General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Legislative Policy Committee.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 31

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  HB 72

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McConkey

  Entitled

  Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 347

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali, Bobo, and Gutierrez

  Entitled

  Special Session Legislative Campaign Finance Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 387

  Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 416

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 74

  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
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 530

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Beitzel, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Kelly, King, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Shank, Smigiel, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Limit on Growth in State Spending

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 644

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, McConkey, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 720

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 516

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 724

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Jameson, King, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 755

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, George, Ivey, James, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Ethics - Complaints - Copy to Legislator

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 886

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, King, Kipke, Krebs, Malone, McComas, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Norman, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  English Language - Formal Recognition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 971

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1371

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barve, Carr, Feldman, Frick, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Manno, Mizeur, Rice, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Internet Webcasting of Committee Meetings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1596

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 479

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jones

  Entitled

  Board of Public Works - Notification - Capital Leases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  SB 1

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 559

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Maryland Youth Advisory Council

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 8

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Maryland Taxpayer Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 25

  Status as of January 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  State Government - General Assembly - Legislative Salaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 30

  Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Accident Reports - Access - Members of the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 36

  Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 283

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Legislative Scholarships - Public Announcements and Acknowledgements by Legislator - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 284

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Robert Kittleman Scholarship Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 293

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Frosh

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 309

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  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
  Assignments

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

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  SB 404

  Status as of March 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 538

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Transportation Authority - Fixing or Revising Tolls - Legislative Approval Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 564

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Munson, Robey, and Colburn

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment of Retirees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 593

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 683

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Joint Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 693

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno and Raskin

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Filling of Vacancy by Special Election

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 796

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 457

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Accident Reports - Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 962

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 984

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 478

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange and Jones

  Entitled

  Board of Public Works - Notification - Capital Leases

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations