2009 Regular Session
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 35
- Sponsored By
- Delegates F. Turner and Waldstreicher and Delegates Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Branch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Levy, Mathias, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Weir, Cane, Carr, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Niemann, Norman, and Stein
- Entitled
- The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2009
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- 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
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House: Environmental Matters
- 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 391
Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, Gutierrez, Ivey, Rice, Ross, F. Turner, Frick, Gilchrist, Shank, Murphy, Cardin, Howard, Hixson, Bartlett, Kaiser, Myers, Walker, Olszewski, Stukes, and George
- Entitled
- Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates G. Clagett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Harrison, Hecht, Levy, Love, Minnick, and Pendergrass
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Malone
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Walker, V. Turner, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Horse Racing - Satellite Simulcast Betting - Instant Racing
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Love and Krysiak
- Entitled
- Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McHale
- Entitled
- Electricity - Smart Grid Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County Telecommunications Tax - School Funding PG 412-09
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker and Feldman
- Entitled
- Information Technology - Public-Private Deployment Initiative
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hixson
- Entitled
- Communications Services - Taxation and Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
HB 1223
Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Braveboy
- Entitled
- Education - Public High Schools and Public High School Students - Data Collection System
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shank, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Carter, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Waldstreicher, Walkup, and Wood
- Entitled
- Protection of Children from Online Predators Act of 2009
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ali and Gutierrez
- Entitled
- State Employees Teleworking Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
HB 1444
Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Dwyer
- Entitled
- Planning and Zoning - Wireless Telecommunications Towers - Structural Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Walkup, Haddaway, and Sossi
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Establishing Teleworking Centers on the Eastern Shore for Chesapeake Bay Bridge Commuters
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boteler and Kach
- Entitled
- Education - Public Schools - Virtual Schools
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, Forehand, Raskin, and Lenett
- Entitled
- The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Use of Handheld Telephone While Driving - Prohibitions
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Garagiola, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, and Stone
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment of a Minor
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Kasemeyer, Pugh, and Stone
- Entitled
- Financial Crimes - Seizure and Forfeiture of Property
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 320
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators King, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Glassman, Greenip, Haines, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Online Child Safety Act of 2009
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jones, Conway, Harrington, Muse, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Glassman
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Property and Casualty Insurance - Portable Electronics Insurance - Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 857
Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh and McFadden
- Entitled
- Education - Public High Schools and Public High School Students - Revisions and Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Horse Racing - Satellite Simulcast Betting - Instant Racing
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Mooney
- Entitled
- Protection of Children from Online Predators Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Funding Formula to Expand K-12 Online Education
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris and Mooney
- Entitled
- Opposition to the Reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
