Delegate Joanne C. Benson
District 24

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 113

• HB 417

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Ali, Anderson, Elmore, Gaines, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Kaiser, Kipke, Malone, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination by Business Establishments Against Individuals with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 418

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson

  Entitled

  Crimes - Prohibition of Sale of Kits, Pipes, Cigarette Rolling Papers, and Cigar Leaf Wrappers - County Ordinances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 596

  Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Benson

  Entitled

  International Marriage Brokers - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 597

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 262

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Polysomnographic Technologists - Education and Licensing Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1194

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 164

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Weldon, Bromwell, and Costa

  Entitled

  Open Meetings Act - Expansion of Definition of Public Body

  Committee
  Assignments

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

Co-sponsored Bills

• HB 4

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 20

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 119

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bromwell, Carr, G. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, George, Hammen, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Intellectual Disability (Rosa's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 41

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 517

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, Benson, Montgomery, Kullen, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Hospitalization and Home Visits Following a Mastectomy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 70

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 656

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commissions, Programs, and Reports - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 75

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Preexisting Condition Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 76

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 125

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Hepatitis C Virus - Public Awareness and Outreach - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 84

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 47

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Ali, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Norman, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stifler, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Reznik, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Negro Baseball League

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 114

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Aumann, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Frush, Hammen, Healey, Heller, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, Krysiak, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Auction and Internet Sales - Prohibition - Exception

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 126

  Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Malone, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Gift Certificates - Balances - Presumption of Abandonment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 127

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 130

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Costa, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Death Certificate - Correction - Notice of Right to Appeal Denial

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 131

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Ramirez, Hucker, Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Carr, Dumais, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Ivey, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Cesar Chavez Day

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 144

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 260

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Carr, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Ivey, Kramer, Kullen, Lee, McConkey, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Tarrant, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Social Services Administration and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect - Birth of Subsequent Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 159

  Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Bartlett, Benson, Braveboy, Carr, Frick, Gilchrist, Hecht, Rice, Schuler, Stein, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Sending Blank Checks Through the Mail - Recipient Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 180

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Kullen, Montgomery, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Hereditary and Congenital Disorders - Newborn Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 181

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Elmore, Frush, Glenn, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Murphy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Cancer Treatment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 182

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Hucker, Mizeur, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Smigiel, Stukes, Taylor, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Freedom of Association and Assembly Protection Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 244

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 64

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kaiser (Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Delegates Bates, Benson, Eckardt, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Sossi, Stocksdale, Bartlett, Barve, Boteler, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, George, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Myers, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Shank, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - Repeal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 250

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 600

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Eckardt, Bromwell, Kipke, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, V. Turner, Weldon, Nathan-Pulliam, Donoghue, Benson, Krebs, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Public Health - Certificates of Death - Nurse Practitioners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 255

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 265

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, Boteler, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Guzzone, Harrison, Jones, Levy, Love, Mathias, Sossi, V. Turner, Bohanan, Branch, Holmes, Malone, Weldon, Benson, Donoghue, Kullen, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical Services Board and Joint Oversight Committee on Emergency Medical Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 273

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 281

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Barnes, Benson, Carr, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kullen, Levi, Montgomery, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Disability History and Awareness Month - Educational Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means

• HB 288

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 57

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Tarrant, Reznik, Kullen, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Nathan-Pulliam, Donoghue, Montgomery, Benson, and Riley

  Entitled

  Lilly Ledbetter Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 294

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 177

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Manno, Glenn, and Stein

  Entitled

  Smart, Green, and Growing - Local Government Planning - Planning Visions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 298

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Hucker, Glenn, Valderrama, Barkley, Benson, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Kirk, Lee, Levi, Levy, Malone, McHale, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Employees - Collective Bargaining - Negotiations - "The Fair Share Act"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 311

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 493

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Feldman, Frick, Lee, Hixson, Rosenberg, Hucker, Mizeur, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Dumais, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lafferty, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Smigiel, Stukes, Taylor, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Freedom of Association and Assembly Protection Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 315

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 171

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Harrison, Jameson, Kirk, Love, Mathias, McHale, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 316

  Status as of March 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Burns, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 323

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Walker, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Texting While Driving Ban of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 339

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Carter, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Carr, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Harrison, Hucker, Ivey, Lee, Manno, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Education Funding - Maintenance of Effort - Slots Revenue

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 363

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, V. Turner, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Carr, Feldman, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, and Ross

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Potomac River Bridges Security Zone Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 364

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Anderson, Benson, Braveboy, Conaway, Doory, Dwyer, Frank, Gaines, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Love, McConkey, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Robinson, Smigiel, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study State Employment Assistance for Ex-Felons

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 387

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 390

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Dumais, V. Clagett, Doory, Jameson, Kullen, Levy, Love, Schuler, Stein, Weldon, Vallario, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Davis, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Lawful Status in the United States - Material Compliance with Federal Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 389

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 293

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Haynes, Hixson, Holmes, Hucker, Manno, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Benson, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 405

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 670

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Levi, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Breast Cancer Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 415

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 621

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Krebs, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Riley, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 453

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 346

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Aumann, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, James, Kaiser, Kirk, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric and Gas Service - Extreme Temperatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 471

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 268

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Walker, Weir, Barnes, Braveboy, Ivey, Levi, V. Turner, Valderrama, Benson, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Cap on Personal Net Worth

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 474

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 494

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Benson, Conway, Elmore, Haddaway, Mathias, Rudolph, Sophocleus, and Sossi

  Entitled

  State Emblems - Literacy Symbol - Book "E" Lookee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 503

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 338

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Cardin, Carr, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Krebs, Kullen, Myers, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Hammen, Bromwell, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Manno

  Entitled

  Health - Maryland Commission on Autism

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 505

  Status as of February 5, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Barnes, Benson, Boteler, Carter, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Education - High School Assessment Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 507

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 142

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, Tarrant, Hammen, Pendergrass, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Inmates - Hepatitis C - Counseling and Referral to Medical Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 508

  Status as of February 5, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Branch, Carr, Conaway, DeBoy, Glenn, Guzzone, Haynes, Howard, Impallaria, King, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Simmons, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Physical Education Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 509

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Costa, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Howard, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, Love, McComas, Montgomery, Norman, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Crimes - Harassment - Electronic Communications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 526

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 91

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 557

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Beidle, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Frush, Howard, McDonough, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Electronic Monitoring (Vera's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 567

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Benson, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Frush, Gaines, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities - Artificial Trans Fats - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 574

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 576

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 566

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Riley, Weldon, Pendergrass, Benson, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Dental Hygienists - Expanded Functions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 579

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 244

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Cane, Carr, Costa, Feldman, Frick, Guzzone, Hecht, Hubbard, Krysiak, Lafferty, Manno, McHale, Montgomery, Ramirez, Reznik, Robinson, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, and Rice

  Entitled

  Prosthetic Parity Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 580

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 681

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Carr, Carter, Donoghue, Frick, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Manno, Minnick, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Foster Kids Coverage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 601

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Ali, Benson, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Lafferty, Levi, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Shewell, Stein, V. Turner, and Weir

  Entitled

  Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Nutrition Information Labeling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 607

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Benson, Braveboy, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Gaines, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Robinson, Stukes, V. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Months - Black History Months

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 610

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 682

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 630

  Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Benson, Branch, Burns, DeBoy, Glenn, Howard, Ivey, Kach, Kirk, Lafferty, Montgomery, Proctor, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stukes, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Restore Respect at School Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 640

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 149

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jameson, King, Kullen, Levi, McDonough, Montgomery, Norman, Oaks, Olszewski, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Residential Property in Foreclosure - Notification to a County or Municipal Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 641

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 223

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Oaks, Benson, Donoghue, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 644

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 687

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Davis, Braveboy, McHale, Ali, Barnes, Benson, Burns, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Levi, Levy, Mizeur, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Procurement - Apprenticeship Training Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 668

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Benson, and Howard

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Prince George's County - Capitol Heights Municipal Building

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 673

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Ali, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Donoghue, Kipke, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 674

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 685

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kaiser (Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families) and Delegates Bates, Benson, Eckardt, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Family Law - Maryland Quality Ratings and Improvement System for Child Care Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 706

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 709

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Costa, Donoghue, Frush, Kipke, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Children's Environmental Health Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations

• HB 712

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 248

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Benson, Cardin, V. Clagett, Doory, Gutierrez, Hecht, Ivey, Kaiser, Love, McIntosh, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Valderrama, Donoghue, Kipke, Montgomery, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Family Day Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Emergency Preparedness Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 713

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 592

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Anderson, Barkley, Bohanan, Branch, Burns, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, McComas, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Taylor, Benson, Kach, Kipke, Morhaim, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Programs for Children in Out-of-Home Placement - System for Outcomes Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 725

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 315

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Group Model Health Maintenance Organizations - Drug Therapy Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 734

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Benson, Conaway, Costa, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, Robinson, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Participation by Hospitals on Provider Panels - Prohibited Rejections or Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 739

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 332

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Kach, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Ross, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 742

  Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Lawful Presence - Identification Card

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 756

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 414

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Gutierrez, Haynes, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Levy, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Taylor, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Provider Competency Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 819

  Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, Kirk, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Love, Malone, Manno, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Workplace Fraud Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 843

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 694

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Cardin, Costa, Kipke, Lafferty, Montgomery, Simmons, Stein, V. Turner, Kullen, Pena-Melnyk, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Benson, Tarrant, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Internal Grievance Procedure and Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 892

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Proctor, Rice, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 898

  Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Beidle, Benson, Cane, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Holmes, McComas, Norman, Ramirez, Schuh, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Child Custody and Visitation - Relocation of Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 900

  Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Glenn, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Tarrant, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 907

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Carr, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Safety - National Guard Deployment - Governor's Powers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 920

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali and Benson

  Entitled

  No So-Called Sexual Stimulant Pills for Kids Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 921

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 335

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Pena-Melnyk, Frush, Ali, Beidle, Benson, Cane, Carr, Dumais, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Glenn, Lafferty, Levy, O'Donnell, Shewell, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Construction Permits - Expiration Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 951

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hucker, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Ross, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Care Affordability Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 952

  Status as of May 31, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 750

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Krebs, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Agreements and Related Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 998

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Lafferty, Gilchrist, Benson, Carr, V. Clagett, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hucker, Manno, Montgomery, Rosenberg, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Housing - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Minimum Features for Accessibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1042

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Carr, Dumais, Lee, Montgomery, Ramirez, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Possession of Ammunition for Firearms - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1069

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 311

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Benson, Costa, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 1097

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Coverage of Mammograms

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1119

  Status as of February 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Turner, Barnes, Benson, Ivey, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waiver - Waiver for Medicaid Coordinated Long-Term Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1150

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 163

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Pendergrass, Benson, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Anatomic Pathology Services - Billing

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1153

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 35

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Beidle, Benson, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Howard, Jameson, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, Nathan-Pulliam, Riley, and Robinson

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission for Women - Appointment of Members

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1155

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Carr, Carter, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Hubbard, Ivey, Kipke, Lee, McDonough, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, and Robinson

  Entitled

  Prescription Confidentiality Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1186

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Lafferty, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1204

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policy and Financial Assistance Application - Notices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1230

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Conaway, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Guzzone, Harrison, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Love, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Residential Units for Lower-Income Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1231

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Benson, Carter, Gaines, Guzzone, Kirk, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Employees' Pension System - Purchase of Contractual Service Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1240

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Carter, Glenn, Harrison, Kirk, Oaks, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Health Disparities Among Minority Children with Learning Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1249

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 1257

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Braveboy, Bronrott, Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, Levi, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Capital Area Food Bank

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1264

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 623

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Guzzone, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, Jennings, King, Krebs, Lafferty, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Serafini, Sossi, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Bartlett, Barve, Boteler, Doory, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Gwendolyn Britt Student Health and Fitness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1265

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Carter, Feldman, Frick, Haddaway, Harrison, Holmes, Ivey, Kach, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Serafini, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  State Government - Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1267

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 543

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Cane, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Guzzone, Howard, Ivey, Kramer, Lee, Manno, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Simmons, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1275

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations Boards - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1287

  Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ramirez, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Burns, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kirk, Lee, Levi, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stukes, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Criminal Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 1316

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Benson, Gaines, Howard, Hucker, Manno, Pena-Melnyk, Taylor, Valderrama, and Walker

  Entitled

  Charter and Code Home Rule Counties - County Employees - Furloughs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1333

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Benson, Bohanan, Cane, Feldman, Guzzone, Haynes, Healey, Howard, Impallaria, Ivey, Lafferty, Levi, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Schuh, Serafini, Taylor, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Supplemental Retirement Plans - Investment Options

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1486

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 117

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Davis, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, and Benson

  Entitled

  Prince George's County Hospital Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1534

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 349

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another State

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 1538

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - High Deductible Plans and Limited Benefit Plans for Uninsured Individuals - Chesapeake Region Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HJ 9

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Howard, Jones, Morhaim, Oaks, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations