COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 38

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  HB 41

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cryor

  Entitled

  Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 45

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving and Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 60

  Status as of February 28, 2005: 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 108

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Public School Construction - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 147

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 444

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 148

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 255

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 337

  Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Kach, McComas, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Adult Sexual Matter - Transmission via Electronic Mail - Use of .sex Suffix

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 575

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 384

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, McIntosh, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Environment - Statewide Computer Recycling Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 614

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, McIntosh, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Certification and Procurement - Environmentally Compliant Manufacturers of Computers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 673

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis, Jennings, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 698

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Ramirez, Dwyer, Frush, Haddaway, Holmes, King, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Crimes - Video and Computer Games Rated "Mature" or "For Adults Only" - Prohibition on Sale or Rental to Minor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 708

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Driver Education - Computer-Based Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 780

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Moe (Chair, Joint Technology Oversight Committee)

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Maryland Computer User Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 801

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carter, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Glassman, Goldwater, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, King, Kullen, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Pendergrass, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Hurson, Hammen, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Kach, Oaks, Rudolph, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Information Technology Board - Security of Computer Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 945

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Unauthorized Computer Software Prevention Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 963

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 587

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jameson and Walkup

  Entitled

  Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1097

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Benson, Boschert, Branch, V. Clagett, Conway, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Holmes, Howard, Kirk, Love, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Proctor, Sophocleus, and Weir

  Entitled

  Election Law - Campaign Material on the Internet - Documentation of Listed Supporters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1140

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Quinter

  Entitled

  Courts - Privileged Communication - Electronic Dissemination of News

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1142

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, King, Krysiak, Anderson, Bozman, Bromwell, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, McDonough, McIntosh, Malone, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Trueschler, F. Turner, Weir, Gutierrez, and Hixson

  Entitled

  Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1361

  Status as of March 17, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, DeBoy, Malone, and G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Education Trust Fund - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1380

  Status as of March 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred 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 1439

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Encouragement and Facilitation of MarylandOnline

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1486

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 50

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 544

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Frosh

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Learners' Permits and Provisional Licenses - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 115

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 117

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Teleworking Implementation Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 127

  Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 205

  Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading 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 360

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 304

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 374

  Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hafer, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Munson, Schrader, and Stone

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Weekend

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 454

  Status as of March 10, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Middleton, and Munson

  Entitled

  Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 483

  Status as of February 4, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Budget and Management - Sharing of State Fiscal Information with the Maryland General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 492

  Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Greenip

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Maryland Unauthorized Computer Software Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 546

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 490

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Astle, DeGrange, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hafer, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Middleton, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Cigarettes - Direct Sales and Shipping

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 554

  Status as of February 25, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Forehand, Hollinger, Kelley, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Prohibitions on Delivery

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 801

  Status as of March 31, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum (Chair, Joint Technology Oversight Committee) and Senators Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Munson, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Maryland Computer User Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 895

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 343

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Computerized Eligibility System

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations