Speaker, The

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 30

• HB 161

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, McIntosh, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Governor's Appointments Office and Appointing Authorities - Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

• HB 162

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 592

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, McIntosh, and Simmons

  Entitled

  State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Finance

• HB 201

  Status as of February 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Ivey, N. King, Ross, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Sophocleus, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Authority to Establish Early Voting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Co-sponsored Bills

• HB 131

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 112

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bobo and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Lawton, Lee, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, Taylor, F. Turner, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 172

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McIntosh and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Busch, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Frank, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Jennings, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Love, Malone, McHale, Minnick, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, and Weir

  Entitled

  Real Property - Ground Rents - Prohibition on Creation of Reversionary Interests in Residential Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 452

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 287

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Conversion of Irredeemable Ground Rents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 458

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 285

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Tarrant and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Busch, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stein, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Property Owned by Baltimore City - Reimbursement for Expenses - Notices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 463

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 489

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 291

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Busch, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Ivey, Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stein, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Redemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 502

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 289

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stein and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McIntosh, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Notices Regarding Ground Leases on Residential Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 580

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 290

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McIntosh and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Registry of Properties Subject to Ground Leases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

Administration Bills

• HB 50

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 487

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Bill

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 51

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 488

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 55

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - User Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 56

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - User Fee Assessments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 57

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Maryland Transportation Authority - Intercounty Connector - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 129

  Status as of January 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch and Haynes

  Entitled

  State Employees - Collective Bargaining - Negotiations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 130

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Feldman, Haynes, Hubbard, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 132

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, McIntosh, Morhaim, Rosenberg, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 133

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 114

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Haynes, McIntosh, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Glassman, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, O'Donnell, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay - Oyster Restoration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 134

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 294

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Conway, Barkley, Barnes, Bohanan, Branch, Cardin, Frush, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 135

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barve, Busch, Feldman, Haynes, N. King, Lawton, Morhaim, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, and Lee

  Entitled

  Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 136

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bohanan, Busch, James, Rudolph, Glassman, Dwyer, Frank, Frush, Griffith, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Malone, McComas, McConkey, Smigiel, Stifler, F. Turner, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Davis, Feldman, Glenn, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Niemann, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Barkley, Bartlett, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conaway, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Kelly, Kipke, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Sophocleus, Vallario, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 137

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 7

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch and Haynes

  Entitled

  State Agencies - StateStat

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 138

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Busch, Haynes, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 139

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Howard, N. King, Busch, F. Turner, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Davis, Frush, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hucker, Jones, Kullen, Lawton, Malone, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Education - Geographic Cost of Education Index - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 140

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Busch, Haynes, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations - Duties and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 713

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 496

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration and Attorney General) and Delegates James, Riley, Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glassman, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kelly, J. King, N. King, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rice, Ross, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1434

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Election Law - Presidential Primary Election Date

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Committee Bills

• HB 58

  Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)

  Entitled

  Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation