2006 Regular Session

HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 74

HB 3
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 290
Sponsored By
The Speaker and Delegates Brown, Hixson, Hammen, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, D. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Boschert, Cryor, C. Davis, Gilleland, Marriott, Myers, Ramirez, Ross, Goldwater, Costa, Kach, Kohl, McDonough, Oaks, Rudolph, and Weldon
Entitled
Veterans Advocacy and Education Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 25
Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Conroy
Entitled
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 121
Status as of January 18, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)
Entitled
State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 122
Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 78
Sponsored By
Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
Entitled
Higher Education - State Plan for Higher Education - Mission Statements - Quadrennial Review
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 137
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Krebs, Bartlett, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, McComas, McMillan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled
Higher Education - Teacher Education Reading Programs - Alignment with Federal Law
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 243
Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Smigiel, Cluster, Costa, Elmore, Haddaway, Jennings, Krebs, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Sossi
Entitled
Task Force on Indoor Air Quality in Educational Institutions
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 322
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 222
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Malone, McHale, McKee, Moe, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Zirkin, and Mandel
Entitled
Higher Education - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund - Hospital Rates
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 412
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegates Oaks, Rosenberg, Carter, Goodwin, Hammen, Madaleno, Mandel, McHale, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled
Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 508
Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate Ross
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - University Community Partnership Center
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 568
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
HB 581
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 254
Sponsored By
Harford County Delegation and Delegates Hammen, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Education - Tuition Assistance Program for Firemen and Rescue Squad Members - Renaming
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 600
Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates F. Turner, Aumann, Barkley, Bohanan, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conway, Cryor, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Haynes, James, Jones, Kelley, King, Levy, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rudolph, Stern, V. Turner, and Vallario
Entitled
Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 605
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Delegates Jones, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Finance
HB 612
Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Healey, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, Elmore, Gilleland, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, and Ramirez
Entitled
Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Transfer of Unspent Funds to the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 626
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Mandel, Burns, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kohl, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Trueschler, and F. Turner
Entitled
Prescription Safety Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 652
Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates King, Boschert, Bozman, Gutierrez, Heller, Lawton, Lee, McKee, Montgomery, Patterson, Stern, Bartlett, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, Myers, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled
Teacher Quality Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
HB 710
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By
Delegates Heller, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Benson, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Franchot, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, King, Kohl, Krysiak, Kullen, Mandel, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pugh, Quinter, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Zirkin, Bartlett, Cardin, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled
Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 714
Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 469
Sponsored By
Delegates Costa, Benson, Edwards, Frank, and Kaiser
Entitled
State Board of Dental Examiners - Various Licensing and Regulatory Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 746
Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates McMillan, Boschert, and Gilleland
Entitled
Income Tax - Restoring the Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 857
Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Ross, Rosenberg, and Patterson
Entitled
Election Law - Polling Places on College Campuses
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 923
Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County - Long-Term Substitute Teachers - Educational Requirements PG 403-06
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 987
Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, Cadden, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ross, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and V. Turner
Entitled
Income Tax - Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 988
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By
Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Bartlett, Bozman, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Jones, King, Madaleno, McKee, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ross, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Boschert, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Marriott, Myers, Patterson, and Ramirez
Entitled
Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1000
Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais and Kach
Entitled
Family Law - Divorce - Discussion of Postsecondary Education Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1106
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Harford County Delegation and Southern Maryland Delegation and Delegates Eckardt, Haddaway, and Elmore
Entitled
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Exemption in Certain Counties for Agricultural Buildings Used for Agritourism
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1127
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 379
Sponsored By
Delegates Mandel, Bronrott, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hammen, Howard, Jameson, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, McDonough, Morhaim, Parker, and Sophocleus
Entitled
Statewide Commission on the Shortage in the Health Care Workforce
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1139
Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Bartlett, Barve, Bozman, Cardin, Cluster, Feldman, Gilleland, Goodwin, Haynes, Heller, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Zirkin
Entitled
Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1145
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 382
Sponsored By
Delegate McHale
Entitled
State Board of Dietetic Practice - Licensing Provisions - Changes
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1222
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate Madaleno
Entitled
Constitutional Amendment - Higher Education - System and Funding
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1247
Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 488
Sponsored By
Delegates Marriott, Griffith, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled
Higher Education - Alcohol and Drug Workforce - Tuition Assistance Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1270
Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Gordon, Barve, and Simmons
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Community Baseball Stadium
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1295
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Costa, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Pugh, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1303
Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Smigiel, Kach, and Boteler
Entitled
Higher Education - Scholarship Program - Eagle Scouts and Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1310
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Gutierrez, Anderson, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carter, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled
Higher Education - State Student Financial Assistance - Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1329
Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hubbard
Entitled
Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1368
Status as of April 10, 2006: Became Law - Overridden Veto
Sponsored By
Delegates Patterson, Hixson , Cardin, King, McKee, Ross, Bozman, C. Davis, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Conroy
Entitled
Election Law - Voter Bill of Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1381
Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 58
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Healey, Heller, and Madaleno
Entitled
Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1405
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 395
Sponsored By
Delegates Heller, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Health Insurance - Coverage for Part-Time Students With Disabilities
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1480
Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Zirkin, Aumann, Burns, Cane, Cardin, DeBoy, Jones, Malone, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Trueschler
Entitled
Election Law - Baltimore County - Polling Places on College Campuses
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1531
Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Burns
Entitled
Education - Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Education - Academic Freedom Acts
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1568
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 407
Sponsored By
Delegates McHale and Conroy
Entitled
Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship - Eligibility
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1579
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Franchot, and Murray
Entitled
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2004 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Columbia Union College
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1634
Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Delegates Cane, Anderson, Bozman, Branch, Goodwin, Gordon, Jones, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Taylor, and F. Turner
Entitled
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1739
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Moe
Entitled
Statewide Blue Ribbon Commission on Base Realignment and Closures
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HJ 5
Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Aumann, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, V. Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Franchot, Frank, Gilleland, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Levy, Malone, Marriott, Mayer, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin
Entitled
Higher Education - International Educational Programs
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 5
Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson
Entitled
Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
SB 33
Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 20
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Nursing Scholarships - Part-Time Nurses - Waiver or Forgiveness of a Grant
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 230
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 221
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Kramer, Lawlah, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Higher Education - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund - Hospital Rates
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
SB 270
Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By
Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled
Institutions of Higher Education - Transfer of Credits - Letter of Acknowledgment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
SB 305
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Veterans Advocacy and Education Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 313
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 244
Sponsored By
Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
Entitled
Community Colleges - Baltimore City Community College - Governance
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 341
Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Jacobs and Hooper
Entitled
Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 348
Status as of April 10, 2006: Became Law - Overridden Veto
Sponsored By
Senators Gladden, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations
SB 350
Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 520
Sponsored By
Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled
Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 368
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Higher Education - Senatorial Scholarships - Out-of-State Institutions Approved to Operate in the State
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 392
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Brochin
Entitled
Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 398
Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)
Entitled
State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 408
Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Pinsky
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - University Community Partnership Center
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 440
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 253
Sponsored By
Harford County Senators
Entitled
Education - Tuition Assistance Program for Firemen and Rescue Squad Members - Renaming
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 458
Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 434
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, and McFadden
Entitled
Teacher Quality Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 483
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Schrader, Colburn, Hooper, Kittleman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Robert Kittleman Scholarship Reform Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 485
Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By
Senators Hooper, Colburn, Lawlah, Middleton , Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Exemption in Certain Counties for Agricultural Buildings Used for Agritourism
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 499
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Hogan, Astle, DeGrange, Frosh, Green, Lawlah, and Middleton
Entitled
Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SB 552
Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Senator Pinsky
Entitled
Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 565
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senators Brochin and Hollinger
Entitled
State Board of Dental Examiners - Various Licensing and Regulatory Requirements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 712
Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger
Entitled
Election Law - Voter Bill of Rights
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 739
Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 740
Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators McFadden, Brinkley, Britt, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 773
Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Senator Conway
Entitled
Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 934
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 284
Sponsored By
Senators Ruben and Kasemeyer
Entitled
Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2004 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Columbia Union College
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 937
Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Exum
Entitled
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
SB 946
Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators DeGrange, Currie, Astle, Brinkley, Della, Dyson, Green, Hogan, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled
Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 959
Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 57
Sponsored By
Senators Hogan, Currie, Miller, Frosh, Hollinger, Middleton, McFadden, DeGrange, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Dyson, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2006
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 998
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations