2012 Regular Session
State Universities and Colleges
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 51
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Reznik
- Entitled
- State Government - Public Information Act - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Permissible Denials
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Baby Boomer Initiative Council
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Frank, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk
- Entitled
- Public and Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Education - Internet and Electronic Account Privacy Protection
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Program Review - Approval
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Davis, Feldman, Frick, Mizeur, and Washington
- Entitled
- Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Innovation Initiative
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters and Appropriations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stocksdale, Afzali, Bates, Boteler, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Glass, Hough, Howard, Impallaria, Jameson, Kaiser, Krebs, Minnick, Mitchell, Parrott, Ready, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, and Wood
- Entitled
- Public Institutions of Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Veterans
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Bobo, Cane, Hucker, McMillan, Niemann, Reznik, Sophocleus, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Environment - Local Stormwater Management Charges - State Property
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arora, Bohanan, Clagett, Gaines, Griffith, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, James, Jones, Lafferty, Lee, Love, A. Miller, Niemann, Proctor, Ross, Rudolph, Summers, Washington, Beidle, Glenn, Guzzone, Tarrant, Walker, B. Robinson, Mizeur, and Zucker
- Entitled
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Smigiel, McDermott, Cluster, McComas, and Serafini
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Haynes
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Employees and Children - Tuition Waiver
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Braveboy, Burns, Gaines, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, B. Robinson, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Cultural Competency and Health Literacy - Education
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Luedtke, and Washington
- Entitled
- Education - Task Force to Explore Incorporating the Subject of Agriculture in Existing Curricular Areas
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McDonough
- Entitled
- Institutions of Higher Education - Hiring of Outside Legal Counsel - Requirements
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk
- Entitled
- Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Electronic Account, Service, and Communications Device Privacy Protection
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McDonough
- Entitled
- University System of Maryland - Law School Clinics - Prohibited Activities
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McDonough
- Entitled
- Public Institutions of Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Veterans
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - University System of Maryland)
- Entitled
- Academic Facilities Bonding Authority
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Serafini
- Entitled
- Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, A. Miller, Ross, Stukes, Summers, F. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Frush, Hixson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Frick, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Luedtke, McHale, A. Miller, Reznik, Rosenberg, Stukes, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Washington
- Entitled
- Higher Education Workforce Equity Act
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Alston, Anderson, Arora, Bates, Bohanan, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Hough, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kipke, McDermott, McDonough, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Washington, and Wilson
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
HB 1167
Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Bohanan, James, A. Kelly, Lee, A. Miller, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Cigarette Restitution Fund - Lung Cancer Screening and Biotechnology
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Arora, Branch, Feldman, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, Luedtke, A. Miller, Ross, Stukes, Summers, F. Turner, and Walker
- Entitled
- Graduate Level Education - Exemption from Paying Nonresident Tuition - Members of the United States Armed Forces
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bohanan
- Entitled
- Regional Higher Education Centers - Funding Formula
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vaughn, Carr, Frick, Howard, McDonough, Minnick, Mitchell, Oaks, Reznik, Sophocleus, Stukes, Summers, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Small Business Development Center Network Fund - Minimum Appropriation
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Cardin
- Entitled
- Transportation - Institutions of Higher Education - Bicycle and Pedestrian Access
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McDermott, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga
- Entitled
- University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rudolph, James, Szeliga, Aumann, Bates, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Proposed 2+2 Facility on a Community College Campus - Decision Required
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HJ 16
Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McDermott
- Entitled
- Hudson Family Farm
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 63
Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Stone, Young, Brochin, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Jones-Rodwell
- Entitled
- Child Abuse and Neglect - Notice and Reporting Requirements, Disclosure, and Task Force
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Miller
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - University of Maryland Athletic Fields
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Middleton, Klausmeier, and Muse
- Entitled
- Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Innovation Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
House: Economic Matters and Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pugh, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Committee
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Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Ferguson
- Entitled
- Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Teacher Scholars
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Young, Kelley, King, Montgomery, and Shank
- Entitled
- Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Electronic Account, Service, and Communications Device Privacy Protection
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
SB 592
Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pinsky
- Entitled
- State Government - Public Information Act - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Permissible Denials
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Gladden and Muse
- Entitled
- Public Institutions of Higher Education - Waiver of Tuition - Individual Exonerated After Wrongful Conviction
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Benson
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Employees and Children - Tuition Waiver
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Rosapepe, Colburn, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2012
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 728
Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Muse
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Children of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 808
Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- Graduate Level Education - Exemption from Paying Nonresident Tuition - Members of the United States Armed Forces
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
- Entitled
- Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 839
Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Rosapepe
- Entitled
- College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2012
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Tenured Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Graduate Student Employees
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- University of Maryland, Baltimore - Environmental Law Clinic - Reimbursement of Lawsuit Expenses
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Maryland Higher Education Commission - Student Transfer Advisory Committee
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Transportation - Institutions of Higher Education - Bicycle and Pedestrian Access
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Mathias, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, Raskin, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Kittleman, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Small Business Development Center Network Fund - Minimum Appropriation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - University System of Maryland)
- Entitled
- Academic Facilities Bonding Authority
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
