2008 Regular Session
Federal Government
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 53
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Stifler
- Entitled
- Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Task Force
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Lafferty, Boteler, Bromwell, and DeBoy
- Entitled
- Education - Special Education Services - Children in a Home School Setting
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Conaway and Vallario
- Entitled
- Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kipke, Kullen, McComas, McConkey, Murphy, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Wood
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Family Property Protection Act
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bohanan, G. Clagett, and Levy
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Government Contracts Exemption
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rudolph, Love, James, Barnes, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, Kullen, Lafferty, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker
- Entitled
- BRAC Community Enhancement Act
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of Workforce Development Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services and Education Programs for Correctional Facilities
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Riley, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled
- Unemployment Insurance - State Collection of the Federal Unemployment Insurance Tax
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled
- Financial Institutions - Cooperative Agreements and Information Sharing with Government Agencies
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cane, Benson, Burns, Conway, Elmore, Holmes, Howard, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, and Walker
- Entitled
- Minority Environmental and Land Trust
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Love
- Entitled
- County Property Tax - Interest in Federal Government Property - Payment in Lieu of Taxes
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley
- Entitled
- Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Dumais
- Entitled
- Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
- Entitled
- Higher Education Investment Fund - Expenditures - Base Realignment and Closure Process
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, McKee, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, and Wood
- Entitled
- Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, McComas, Norman, and Shank
- Entitled
- Counties and Municipal Corporations - Illegal Alien "Sanctuary Laws" - Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Doory and Vallario
- Entitled
- Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boteler, Kach, Aumann, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, Minnick, Niemann, Norman, Schuler, Shewell, Stull, and Weir
- Entitled
- Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Impallaria
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Early Release of Inmate Subject to Deportation Order
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
HB 1125
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Aumann, Eckardt, Heller, James, Levy, Robinson, and Schuh
- Entitled
- Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Elmore, George, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, McConkey, and O'Donnell
- Entitled
- Citizens Rights Act
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Gutierrez, Vallario, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Federally Compliant Identification Cards - Issuance
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McHale, Bobo, Conaway, Elliott, Hecht, Impallaria, Krebs, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, Morhaim, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Maryland Smart Grid Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dwyer, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Lafferty, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Transportation - Intercounty Connector - Elimination of Funding
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Eckardt, Cane, Elmore, Haddaway, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HJ 1
Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stukes and Robinson
- Entitled
- Federal Legislation to Protect Homeowners and Banks
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HJ 2
Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, George, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Mizeur, Niemann, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Simonaire, Stone, and Jacobs
- Entitled
- Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Task Force
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brochin
- 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 Klausmeier, Mooney, and Stone
- Entitled
- Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 189
Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Surface Water Discharge Permits - Contested Case Hearings - Standing
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
- Entitled
- Family Law - Child Support Collection Fee
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of Workforce Development Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services and Education Programs for Correctional Facilities
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Dyson, DeGrange, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Simonaire, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- BRAC Community Enhancement Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Stone, Middleton, Exum, and Glassman
- Entitled
- Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington
- Entitled
- Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 421
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Mooney, Pipkin, and Stone
- Entitled
- Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Robey
- Entitled
- Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 519
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone and Miller
- Entitled
- Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand, Madaleno, and Raskin
- Entitled
- REAL ID Act of 2005 - Implementation of Regulations or Policies - Expenditure of Funds
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Della, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, and Munson
- Entitled
- Criminal Procedure - Legal Residency Status - Sentencing and Parole Considerations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Greenip, Jacobs, and Stone
- Entitled
- Criminal Procedure - Police Reporting - Detained Undocumented Aliens
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Madaleno
- Entitled
- Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum, Glassman, and Kelley
- Entitled
- Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SJ 2
Status as of March 15, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Rosapepe, Peters, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SJ 4
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Mooney
- Entitled
- Freedom for Cuba (Viva Cuba Libre)
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
