2006 Regular Session

MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 51

HB 58
Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 450
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Racial and Ethnic Variations - Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 300
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 309
Sponsored By
Delegate Vaughn (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Delegates Branch, Haddaway, and Taylor
Entitled
State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
Senate: Finance
HB 318
Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Boteler, Cluster, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Weir, and Weldon
Entitled
Public Education Bridge to Excellence and Public School Construction Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
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 331
Status as of February 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Conroy, C. Davis, Frush, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Kirk, Kullen, Moe, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Ramirez, and Ross
Entitled
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
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 441
Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Healthy Maryland Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
HB 442
Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Bromwell, Malone, and DeBoy
Entitled
Maryland Education Trust Fund - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
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 575
Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate G. Clagett
Entitled
Public School Construction - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 582
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Carter, Goodwin, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Paige, Pugh, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 681
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegates Murray, Branch, Carter, Franchot, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Madaleno, Marriott, Oaks, Stern, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Maryland Commission for Men's Health
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 687
Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Burns, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Gaines, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Lee, Love, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Ramirez, Sophocleus, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Task Force to Study the Dearth of Minority-Owned Automobile Dealerships in Maryland
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 688
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 342
Sponsored By
Delegates Murray, Branch, Franchot, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Kullen, Mandel, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
Entitled
Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Reporting
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 805
Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and Transportation)
Entitled
Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Participation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 851
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 358
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bohanan, Brown, Cane, Donoghue, Griffith, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Patterson, Hammen, Barve, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Adult Sickle Cell Anemia - Study
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 869
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 359
Sponsored By
Delegate Morhaim, Delegate Hammen, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and Transportation) and Delegates Cane, Love, Busch, Brown, Anderson, Harrison, McIntosh, D. Davis, Vallario, Hixson, Conway, Zirkin, Cardin, Barve, Burns, Jones, Oaks, Benson, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Bromwell, Murray, Donoghue, V. Turner, Hubbard, Kach, Frank, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Weldon, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Kohl, Bobo, Aumann, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Bronrott, Cadden, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, James, Jameson, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McHale, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Paige, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, Wood, Heller, and McDonough
Entitled
Procurement - Minority Business Participation
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 970
Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1049
Status as of February 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Burns
Entitled
Apology for Slavery
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HB 1087
Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority and Local Small Business Enterprise Programs PG/MC 119-06
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1240
Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority Business Enterprise Programs - Sunset Extension PG/MC 104-06
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1283
Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegates Jones, Branch, Burns, Cardin, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Zirkin
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Baltimore County - Tow Truck Operating Licenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
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 1317
Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Murray, Benson, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Oaks, Ramirez, and Vaughn
Entitled
Business Regulation - Representation of Business Affiliations with Small Businesses and Certified Minority Business Enterprises
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
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 1428
Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Burns
Entitled
State Government - Commemorative Months - Black History Months
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1431
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 396
Sponsored By
Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, C. Davis, Goodwin, Haynes, Howard, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Moe, Parrott, and Taylor
Entitled
Linked Deposit Program - State Depository Financial Institutions - Loans to Minority Business Enterprises
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1455
Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 497
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled
Cultural Competency and Health Outcomes - Pilot Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1494
Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Marriott
Entitled
State Government - State Advisory Council on the Maryland State Department of Education and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1551
Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate C. Davis
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1635
Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Cane, Benson, Elmore, Hubbard, Rudolph, Sossi, and Vaughn
Entitled
Minorities Outreach and Involvement in the Environmental Community Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1653
Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Howard, Benson, and Vaughn
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Ridgely Rosenwald School
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1691
Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Costa, Goldwater, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, and V. Turner
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1747
Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Barve, and Brown
Entitled
Funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HJ 9
Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Simmons, Stern, F. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Support by the State of Maryland for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 109
Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 234
Sponsored By
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)
Entitled
State Government - Forms Management - Extension of Implementation Date for School Data
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 171
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senator Jones (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Senators DeGrange, Gladden, and Hooper
Entitled
State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations
SB 225
Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Giannetti, Jacobs, Kittleman, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled
Public Education Bridge to Excellence and Public School Construction Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
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 288
Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 25
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled
Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
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 824
Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 442
Sponsored By
Senator Britt
Entitled
Maryland Commission for Men's Health
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 884
Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senator Jones (By Request - Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled
Procurement - Minority Business Participation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
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 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 970
Status as of March 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator McFadden
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 971
Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 549
Sponsored By
Senators Conway and Greenip
Entitled
State Ethics Law - Architectural and Engineering Services - Applicability of Restrictions on Participation in Procurement
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 1043
Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Senators Conway and McFadden
Entitled
Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 1082
Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Exum
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Ridgely Rosenwald School
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 1105
Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators McFadden and Kramer
Entitled
Funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SJ 6
Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Exum, Gladden, and Kelley
Entitled
PJM Interconnection - Diversified Employment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance