2008 Regular Session

Local Government Mandates

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 67

HB 135
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Aumann, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Frush, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hecht, Hubbard, James, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Minnick, Proctor, and Stukes
Entitled
Transportation - Free Public Transportation During Off-Peak Hours for Senior Citizens
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 151
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hubbard
Entitled
Health - Reportable Conditions - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 160
Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates George, Beidle, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Frush, King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, and Schuh
Entitled
Anne Arundel County - Correctional Facilities - Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 185
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled
Parental Choice Scholarship Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 188
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Bates, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kipke, McComas, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale
Entitled
Smart Start Scholarship Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 199
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 489
Sponsored By
Delegates Rice, Stein, Kaiser, Riley, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Ivey, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Frick, George, Howard, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Ross, Serafini, and F. Turner
Entitled
Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policy and Disciplinary Standards
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 204
Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegate King
Entitled
Public Safety - Pool Lifeguards - Regulation (Connor's Law)
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 247
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Eckardt, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Ivey, Levi, McIntosh, Proctor, Simmons, Smigiel, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled
Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 285
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 368
Sponsored By
Delegates Kaiser, Anderson, Barkley, Branch, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Elmore, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Levi, McComas, Montgomery, Murphy, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sossi, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walker, Walkup, and Cardin
Entitled
Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 298
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Conaway
Entitled
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - System of Public School Buses Required
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 299
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Conaway
Entitled
Education - Baltimore City - Public and Private Schools - Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Courses
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 300
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Conaway
Entitled
Education - Public and Private Schools - Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Courses
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 503
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Delegates Walker, Cardin, Barnes, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, George, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kach, King, Kipke, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Smigiel, Stein, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weir
Entitled
Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 570
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons and Dumais
Entitled
Family Law - Civil Unions
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 604
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
The Minority Leader
Entitled
Public Benefits - Requirement of Proof of Lawful Presence
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 627
Status as of February 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Cardin, Feldman, Kirk, Krysiak, Manno, and Vaughn
Entitled
Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 690
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, and Oaks
Entitled
Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings - Hillsdale Heights Neighborhood Association Dwellings
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 712
Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker
Entitled
Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
HB 732
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Stein, Anderson, Cardin, George, Glenn, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, Morhaim, Murphy, and Olszewski
Entitled
Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - School Policy
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 735
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
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
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 749
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 669
Sponsored By
Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled
Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Voluntary Quit to Follow a Spouse
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 801
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Reznik
Entitled
Election - Voter Registration at the Polling Place and Voting on Election Day
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 848
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Schuler
Entitled
Family Law - Domestic Partnerships
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 855
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Davis and Ramirez
Entitled
Workers' Compensation - Law Enforcement Officers - Lyme Disease Presumption
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 865
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 525
Sponsored By
Delegates Morhaim, Bromwell, Miller, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled
Procurement - eMaryland Marketplace - Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 934
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Maryland-Washington Regional District - Highways - Pedestrian and Bicycle Traffic and Facilities PG/MC 108-08
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1037
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 410-08
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1039
Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 680
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Prince George's County Hospital Authority PG 403-08
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1080
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Washington County Delegation
Entitled
Washington County - Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1112
Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Dumais
Entitled
Family Law - Civil Unions - Establishment, Rights, and Responsibilities
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1174
Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais and Doory
Entitled
Domestic Partnerships - Establishment and Rules of Interpretation
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1239
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Stocksdale, McDonough, Shewell, and Stukes
Entitled
Education - Foster Child Incentive Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1253
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 119
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Stein, Hucker, and Glenn
Entitled
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1271
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Stein
Entitled
State Board of Education - Development of Curriculum Content - Financial Literacy
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1299
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Miller, Bates, Boteler, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, King, McComas, McDonough, O'Donnell, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
Entitled
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1302
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Jennings and Morhaim
Entitled
Property Tax Credit - Programmable Thermostats
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1346
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Glenn, Bronrott, Cardin, Doory, Hucker, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker
Entitled
Education - Student Health and Nutrition - School Programs and Policies
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1396
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Valderrama, Braveboy, Feldman, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
Entitled
Public High Schools - Safety Education Program - Self-Defense Training
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1470
Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled
Special Taxing Districts - Residential Property - Prohibition - Property Tax Credit
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1507
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Oaks, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled
Baltimore City - Binding Arbitration - Police Officers
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1538
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary
Sponsored By
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
Entitled
Criminal Procedure - Sex Offenders - Notification and Registration
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1540
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Benson, Hucker, Bobo, Glenn, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Ramirez, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn
Entitled
Health Care Reform Act of 2008
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1576
Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates F. Turner, Doory, Gilchrist, Rice, Stukes, and Walker
Entitled
Statewide Phase-Out of Electronic Gaming Devices
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 1606
Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Smigiel and Sossi
Entitled
Cecil County - Office of Sheriff - Collective Bargaining
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
SB 34
Status as of January 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Election Law - Voter Registration - Proof of Citizenship
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 73
Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Brochin, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Raskin, and Stone
Entitled
Election Law - Rotation of Candidates Names on the Ballot
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 86
Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Brochin
Entitled
Crimes - Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Distribution to County Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Services Funds
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 96
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By
Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Gladden, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, and Stone
Entitled
Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 126
Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit for Newly Constructed Dwellings - Hillsdale Heights Neighborhood Association Dwellings
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 229
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Greenip, Colburn, and Mooney
Entitled
Education - Classroom Instruction Expenditures - Required Funding
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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
SB 328
Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jones, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin
Entitled
Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility - Part-Time Work
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 330
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Klausmeier
Entitled
Swimming Pools - Automated External Defibrillator Programs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 381
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Rosapepe
Entitled
Special Taxing Districts - Residential Property - Prohibition
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
SB 439
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Jones
Entitled
Election Law - Polling Place Designation - Senior Centers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 470
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Baltimore City - Binding Arbitration - Police Officers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 582
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Jones, Exum, McFadden, and Pugh
Entitled
Education - Multiple Suspensions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 689
Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Raskin and Madaleno
Entitled
Family Law - Domestic Partnerships
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 714
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled
State Board of Education - Development of Curriculum Content - Financial Literacy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 736
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Muse
Entitled
Property Tax Credit - Individuals at Least 65 Years Old
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 743
Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Pugh
Entitled
Workers' Compensation - Law Enforcement Officers - Lyme Disease Presumption
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 824
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Conway
Entitled
Education - Alcohol and Drug Testing for Pupils in Public or Private Schools
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 844
Status as of February 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Raskin
Entitled
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 912
Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senators Dyson and DeGrange
Entitled
Early Childhood Education - Children in Military Families
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 955
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 473
Sponsored By
Senator Harrington
Entitled
Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 959
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 474
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Miller, Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stoltzfus
Entitled
Slot Machines - Definition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means