2010 Regular Session
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 35
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ali
- Entitled
- Subway and Light Rail Operation Safety Act
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate V. Turner
- Entitled
- Correctional Services - Provision, Possession, and Use of Wireless Communication Devices in Correctional Facilities - Penalties
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Contraband - Telecommunication Devices - Penalties
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Malone and Kach
- Entitled
- Motor Vehicles - Reading Text Message While Driving - Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Malone
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Malone
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ali, Bobo, Cane, Holmes, Serafini, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Smartphone Safety Act
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Kullen, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, F. Turner, and Weir
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Telephone While Driving - Prohibitions
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Boteler, George, Glenn, Howard, Kaiser, Myers, Olszewski, Rice, and Walker
- Entitled
- Transportation - Transit Vehicle Operators - Prohibition on Use of Wireless Communication Devices
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kipke, Rice, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Crimes - Harassment - Prohibitions and Penalties
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Dumais, Ramirez, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Location of a Mobile Communications Device
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Howard
- Entitled
- Civil Actions - Transmission of Altered Electronic Mail
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McIntosh, G. Clagett, Conaway, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Kullen, Love, Manno, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Stein, Weir, Holmes, Norman, Serafini, Shewell, Sossi, and Stull
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Commercial Vehicles - Handheld Telephones Utilizing Push-to-Talk Technology
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Conway, Mathias, Busch, Carter, G. Clagett, Davis, Ivey, Kelly, Minnick, Schuler, Simmons, Valderrama, Vaughn, Frank, Aumann, George, Jennings, McComas, Olszewski, Shank, Smigiel, Stifler, McConkey, Barnes, Conaway, Dumais, Kramer, Rosenberg, Anderson, Dwyer, Levi, Ramirez, Hecht, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Glenn, Hucker, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Murphy, Niemann, Rice, Rudolph, and Schuh
- Entitled
- Crimes - Sex Offenders - Notification, Registration, and Penalties
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices - Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno, Hucker, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Feldman, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Taylor, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Wireless Telephone Service - Trial Periods and Termination of Service
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment of a Minor
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bronrott
- Entitled
- Maryland Safe Roads For Teens Act
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Davis
- Entitled
- Underground Facilities - Damage Prevention
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Kach, Murphy, Myers, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Education - Public Schools - Virtual Schools
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dwyer, Frank, Jennings, Levi, McComas, McConkey, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Civil Liability - AMBER, Silver, or Emergency Alert Dissemination - Immunity for Broadcast Media
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HJ 10
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Love, Schuh, Beidle, Dwyer, Kipke, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Targeted Interference with Wireless Communication Service Within Correctional Facilities
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lenett
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Telephone While Driving - Prohibitions
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Prepaid Mobile Phones and Prepaid Refill Cards - Retail Sales
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Forehand, Jacobs, and Stone
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment of a Minor
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Glassman
- Entitled
- Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving - Prohibition
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, and Stone
- Entitled
- Crimes - Harassment - Prohibitions and Penalties
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, Lenett, and Forehand
- Entitled
- The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act of 2010
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Gladden, Exum, Forehand, Kelley, and Madaleno
- Entitled
- Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Location of a Mobile Communications Device
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Financial Crimes - Seizure and Forfeiture of Property
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Haines, King, Muse, Robey, Stone, Brochin, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Simonaire, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Crimes - Sex Offenders - Notification, Registration, and Penalties
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senator Zirkin
- Entitled
- Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offender Registry - Written Notice of New Electronic Identity Information
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Klausmeier, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Underground Facilities - Damage Prevention
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 1002
Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Muse, Harrington, and Peters
- Entitled
- Satellite Simulcast Betting - Instant Horse Racing Machines
- Committee
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Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Exum
- Entitled
- Wireless Telephone Service - Trial Periods and Termination of Service
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
