2007 Regular Session
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 55
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Bobo, Montgomery, Ali, Barve, Boteler, Bronrott, Cardin, Doory, Feldman, George, Gilchrist, Haynes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Krebs, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Manno, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Boteler, Bromwell, Cardin, DeBoy, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Schuler, Stein, V. Turner, and Weir
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - United Cerebral Palsy Facility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Holmes, McConkey, Barnes, Frush, Hubbard, and Niemann
- Entitled
- Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur
- Entitled
- Condominiums - Conversion of Rental Facilities - Extended Leases - Property Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
- 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
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Stukes
- Entitled
- Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Allowance Program Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Frederick County Delegation
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - YMCA
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stifler, George, Glassman, Shewell, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences - Coverage
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Weir, Myers, Aumann, Beitzel, Boteler, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Lafferty, Levy, McDonough, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Shank, Stull, Ali, Frush, Holmes, Hucker, Malone, Niemann, Sossi, Cane, Healey, Shewell, Beidle, Stein, Glenn, Glassman, Lawton, and V. Clagett
- Entitled
- Lifetime Complimentary Fishing Licenses - POWs and Disabled Veterans
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Allegany County Delegation
- Entitled
- Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Military Family Relief Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McHale (By Request) and Delegates Hammen and Krysiak
- Entitled
- Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Individuals with Disabilities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen, Boteler, Bromwell, N. King, Levy, Montgomery, Hammen, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Service Animal Reform Act - "Gretchen's Law"
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, and Rice
- Entitled
- Family Law - Paternity - Dependent Disabled Child
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Special Disability Plates and Parking Placards
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley
- Entitled
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Long-Term Care Services for Cognitive and Functional Impairments - Study and Analysis
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Aumann, Bartlett, Braveboy, Elmore, McConkey, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Petition for Guardianship of Disabled Person - Certificate of Competency by Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Weir, Aumann, Boteler, Holmes, Krebs, McConkey, Minnick, Sossi, and Stull
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Discount for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
HB 742
Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Love, Kramer, and Manno
- Entitled
- Procurement - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Holmes
- Entitled
- Every Vote Counts Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 935
Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Disabled Individuals - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Heller, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gilchrist, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, McDonough, McKee, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Krebs
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Oaks and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Howard "Pete" Rawlings Hearing and Speech Facility
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Anne Arundel County Delegation
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriffs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Howard and N. King
- Entitled
- Education - Children with Disabilities - Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Krebs
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 1192
Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bronrott, Lawton, Gutierrez, Waldstreicher, Barve, Dumais, Feldman, Hucker, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Rice, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Covered Persons
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1233
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Tarrant
- Entitled
- Disabled Law Enforcement Officers and Rescue Workers - Property Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Holmes, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weir
- Entitled
- State Personnel - Appointments in Skilled and Professional Services - Veterans
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the)
- Entitled
- Driver Education Program Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Costa, Dwyer, Haddaway, Jennings, McDonough, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Credit for Motorized Shopping Carts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services - Code Revision)
- Entitled
- Human Services
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - United Cerebral Palsy Facility
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brochin and Kittleman
- Entitled
- Education - Special Education Services - Children in a Home School Setting
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Greenip, Britt, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stone
- Entitled
- Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Blind and Print Disabled Students - Instructional Materials
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 380
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Raskin, and Robey
- Entitled
- Procurement - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, Zirkin, Dyson, Britt, Harris, and Greenip
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 424
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Gladden, Muse, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Allowance Program Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, Raskin, and Robey
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Motorized Wheelchairs and Scooters - Guidelines
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Britt, Lenett, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Eligibility for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Disabled Individuals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 520
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Peters, Britt, Brochin, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Every Vote Counts Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Lodging Establishments - Individuals with Disabilities - Reservation of Rooms to Facilitate Emergency Rescue
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brinkley
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Frederick County - YMCA
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Condominiums - Conversion of Rental Facilities - Extended Leases - Property Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
SB 669
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Dyson, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Madaleno, Peters, and Robey
- Entitled
- Education - Public Charter Schools - Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Muse, Britt, Lenett, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Hooper, Colburn, Gladden, Harris, Jacobs, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Credit for Motorized Shopping Carts
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Howard "Pete" Rawlings Hearing and Speech Facility
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income - Rollovers to Individual Retirement Accounts
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris and Zirkin
- Entitled
- No-Fault Cerebral Palsy Insurance Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Forehand, Lenett, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Habilitative Services - Covered Persons
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- State Personnel - Appointments in Skilled and Professional Services - Veterans
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Currie
- Entitled
- Tax Credits for Individuals Facing Employment Barriers - Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
