INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 64

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  HB 46

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Capital Offenses - Electronic Recordation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 54

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Hubbard, Madaleno, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Health - Clinical Trials Data Bank

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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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 224

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

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 268

  Status as of February 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Conroy, Costa, Kullen, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Serious Incidents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 298

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Anderson, Aumann, Boschert, Costa, Cryor, Dwyer, Frank, Kach, Menes, Myers, Rosenberg, Shank, Sossi, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Electronic Recordation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 351

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Medical Laboratories - Whistleblower Protection and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 412

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 548

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Real Property - Residential Property Disclaimer and Disclosure Statements - Latent Defects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 425

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bozman and Conway

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminals - New Racetrack at Pocomoke City

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 534

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Park Police of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Investigatory Authority - Fraudulent Use of Personal Identifying Information MC/PG 130-05

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 558

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 558

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Human Relations Department - Investigation of Discriminatory Conduct

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 578

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Cluster, DeBoy, Goodwin, Shank, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Identification to Police Officer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 609

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Barkley, Boutin, Bromwell, Bronrott, Donoghue, Gordon, Kach, Lee, Mandel, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stern

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Facilities and Hospitals - Reporting Deaths of Long-Term Care Facility Residents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 610

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Frush, and Moe

  Entitled

  Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 651

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 389

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Kullen, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Prioritization System for Investigations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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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 694

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 707

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Electronic Video and Audio Recording of Witnesses in Murder and Manslaughter Investigations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 720

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Gaming and Video Lottery Terminals - State Lottery Commission - Licensing, Revenues, and Operations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 724

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

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Investigative and Enforcement Powers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 737

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa , Hubbard, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding - Minimum Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 741

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 233

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, King, Leopold, Love, McComas, Menes, Parker, Petzold, Rosenberg, Sossi, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Family Law - Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 778

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - False Statements Made During an Investigation - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 839

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hurson, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment Services

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 919

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Benson, Burns, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, Conway, Franchot, Griffith, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Madaleno, Marriott, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Rosenberg, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 974

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Lee, Marriott, McComas, and Menes

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Discoverable Material and Information - State's Attorney Certification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 976

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1012

  Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes - Undercover Patients

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1031

  Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Hurson, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Montgomery, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vallario

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1040

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 590

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Wood, D. Davis, Moe, Jameson, Miller, Minnick, Haddaway, Krebs, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Mortgage Originators

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1059

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Search and Seizure Warrants - Sealed Affidavit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1127

  Status as of April 1, 2005: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Fire Investigators - Rights and Certification PG 311-05

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1208

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 421

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Boutin, Cryor, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, Lee, Mayer, Menes, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation - Obstructing Justice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1315

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland Birth Defects Program - Authority to Obtain Medical Information

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1316

  Status as of March 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1341

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

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1342

  Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Cadden, Gutierrez, Morhaim, and Quinter

  Entitled

  Juvenile Justice Monitoring - Transfer to Office of the Attorney General

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 1365

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Private Detectives - Bail Bondsmen - Fugitive Recovery Investigations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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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 1527

  Status as of March 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Education - Howard County - Complaints Involving Staff of the County Superintendent of Schools Ho. Co. 21-05

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1568

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Quinter

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud Investigations - Notification - Motor Vehicle Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1589

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 613

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Krysiak

  Entitled

  Maryland Stationary Engineers Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 27

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations - Rights of Alleged Abuser or Neglecter

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 144

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 463

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle (Chairman, Anne Arundel County Senators)

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis - Fire and Explosive Investigators - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 172

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 287

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Interception of State Payments for Child Support Arrears

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 192

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Real Property - Residential Property Disclaimer and Disclosure Statements - Latent Defects

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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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 310

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Electronic Video and Audio Recording of Witnesses in Murder and Manslaughter Investigations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 394

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 479

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Department of State Police - Investigations of Deaths in or Outside Correctional Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 418

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Railroad Police Officers - Scope of Powers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 475

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 484

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Search and Seizure Warrants - Sealed Affidavit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 498

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  State Racing Commission Reorganization Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 548

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 491

  Sponsored By

  Senators Giannetti, Britt, Currie, Exum, Green, Jones, Lawlah, Miller, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 643

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jimeno and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance - Investigation - Obstructing Justice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 660

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle and Exum

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Mortgage Originators

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 681

  Status as of April 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin , Green, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Health - Clinical Trials - Data Bank Information and Publication of Results

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 702

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum and Kelley

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Prioritization System for Investigations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 725

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 727

  Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 746

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 507

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody and Guardianship

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 782

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 334

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Ruben, and Jones

  Entitled

  Public Health - Child Abuse and Neglect Centers of Excellence Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 831

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 339

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Giannetti, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Licenses and Eligibility for State Funding - Minimum Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations