005 Regular Session

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 64

HB 46
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Arnick
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Capital Offenses - Electronic Recordation
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 54
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Hubbard, Madaleno, and Mandel
Entitled
Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 108
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled
Public School Construction - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 224
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Anne Arundel County Delegation
Entitled
Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 255
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 268
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hubbard, Conroy, Costa, Kullen, and Taylor
Entitled
Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Serious Incidents
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 298
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Aumann, Boschert, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Frank, Kach, Menes, Myers, Rosenberg, Shank, Sossi, and Taylor
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Electronic Recordation
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 351
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Medical Laboratories - Whistleblower Protection and Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 412
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 548
Sponsored By
Delegates Kach and V. Clagett
Entitled
Real Property - Residential Property Disclaimer and Disclosure Statements - Latent Defects
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 425
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Bozman and Conway
Entitled
Video Lottery Terminals - New Racetrack at Pocomoke City
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 534
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Park Police of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Investigatory Authority - Fraudulent Use of Personal Identifying Information MC/PG 130-05
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 558
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By
Frederick County Delegation
Entitled
Frederick County - Human Relations Department - Investigation of Discriminatory Conduct
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 578
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Kelly, Cluster, DeBoy, Goodwin, Shank, and Sophocleus
Entitled
Criminal Law - Identification to Police Officer
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 609
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Donoghue, Gordon, Kach, Lee, Mandel, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stern
Entitled
Long-Term Care Facilities and Hospitals - Reporting Deaths of Long-Term Care Facility Residents
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 610
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Menes, Frush, and Moe
Entitled
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 651
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 389
Sponsored By
Delegates Costa, Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Prioritization System for Investigations
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 673
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates C. Davis, Jennings, and Glassman
Entitled
Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 694
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Burns
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Procedures
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 707
Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Electronic Video and Audio Recording of Witnesses in Murder and Manslaughter Investigations
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 720
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Cardin and Morhaim
Entitled
Gaming and Video Lottery Terminals - State Lottery Commission - Licensing, Revenues, and Operations
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 724
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled
Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Investigative and Enforcement Powers
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 737
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Costa , Hubbard, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding - Minimum Standards
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 741
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 233
Sponsored By
Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, King, Leopold, Love, McComas, Menes, Parker, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner
Entitled
Family Law - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 778
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Charles County Delegation
Entitled
Criminal Law - False Statements Made During an Investigation - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 839
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 398
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 919
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Branch, Benson, Burns, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, Conway, Franchot, Griffith, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Madaleno, Marriott, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Rosenberg, and Vaughn
Entitled
Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 974
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Lee, Marriott, McComas, and Menes
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Discoverable Material and Information - State's Attorney Certification
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 976
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Doory and Rosenberg
Entitled
Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1012
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Kach
Entitled
Nursing Homes - Undercover Patients
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1031
Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Cardin, Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Montgomery, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vallario
Entitled
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1040
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 590
Sponsored By
Delegates Wood, D. Davis, Moe, Jameson, Miller, Minnick, Haddaway, Krebs, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, and Walkup
Entitled
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Mortgage Originators
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1059
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Search and Seizure Warrants - Sealed Affidavit
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1127
Status as of April 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - Fire Investigators - Rights and Certification PG 311-05
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1208
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 421
Sponsored By
Delegates McComas, Boutin, Cryor, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, Lee, Mayer, Menes, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Weldon
Entitled
Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation - Obstructing Justice
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1315
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1316
Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1341
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegates Hurson, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
HB 1342
Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin, Cadden, Gutierrez, Morhaim, and Quinter
Entitled
Juvenile Justice Monitoring - Transfer to Office of the Attorney General
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1361
Status as of March 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates Bromwell, DeBoy, Malone, and G. Clagett
Entitled
Maryland Education Trust Fund - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1365
Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Zirkin
Entitled
Private Detectives - Bail Bondsmen - Fugitive Recovery Investigations
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1380
Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1527
Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Howard County Delegation
Entitled
Education - Howard County - Complaints Involving Staff of the County Superintendent of Schools Ho. Co. 21-05
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1568
Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Quinter
Entitled
Identity Fraud Investigations - Notification - Motor Vehicle Administration
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1589
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 613
Sponsored By
Delegate Krysiak
Entitled
Maryland Stationary Engineers Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 27
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Mooney and Stone
Entitled
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Rights of Alleged Abuser or Neglecter
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 144
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 463
Sponsored By
Senator Astle (Chairman, Anne Arundel County Senators)
Entitled
Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 172
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 287
Sponsored By
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled
Family Law - Interception of State Payments for Child Support Arrears
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 192
Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By
Senator Haines
Entitled
Real Property - Residential Property Disclaimer and Disclosure Statements - Latent Defects
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 205
Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 310
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Electronic Video and Audio Recording of Witnesses in Murder and Manslaughter Investigations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 394
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 479
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Public Safety - Department of State Police - Investigations of Deaths in or Outside Correctional Facilities
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 418
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator DeGrange
Entitled
Railroad Police Officers - Scope of Powers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 475
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 484
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Search and Seizure Warrants - Sealed Affidavit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 498
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Astle
Entitled
State Racing Commission Reorganization Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 548
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 491
Sponsored By
Senators Giannetti, Britt, Currie, Exum, Green, Jones, Lawlah, Miller, and Pinsky
Entitled
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 643
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Jimeno and Jacobs
Entitled
Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation - Obstructing Justice
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 660
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Astle and Exum
Entitled
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Mortgage Originators
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 681
Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled
Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 702
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum and Kelley
Entitled
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Prioritization System for Investigations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 725
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 727
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Pinsky
Entitled
Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 746
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 507
Sponsored By
Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled
Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 782
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334
Sponsored By
Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Ruben, and Jones
Entitled
Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 831
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 339
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Giannetti, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding - Minimum Standards
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations