Telephones

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 29

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  HB 78

  Status as of February 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Contraband - Telecommunication Devices - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 192

  Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone and Kach

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Reading Text Message While Driving - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 385

  Status as of March 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali, Bobo, Cane, Holmes, Serafini, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Smartphone Safety Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 446

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Cardin, Glenn, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, and Weir

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories - Customer Opt Out

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 489

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters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
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 520

  Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable 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
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 648

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Frush, Holmes, Hubbard, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Environment - Drug Stewardship Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 693

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 311

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Bromwell, Frush, Kullen, Morhaim, Schuh, Stein, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health and Human Services Referral Board - 2-1-1 Maryland - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 697

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Harrison, Kirk, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 762

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Rice, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Crimes - Harassment - Prohibitions and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 880

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 90

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Conaway, Ivey, McConkey, Montgomery, Ramirez, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Hecht, Manno, Mathias, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Telephone Bills - Third-Party Vendor Billing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 934

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 716

  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
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 937

  Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bohanan, Burns, Cardin, Carr, Guzzone, Harrison, Hucker, Ivey, Kelly, King, Lafferty, Levi, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Acquisitions and Franchises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 973

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 446

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Bronrott, Burns, Frank, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Howard, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, McComas, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stukes, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline - Distribution of Information

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 993

  Status as of March 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1133

  Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment of a Minor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1170

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Barkley, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Frick, Gaines, Hixson, Hucker, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Simmons, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Prepaid International Calling Cards - Notice of Expiration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1322

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 577

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Benson, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Kullen, Manno, Montgomery, Morhaim, Reznik, Taylor, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Lodging Establishments - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 19

  Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Telephone While Driving - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 180

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Prepaid Mobile Phones and Prepaid Refill Cards - Retail Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 186

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Forehand, Jacobs, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment of a Minor

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 298

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes - Harassment - Prohibitions and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 321

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 538

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Lenett, and Forehand

  Entitled

  The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 527

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 310

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Gladden, Jones, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Health and Human Services Referral Board - 2-1-1 Maryland - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 542

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 576

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harrington and Colburn

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Lodging Establishments - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 640

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories - Customer Opt Out

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 643

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 89

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Forehand, Harrington, Jones, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin, and Exum

  Entitled

  Telephone Bills - Third-Party Vendor Billing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 661

  Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 677

  Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Exum, Harrington, Kelley, Lenett, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Acquisitions and Franchises

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance