LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 54

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  HB 1

  Status as of March 18, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Conway, Healey, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Barve, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, James, Lee, Marriott, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Public School Construction Assistance Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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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 63

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Murray

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Vacation Leave - Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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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 310

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Goldwater, Haynes, Jones, Mandel, Murray, Oaks, Patterson, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Payment of Overtime - Registered Nurses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 374

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, V. Clagett, Cryor, DeBoy, Gaines, Gilleland, Hogan, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Love, McComas, McDonough, Ramirez, Shewell, Stern, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Oil Discharge - Groundwater Contamination - Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 401

  Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Dwyer, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Hennessy, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McHale, McKee, Menes, Miller, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rudolph, Simmons, Smigiel, Sossi, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Statewide Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 453

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, DeBoy, Gilleland, Heller, Madaleno, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Real Property Tax Bills - Contents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 454

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 552

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Aumann, Benson, Bohanan, Boutin, G. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Frush, Gilleland, Healey, Howard, Malone, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Menes, Moe, Parrott, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation Insurance - Volunteer Fire and Rescue Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 473

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy, Barkley, Benson, Bronrott, C. Davis, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 474

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy, Barkley, Benson, Bronrott, C. Davis, Donoghue, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, McDonough, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 494

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Megan's Law - Registration Statements of Offenders - Notification to Surrounding Area

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 503

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Local School Systems - Requirement to Purchase Calcium-Enriched Food and Beverages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 521

  Status as of March 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Frush, Goldwater, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Taylor, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Schools - School Nutrition Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 630

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Liberty Road, Route 26

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 689

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Fulton

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System Penalties - Funding for Prosecution of Gun Offenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 723

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 572

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 725

  Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Correctional Services - Pretrial Detention and Services - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 746

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bates

  Entitled

  Election Law - One-Stop Absentee Ballot Voting Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 781

  Status as of April 4, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Registration of Sex Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 800

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 579

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Carter, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Howard, King, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stern, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Identity Fraud - Police Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 880

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Hogan, Holmes, Malone, McConkey, Montgomery, Parker, Sossi, and Stern

  Entitled

  Land Use - Comprehensive Plans - Workforce Housing Elements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 918

  Status as of April 12, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 79

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Local Board of Elections - Salaries

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 973

  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 - Eyewitness Identification Evidence and Eyewitness Testimony

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1055

  Status as of February 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, King, Stern, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Zoning - Accessory Use - Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1066

  Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Healey, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, D. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jameson, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Love, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, Trueschler, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Economic Development and Tax Incentive Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1089

  Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1109

  Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Homestead Credit Percentage - Homeland Security Funding PG 321-05

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1122

  Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Education - Parental Involvement Plans PG 403-05

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 1166

  Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cadden, Costa, Eckardt, Edwards, Frank, Gilleland, Impallaria, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Registration and Voting - Proof of Citizenship and Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1173

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Boschert, Frush, Gilleland, Impallaria, Kirk, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, Menes, Paige, Shewell, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Powers, Limitations, and Procedures - Wildlife

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1177

  Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Impallaria, Aumann, Boteler, Cluster, Frank, Kach, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management, Permits Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1206

  Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McMillan, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, Gilleland, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Parker, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1256

  Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Benson, Kaiser, Madaleno, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Required Use of Instructional Assistants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1294

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Trueschler, Bobo, Cardin, V. Clagett, Heller, Kach, and Quinter

  Entitled

  Resource Conservation Planning Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1611

  Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, James, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Property Tax Exemption - Fire Companies - Cecil County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 175

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Prohibiting Smoking on Business Premises

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 199

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 616

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Currie, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Credit for Repaired or Reconstructed Dwelling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 279

  Status as of March 27, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Fines for Parking Violations - Late Fees - Restrictions in Baltimore City

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 297

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 307

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Payment of Overtime - Registered Nurses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 346

  Status as of February 14, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Education - Retirees of a County Board of Education - Health Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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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 508

  Status as of March 30, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Mooney

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Property Tax - Homestead Tax Credit Percentage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 609

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Public Schools - School Nutrition Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 611

  Status as of March 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Giannetti, Britt, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Money Follows the Child Education Act of 2005

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 672

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hughes, McFadden, Conway, Della, Gladden, and Jones

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Community College - Governance

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 705

  Status as of March 27, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance - Requirement to Adopt

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 762

  Status as of March 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hogan, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Driver Education - Mandatory Instruction in Public High Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 780

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Gladden, Green, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Economic Development and Tax Incentive Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  

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  SB 883

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Department of Legislative Services - Fiscal Notes - Departmental Labor Cost Analysis

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1018

  Status as of April 5, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Property Tax Exemption - Fire Companies - Cecil County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation