State Universities and Colleges

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 50

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  HB 3

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 14

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bohanan, Wood, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - St. Mary's County - St. Mary's College Amphitheater

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 36

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 250

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Judges' Retirement System - Employment on Faculty of Public Institution of Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 48

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ross

  Entitled

  Election Judges Training Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 133

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 45

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education - Membership and Extension of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 184

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, DeBoy, McDonough, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Housing Code Enforcement - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 340

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 347

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, and Frush

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 362

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 9

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Department of Information Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 369

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 121

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McIntosh, Bobo, Busch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Ali, Beidle, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 468

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Gilchrist, Jennings, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminals - Center on the Prevention of Compulsive Gambling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 506

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Carr, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Love, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Robinson, Sossi, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 538

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Student Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 689

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 83

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Access to Public Records - Permissible Denials - Public Institutions of Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 865

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 525

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bromwell, Miller, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Procurement - eMaryland Marketplace - Use

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 905

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 580

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Carr, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1049

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Juvenile Services)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - College Tuition Waiver for Committed Youth

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1067

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Manno, Mizeur, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1068

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Higher Education - College Textbooks - Disclosures and Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1220

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, Benson, Gaines, Heller, Jones, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1236

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Ramirez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1272

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, George, Miller, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Disclosure of Education Records - Notice to Students and Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1287

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 317

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Public Servants - Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1388

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kelly, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McComas, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Maryland Truth in Tuition Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1418

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Boteler, and Lafferty

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Occupancy Limits on Rental Housing Near University Campuses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1444

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 545

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - University System of Maryland)

  Entitled

  Academic Facilities Bonding Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1451

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Standardizing Introductory Courses in Higher Education in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1501

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Barnes, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Valderrama, and Walker

  Entitled

  Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1616

  Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Barnes, Bohanan, Feldman, Frush, Hucker, Mizeur, Reznik, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 15

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Mooney, Harris, Jacobs, Colburn, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Citizen's Tuition Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 31

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 346

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 40

  Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Colburn, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Prohibition on Illegal Aliens from Receiving In-State Tuition Status

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 49

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 81

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Greenip, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 146

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Reduction for Nonresident Nursing Students - Service Obligation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 212

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Department of Information Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 213

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, King, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Conway, Dyson, Lenett, Rosapepe, Harrington, Colburn, and Harris

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Nonpoint Source Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 438

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 579

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Gladden, King, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 459

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 182

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Munson, and Harris

  Entitled

  Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 464

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Unreasonable Duplication of Programs - Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 591

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 608

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 604

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Dyson, Lenett, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, Klausmeier, Colburn, Conway, Harris, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 617

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Rosapepe, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Student Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 623

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Tuition Cap and College Opportunity Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 624

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 657

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Colburn, Dyson, Greenip, Klausmeier, Lenett, Raskin, Harrington, and Middleton

  Entitled

  College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 867

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 886

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Madaleno, McFadden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 952

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Use of College Entrance Examinations for Admission to Public Institutions of Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 962

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1002

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  State Government - Audit of Procurements by the Maryland Stadium Authority and Selected Higher Education Institutions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation