NEWS MEDIA

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 7

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  HB 206

  Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 36

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)

  Entitled

  Office of the Comptroller - Abandoned Property - Publication of Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 494

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Megan's Law - Registration Statements of Offenders - Notification to Surrounding Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 956

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Dumais, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Crimes - False Report Activating "AMBER" Alert - Immunity for Media

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1070

  Status as of February 17, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Boschert, Carter, Kelley, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Media Coverage of Criminal Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1140

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Quinter

  Entitled

  Courts - Privileged Communication - Electronic Dissemination of News

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1231

  Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Cardin, G. Clagett, Conway, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Griffith, Healey, Howard, Hurson, Jones, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McHale, Myers, Parrott, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rudolph, Stull, F. Turner, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Whistleblower Law - Disclosure of Information - Public Information Officers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 550

  Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Giannetti and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Media Coverage of Criminal Proceedings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings