COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 39

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  HB 70

  Status as of February 16, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Lee

  Entitled

  Crimes - Unauthorized Computer Access for Sabotage of State Government or Public Utilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 109

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 154

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Bobo

  Entitled

  Environment - Electronic Waste Collection Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 111

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Bobo

  Entitled

  Solid Waste Disposal - Cathode Ray Tubes - Computer Monitors and Television Screens

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 194

  Status as of April 27, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 157

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Stern, Goldwater, Barkley, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Crimes - Theft - Use of Interactive Computer Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 195

  Status as of March 1, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Stern, Goldwater, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Kaiser, Kelley, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Crimes - Unauthorized Computer Access for Sabotage of State Government or Public Utilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 279

  Status as of March 8, 2004: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Miller, Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Burns, Cluster, Elliott, Krebs, McDonough, McHale, McKee, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Resource Centers and Cooperative Programs - Access by Minors - Obscene Materials - Prevention

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 293

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 328

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Bobo

  Entitled

  Environment - Electronic Waste Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 818

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 853

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Brown, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hennessy, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Madaleno, McComas, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Quinter, Shank, Simmons, Stern, V. Turner, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Information Technology Board - Security of Computer Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 860

  Status as of March 27, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, Costa, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Krebs, Leopold, McConkey, O'Donnell, and Shank

  Entitled

  Public Libraries - Preventing Internet Access to Obscene Materials - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 871

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and the Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 878

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Boteler, Bozman, Brown, Holmes, Hubbard, Moe, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Electronic Transmission of Notices and Votes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 929

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Petzold, Cryor, Dumais, Goldwater, Jones, Kaiser, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Murray

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1013

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Trueschler

  Entitled

  Gaming Facilities - Consumer Protections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1101

  Status as of March 30, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cryor

  Entitled

  Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1105

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Paige, Kirk, Haynes, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bethel A.M.E. Museum and Cyber Community Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1118

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cryor

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1167

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 402

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barve, Bartlett, Cardin, Cryor, Gilleland, Goodwin, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, McIntosh, Ross, McKee, Healey, C. Davis, Gordon, Patterson, Ramirez, Boschert, Bozman, King, Myers, and Elmore

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Digital Library - Established

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1208

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Amedori, Donoghue, Dwyer, Kelly, Lee, McComas, O'Donnell, Simmons, Sophocleus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Crimes - Internet Child Pornography - Removal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  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 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 1331

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Crimes - Child Pornography - Electronic Communication with Minor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1538

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 490

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hennessy, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jameson, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Owings, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Status of Women and Information Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 197

  Status as of April 12, 2004: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 321

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Green, Greenip, Hollinger, Klausmeier, Middleton, Schrader, and Stone

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Weekend

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 484

  Status as of March 29, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Dyson, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 486

  Status as of March 10, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Britt, Dyson, Forehand, Hafer, Hogan, Kramer, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Tax Credit for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 503

  Status as of April 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Education - Laptop Computer Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 510

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

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2004

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 512

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 285

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Haines, Hughes, Jacobs, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 538

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Legislative Data Processing Advisory Committee - Live Broadcast of House and Senate Floor Sessions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 568

  Status as of May 11, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 286

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Forehand, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Electronic Transmission of Notices and Votes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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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 615

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Grosfeld, and Stone

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Digital Library - Established

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 626

  Status as of March 15, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Methods to Enhance State Revenues Related to Telecommunication Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 720

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Crimes - Internet Child Pornography - Removal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 806

  Status as of March 5, 2004: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Hughes, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Bethel A.M.E. Museum and Cyber Community Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 917

  Status as of May 26, 2004: Became Law - Chapter 489

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Status of Women and Information Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters