2010 Regular Session
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 56
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Valderrama
- Entitled
- Property Tax Credit - Security Guard Disabled or Killed in Line of Duty
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 12
Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Sophocleus, Robinson, DeBoy, Wood, Sossi, Riley, and Carr
- Entitled
- Health - Failure to Properly Bury or Dispose of a Body - Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Jennings, Kelly, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegate McHale
- Entitled
- Baltimore City Police Department Death Relief Fund - Procedures and Benefit Amount
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 311
Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, George, Hecht, Heller, Impallaria, Love, McConkey, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, James, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Norman, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Wood
- Entitled
- Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
- Entitled
- Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons, Bronrott, DeBoy, Krebs, Montgomery, Riley, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Malone
- Entitled
- Hazardous Material Response Team Employees - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses - Local Government Agencies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shank, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Costa, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jenkins, Jennings, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, Norman, Schuh, Serafini, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull
- Entitled
- Justice's Law
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Allegany County Delegation
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Allegany County Deputy Sheriffs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons and Dumais, and Delegates Dwyer, Kipke, Kramer, Schuh, Sophocleus, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy
- Entitled
- State Police Retirement System - Deferred Vested Members - Survivor Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Immunity for Use of Physical Force in Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
- Entitled
- State Boat Act - Operating Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence of Alcohol - Testing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Shank, Anderson, Kramer, McConkey, Myers, Serafini, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Distributing a Controlled Dangerous Substance to a Minor Causing Death
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
HB 1078
Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Impallaria, Jennings, King, Kipke, Krebs, McConkey, Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Maryland Personhood Amendment
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Holmes, Ali, Healey, and Niemann
- Entitled
- Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Resident and Park Owner Rights
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Dumais
- Entitled
- Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dwyer, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Boteler, Bronrott, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Heller, Hubbard, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Wood
- Entitled
- Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Sophocleus, Bronrott, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs - Testing
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Frank, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Lafferty, Montgomery, Myers, Proctor, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood
- Entitled
- State Government - Employees - Suicide Awareness and Prevention
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Braveboy, Harrison, Hecht, King, Kirk, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Krysiak, Davis, and Kelly
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Dependency
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Valderrama and Vallario
- Entitled
- Torts - Pets - Injury or Death
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Costa, Elmore, Jennings, Kach, Minnick, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Weir
- Entitled
- Transportation - Bridges Over State Highways - Memorials to Fallen Heroes
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator DeGrange
- Entitled
- Health - Duty to Report Death - Requirement and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
- Entitled
- Baltimore City Police Department Death Relief Fund - Procedures and Benefit Amount
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, Reilly, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Glassman, Klausmeier, and Munson
- Entitled
- Hazardous Material Response Team Employees - Death Benefits and Funeral Expenses - Local Government Agencies
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brochin, Mooney, and Stone
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death - Penalty
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Munson
- Entitled
- Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services Provider Killed in Performance of Duty - Flag Benefit for Family
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley and Simonaire and Senators Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, Della, Jacobs, Klausmeier, McFadden, Mooney, Pinsky, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic Citations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Pipkin, Reilly, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone
- Entitled
- Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, Zirkin, Middleton, Della, Exum, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Armed Forces Members
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Peters, Raskin, Stone, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- Defense of Dwelling or Place of Business - Civil Immunity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs - Testing
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Allegany County Deputy Sheriffs
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Police Retirement System - Deferred Vested Members - Survivor Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Retiree Death Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Brochin and Kittleman
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Muse, Della, and Madaleno
- Entitled
- Property Tax Credit - Fallen Security Guard
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Maryland Estate Tax
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 639
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Currie, and Glassman
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Death of Police Officer or Firefighter - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Astle, Della, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, Peters, and Stone
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kasemeyer
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Disability Retirement Application - Surviving Beneficiary
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 812
Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lenett
- Entitled
- End of Life Health Care Disclosure Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin and Peters
- Entitled
- Maryland Veterans - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Death Benefits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Landlord and Tenant - Stay of Eviction - Reasons for Nonpayment Beyond Tenant's Control
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 870
Status as of March 31, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Haines, Forehand, Harris, Jacobs, Reilly, Simonaire, and Stone
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Deceased Retiree's Retirement Application - Retiree's Mental Incapacity
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Brochin, Forehand, Jacobs, Simonaire, and Stone
- Entitled
- Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Information
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Exum, Edwards, and Kittleman
- Entitled
- Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Dependency
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
