CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 106

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  HB 2

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis, Doory, Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Hammen

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 14

  Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conroy

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Use of Social Security Numbers to Access Account Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 73

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 6 of 2004 Special Session 1

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo , Leopold, Bronrott, Kaiser, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Open Meetings Act - Standing to File a Petition Alleging Violation of the Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 75

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ramirez, Madaleno, Hixson, Healey, Parker, Hubbard, G. Clagett, Menes, Vaughn, and Conroy

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Statements of Loan Payments Furnished by Lenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 204

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Ross, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Harrison, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 234

  Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Branch, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McDonough, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Niemann, Pendergrass, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Broadcast Industry Employment Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 269

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, McIntosh, and Doory

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Imitation Firearms - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 275

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Courts - Negligence Actions - Evidence of Motor Vehicle Driver's Operation of Hand-Held Telephone

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 287

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Cane, Cryor, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 290

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Hubbard, Hurson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Malone, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Morhaim, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Rosenberg, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Walkup, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 294

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 73

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Edwards, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, Cryor, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Hammen, Hogan, Holmes, Hubbard, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Parker, Parrott, Ross, Rudolph, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 307

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 165

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Vallario, Anderson, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Costa, Dumais, Dwyer, Elmore, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Kelley, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Menes, Petzold, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Motion Picture Theaters - Prohibition against Audiovisual Recording

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 321

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws)

  Entitled

  Revised Uniform Arbitration Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 349

  Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Minnick

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Credit Card Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 421

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Certification, and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 461

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krysiak

  Entitled

  Home Improvement - Unlicensed Contractor - Prohibit Recovery of Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 477

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 348

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Jameson, Parrott, Vaughn, Wood, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Master Settlement Agreement - Escrow Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 481

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings, Amedori, Anderson, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Trueschler, V. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 487

  Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Telephone Solicitations - Maryland Do-Not-Call Registry

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 494

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 505

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Tidal Wetlands - Criminal Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 519

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Amedori, Bromwell, Goldwater, Hogan, McComas, Oaks, Smigiel, F. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Pharmaceuticals - Marketing - Disclosure and Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 614

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Civil Proceedings - Jurors and Alternates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 636

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Brown

  Entitled

  Minors - Settlement of Claims and Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 671

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 511

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Hearings - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 672

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Bobo, Holmes, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Community Associations - Civil Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 706

  Status as of March 25, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cadden, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Simmons, F. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 736

  Status as of March 22, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Amedori, Barkley, Bartlett, Conroy, DeBoy, Goodwin, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pendergrass, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Crimes - Surveillance - Cellular or Wireless Telephones Equipped with Cameras

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 810

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 378

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Conroy, Dumais, Gaines, Kaiser, King, Lee, Leopold, Love, Parker, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Household Goods Movers - Receipts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 827

  Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Reservation Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 917

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Inactive Status - Hearings - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 930

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 280

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bobo, Carter, McIntosh, Oaks, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 948

  Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Simmons, and Gutierrez

  Entitled

  Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 960

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Edwards and James

  Entitled

  Equine Activities - Immunity from Civil Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 972

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Fulton, and Haynes

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1021

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1033

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1044

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 397

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Weldon

  Entitled

  Procurement - State Contractor Employees - Whistleblower Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1076

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Carter, Kirk, Oaks, Paige, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Employer Requests for Information Relating to an Individual's Arrest Record - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1082

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Telecommunications Services - Competition - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1083

  Status as of April 1, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Amedori, Barve, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Jones, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Taylor, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1140

  Status as of April 9, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Mandel, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Human Relations Commission - State Violations of Federal Laws - Enforcement by Aggrieved Individuals in State Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1145

  Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Anderson, Boteler, Boutin, Cryor, Frush, Gilleland, Kach, Lee, McDonough, Menes, Quinter, Shank, Smigiel, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1156

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Burns, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Abortion - The Women's Health Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1192

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn , Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1237

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Amedori, Anderson, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Menes, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Mandatory Mediation or Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1245

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 540

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Malone, Carter, Rosenberg, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, C. Davis, Frush, Hammen, Hubbard, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Murray, Quinter, and Holmes

  Entitled

  Real Property - Compliance with Lead Poisoning Prevention Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1257

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arnick, Costa, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminals - Regulation - Location

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1271

  Status as of April 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Barve, Benson, Brown, Burns, Conroy, Donoghue, Franchot, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, King, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Sophocleus, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Community Health Care Access and Safety Net Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1281

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Kaiser, Madaleno, Montgomery, Niemann, Stern, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Housing - Establishment - Commission on Common Ownership Communities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1284

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Decision Making Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1299

  Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kelley, Kelly, Lee, Menes, Quinter, Simmons, Amedori, Arnick, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hurson, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Parrott, Pendergrass, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Vaughn, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Medical Malpractice Reforms and Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1317

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1320

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Amedori, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelly, Lee, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Simmons, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Maryland Spam Deterrence Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1324

  Status as of February 25, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, G. Clagett, Cluster, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Holmes, Krysiak, Love, Malone, McConkey, Mitchell, Montgomery, Owings, Parker, Sossi, and Stull

  Entitled

  Real Property - Residential Dwellings - Notice and Opportunity to Repair Construction Defects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1343

  Status as of March 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Owings

  Entitled

  Landlord and Tenant - Rent Escrow Accounts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1346

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mitchell

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1397

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 417

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stull, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cluster, Edwards, Elliott, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Holmes, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Malone, McConkey, McKee, Montgomery, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, Weldon, Boutin, McDonough, Kach, Smigiel, Donoghue, and Boteler

  Entitled

  Milk Products - Threat to Public Health - Impoundment and Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1436

  Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson

  Entitled

  Supersedeas Bonds - Limitation on Amount

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1462

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in a Business Establishment or Residence - Defense

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1463

  Status as of March 31, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, Trueschler, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Victims of Crime - Burglary and Crimes of Violence - Civil Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1481

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, Carter, Gaines, Healey, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Rosenberg, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Mortgage Lending - Prohibited Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1512

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory

  Entitled

  Corporations and Associations - Venture Limited Liability Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1518

  Status as of April 7, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1528

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 422

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Harrison

  Entitled

  Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation - Actions for Claims Information of Insolvent Insurers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• 

  SB 70

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 89

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip and Forehand

  Entitled

  District Court - Small Claim Action - Member or Employee of Limited Liability Company

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 87

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 1 of 2004 Special Session 1

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Garagiola, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Open Meetings Act - Standing to File a Petition Alleging Violation of the Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 88

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 437

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Ruben, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 90

  Status as of February 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson (By Request)

  Entitled

  Livestock Activities - Limitation of Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 186

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 72

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Currie, Della, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

• 

  SB 189

  Status as of April 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, Teitelbaum, Della, Exum, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 193

  Status as of March 23, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Pipkin, and Schrader

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 234

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Brochin

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Electronic Check Conversion Payments - Notice and Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

• 

  SB 240

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Haines, Hughes, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Master Settlement Agreement - Escrow Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 243

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws)

  Entitled

  Revised Uniform Arbitration Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

• 

  SB 244

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Home Improvement - Unlicensed Contractor - Prohibit Recovery of Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 248

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Emergency Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 265

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Abortion - The Women's Health Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 302

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Baltimore Public Markets Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 316

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 448

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Forehand, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Haines, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Court Fees and Costs - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 334

  Status as of March 3, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Hooper

  Entitled

  State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Certification, and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

• 

  SB 339

  Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Supersedeas Bonds - Limitation on Amount

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 340

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Jacobs, Forehand, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Claims against Design Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 362

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Frosh, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, and Stone

  Entitled

  Procurement - Contracts for Services Rendered Outside the United States - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 385

  Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Della, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Pinsky, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Procurement - Debarment - Violations of Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

• 

  SB 424

  Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Jones, and Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Regulation of Privatization Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 459

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 464

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 279

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Qualified Immunity from Civil Liability - SLAPP Suits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

• 

  SB 470

  Status as of April 10, 2004: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Hughes, Teitelbaum, Exum, Kelley, and Della

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Defenses - Sales of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Other Health-Related Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations

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  SB 472

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 507

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 129

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Astle, DeGrange, and Giannetti

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Public School Employees - Service or Representation Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

• 

  SB 518

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Civil Proceedings - Jurors and Alternates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 535

  Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  State Government - Judicial Appointees - Representation by Attorney General

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 562

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Conway (Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland)

  Entitled

  Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly and for Statewide Offices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 566

  Status as of March 24, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer for Expenses, Litigation Costs, and Interest

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 604

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 470

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Spam Deterrence Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 621

  Status as of May 25, 2004: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Kramer

  Entitled

  State Procurement Contracts - Living Wage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

• 

  SB 636

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Jury Verdict - Damages - Revisory Power of Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 645

  Status as of March 9, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement of Health Care Providers - Covered Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 655

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Voluntary Cleanup Program and Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program - Procedures and Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 690

  Status as of March 26, 2004: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Giannetti, Jacobs, and Jimeno

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Limitation of Actions - Land Surveyors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 703

  Status as of March 17, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Community Associations - Civil Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 715

  Status as of February 11, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger and Middleton

  Entitled

  Access to Health Care and Community Health Care Safety Net Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 725

  Status as of February 18, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Frosh, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Election Law - Public Campaign Funding Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 768

  Status as of March 19, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Reorganization and Regionalization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 840

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Maryland Physicians Noneconomic Damages Reimbursement Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 881

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 146

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  State's Right of Recovery - Grant Programs - Exemption for Lease of Federal Land

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations