Circuit Courts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62

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  HB 34

  Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Costa, and Kach

  Entitled

  Planning and Zoning Decisions - Standing to Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 48

  Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Barve, Frank, Minnick, Oaks, Shank, and Stein

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 58

  Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)

  Entitled

  Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 71

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Cardin, DeBoy, Kach, Malone, and Stein

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 81

  Status as of January 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Anderson, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 85

  Status as of January 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, G. Clagett, Jones, McIntosh, and Vallario

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 158

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Licenses - Calvert County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 203

  Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Conaway, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, McConkey, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Appeals - Admissibility of Medical Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 290

  Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Barve, James, Niemann, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Retention Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 300

  Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Courts - Violation of Condition of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 309

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 331

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 234

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Real Property - Electronic Recording Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 337

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Posting of Bond Without Appearance of Defendant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 361

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Donoghue, Kullen, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, and Riley

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 384

  Status as of February 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Circuit Court - Jury Commissioner - Designation and Supervision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 425

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Olszewski, Vallario, Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Dwyer, Frank, Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Levi, McComas, Ramirez, Schuler, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer - Failure to Act in Good Faith

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 463

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 497

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Courts - Docketing Fee for Appearance of Counsel - Payment and Collection PG 316-07

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 507

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Juvenile Offenses and Absences from School - Administrative and Criminal Penalties PG 317-07

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 525

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, V. Clagett, Hucker, Shewell, and Weir

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Court Appointment of Receiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 571

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 563

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Carter, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Glenn, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Oaks, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Smigiel, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 665

  Status as of February 8, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Subdivision Appeals MC/PG 114-07

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 730

  Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation

  Entitled

  Harford County - Board of Education - Selection of Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 731

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, V. Clagett, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, N. King, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 779

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Medical Malpractice - Medical Liability Division Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 847

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 629

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 876

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 341

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lawton, Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Bronrott, Dwyer, Frank, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hucker, James, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Kullen, Lee, Love, Manno, McComas, McConkey, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Stein, Tarrant, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1029

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Holmes, and Krebs

  Entitled

  Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Civil Court Cases - Filing Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1079

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Benson, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Education - Collective Bargaining - Public School Labor Relations Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1108

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Criminal Appeals - Right to Jury Trial

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1134

  Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Marriage - Performance of Ceremony - Retired Clerk of Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1214

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Costa, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Lead-Containing Products - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1287

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Gaines, Ivey, Manno, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Scheduled Pay

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1317

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 647

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Cane, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hucker, McIntosh, Ramirez, Simmons, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Mandatory Minimum Sentences - Burglary and Daytime Housebreaking - Retroactive Effect

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1325

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 648

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Barnes, Benson, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Glassman, Haddaway, Holmes, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Levi, McComas, McDonough, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Riley, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1363

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1436

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Washington County - Zoning and Land Use - Actions Concerning Hospitals and Medical Campuses - Bonds and Other Security

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 29

  Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Refuses to Recede

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 46

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Kittleman, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 60

  Status as of January 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Maryland Judiciary)

  Entitled

  Judgeships - Circuit and District Courts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 82

  Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Board of Education - Elected Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 113

  Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Britt, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in Prince George's County PG 303-07

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 136

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Courts - Violation of Condition of Probation or Suspension of Sentence - Notice or Warrant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 143

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Real Property - Electronic Recording Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 159

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Della, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Planning and Zoning Decisions - Standing to Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 164

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 522

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller and Dyson

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Licenses - Calvert County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 209

  Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Circuit Court - Jury Staff

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 287

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 321

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Court Appointment of Receiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 384

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 546

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 386

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Conway, Dyson, and Exum

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 389

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 150

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Liability of Insurer - Failure to Act in Good Faith

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 396

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 286

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Della, Conway, Jones, McFadden, Pugh, Frosh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Remedies for Nonpayment of Ground Rent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 508

  Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Liability Division

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 519

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 562

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Brochin, Jacobs, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Truancy - Prohibition Against Issuance of Learner's Instructional Permit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 546

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  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 596

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Discount Medical Plan Organizations and Discount Drug Plan Organizations - Registration and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 606

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 340

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Conway, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Simonaire, Stone, Jones, and Peters

  Entitled

  Human Trafficking, Extortion, and Involuntary Servitude

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 638

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Development of State Voter Referendum Guide - Condensed and Summary Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 685

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 178

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Senators

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Posting of Bond Without Appearance of Defendant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 754

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 184

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Eluding a Police Officer - Crimes of Violence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 880

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Marriage - Performance of Ceremony - Retired Clerk of Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 916

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe and Peters

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Scheduled Pay

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance