DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 53

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  HB 1

  Status as of April 3, 2001: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Gladden, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Sher, Shriver, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Education Funding Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 56

  Status as of February 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Parking Access - Persons with Disabilities - Proof of Disability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 71

  Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin and Stern

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction for Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 77

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold and James

  Entitled

  Transportation Services for Elderly and Handicapped Individuals - Discretionary Supplemental Grants to Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 127

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 189

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dembrow

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Guardian - Medical Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 136

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 191

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Campbell, McIntosh, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Concord Apartments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 168

  Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mohorovic

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Disabled Individuals and Seniors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 248

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 61

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Education - Special Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 286

  Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, R. Baker, Conroy, Conway, Healey, Palumbo, Patterson, Proctor, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 310

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, James, and R. Baker

  Entitled

  Transportation Service - Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities - Criteria

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 650

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Appropriations Committee (Departmental - Children, Youth and Families)

  Entitled

  Office for Children, Youth, and Families - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 656

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Towing - Persons with a Disability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 678

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 255

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, McIntosh, Hubbard, Clagett, Benson, Bobo, Cryor, Shriver, Cadden, D'Amato, Rosso, Petzold, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Annotated Code of Maryland - References to "Handicapped" Persons - Change of Terminology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 690

  Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Goldwater, Leopold, and Dembrow

  Entitled

  Education - Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Speech Impaired Students, Parents, and Guardians - Portable Pagers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 702

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 495

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Shriver, Hurson, Hixson, Owings, Hammen, D. Davis, Oaks, Billings, Nathan-Pulliam, Boutin, Stull, Elliott, Schisler, Morhaim, Klausmeier, Mohorovic, Sher, Stern, Love, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Benson, R. Baker, Grosfeld, Cryor, Leopold, Pitkin, Bobo, Dypski, Marriott, Frush, Cane, and Baldwin

  Entitled

  Community Attendant Services and Supports Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 794

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 682

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier, Redmer, Ports, Owings, and Malone

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland School for the Blind Emergency Panic Alarm System

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 950

  Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Conway, Hixson, Howard, Rawlings, Healey, and Carlson

  Entitled

  Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
  

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  HB 996

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation Benefits - Occupational Exposure - Cancer and Leukemia

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1008

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Conroy, C. Davis, Pitkin, Moe, Dobson, and Hurson

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Employed Persons with Disabilities Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1009

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions - Scope

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1067

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 298

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns and Conroy

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1073

  Status as of February 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott

  Entitled

  Transition to Community-Based Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 300

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carlson

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Parking Placard for Person With a Disability - Extension of Expiration Date

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1106

  Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, Boschert, Bronrott, Cane, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, Dembrow, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Leopold, Love, Mandel, Montague, Sophocleus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Home Financing Program - Homeownership Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1124

  Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mandel

  Entitled

  Crimes - Fiduciary Relationships with Vulnerable Adults and Adults Unable to Live Independently -Exploitation Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1187

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 537

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker, Gladden, Pitkin, Hubbard, Proctor, Frush, Menes, Patterson, Howard, Benson, Moe, Dembrow, Brown, Valderrama, Conroy, Cane, D. Davis, Stern, Oaks, Sher, Hammen, Owings, Elliott, Stull, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Klausmeier, Boutin, Billings, and Weir

  Entitled

  Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1250

  Status as of March 21, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bronrott, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Hubbard, Mandel, and Shriver

  Entitled

  Pedestrians and Bicycle Riders with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 1252

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Campbell

  Entitled

  Educational Placement for Handicapped Children - Required Agency Response to Parent's Mediation or Hearing Request

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1306

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - The Sotterley Plantation Loan of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1316

  Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Genetic Discrimination - Workers' Compensation Coverage and Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1331

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 722

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Pitkin, Klima, Kagan, Branch, and Flanagan

  Entitled

  Individuals with Disabilities - Medicaid Waiver and Waiting List Initiative - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1336

  Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 723

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Retirement and Pensions - Payments of Allowances into Trusts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1375

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Finifter and Hixson

  Entitled

  Schools - Individuals with Disabilities - Accessibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 12

  Status as of January 29, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Senatorial Scholarships - Use at Out-of-State Institutions - Disabled Applicants

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 26

  Status as of February 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Disability Insurance - Liability of Insurers for Penalties and Interest on Disputed Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 142

  Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Hearing Impaired Individuals Over Age 72 - Tax Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 152

  Status as of March 14, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income - Rollovers to Individual Retirement Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 167

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Dorman, Hogan, Hollinger, Ruben, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Concord Apartments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 279

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Bromwell, Hogan, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Education - Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Speech Impaired Students, Parents, and Guardians - Portable Pagers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 368

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 34

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Accidental Disability Applications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 407

  Status as of May 17, 2001: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson, Bromwell, Currie, DeGrange, Green, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Roesser, Ruben, Stone, Astle, Della, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 421

  Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Bromwell, Currie, Green, Kelley, Middleton, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Pedestrians and Bicycle Riders with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SB 423

  Status as of March 29, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Racing - Special Fund - Health and Welfare Trust of the Jockeys' Guild, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Judicial Proceedings
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 425

  Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Disabled Veterans - Refunds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 454

  Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Maryland Community Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 581

  Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Ferguson, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Madden, McCabe, Mooney, Roesser, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction for Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 599

  Status as of March 30, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement Systems - Disability Retirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 630

  Status as of March 26, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie

  Entitled

  Homeownership Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 670

  Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation Benefits - Occupational Exposure - Cancer and Leukemia

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 719

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 420

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Lawlah, McCabe, and Neall (Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence)

  Entitled

  Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence Act of 2001

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations

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  SB 823

  Status as of April 9, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland School for the Blind Emergency Panic Alarm System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 825

  Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 41

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - The Sotterley Plantation Loan of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 876

  Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 439

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Recognition of American Sign Language

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters