Telecommunications -see also- Telephones

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 31

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  HB 110

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali, Aumann, Gutierrez, Heller, Howard, Kipke, Lafferty, Niemann, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Wireless Telephone Service Billing Change Notification Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 199

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 489

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Stein, Kaiser, Riley, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Ivey, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Frick, George, Howard, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Ross, Serafini, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policy and Disciplinary Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 321

  Status as of January 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Cardin, Conaway, DeBoy, Elliott, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, Oaks, Rice, Tarrant, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Transportation - Transit Vehicle Operators - Prohibition on Use of Wireless Communication Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 344

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Aumann, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, George, Haddaway, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Myers, Norman, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Schuh, Smigiel, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Crimes - On-Line Harassment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 380

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Barve, Bates, Bobo, Glenn, Hixson, Howard, Jones, Kramer, Miller, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Simmons, Taylor, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging Device While Driving - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 565

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin

  Entitled

  Elections - Voting Interference - Misuse of Telephone Facilities and Electronic Mail

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 695

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Charles County Delegation

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices by Young Drivers - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 711

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Ali, Bates, Beidle, Bobo, V. Clagett, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Montgomery, Niemann, Stein, and Stull

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - School Bus Drivers - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 869

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 381

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter and Vallario (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments) and Delegates Anderson, Barnes, Conaway, Frank, Lee, McComas, Oaks, Rosenberg, Shank, Simmons, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Admissibility of Evidence - Intercepted Communications - Electronic

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 918

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

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Wireless Telecommunications Towers - Prohibition on Public Elementary and Middle School Grounds MC 811-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 987

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Ali, Frick, Heller, Hucker, Montgomery, Reznik, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Broadband Internet Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 994

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Kach, Aumann, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, Minnick, Niemann, Norman, Schuler, Shewell, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1062

  Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kelly

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Voice over Internet Protocol Service - Customer Address Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1110

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Eckardt, Frick, Haynes, Kramer, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Ross, Taylor, and Walker

  Entitled

  Texting While Driving Ban of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1144

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker and Feldman

  Entitled

  Information Technology - Public-Private Deployment Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1281

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Bronrott, Carr, Hecht, Kramer, Montgomery, Ross, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Teen Driving Safety Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1371

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barve, Carr, Feldman, Frick, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Manno, Mizeur, Rice, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Internet Webcasting of Committee Meetings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1377

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Beitzel, Elliott, Jennings, McKee, Shewell, and Stifler

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Unauthorized Access to Wireless Internet Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1389

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Maryland Smart Grid Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1405

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Prohibited Transfer of Recorded Sounds or Images - Restitution

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1619

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elmore, James, Kelly, McComas, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Serafini, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stifler, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Rural Broadband Communication Services - Railroads and Tributaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 2

  Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 80

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 178

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 21

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Emergency Number Systems Board - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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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 271

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 380

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

  Entitled

  Admissibility of Evidence - Intercepted Communications - Electronic

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 379

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin and Stone

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Wireless Telecommunications Towers - Prohibition on School System Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 461

  Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Dyson

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices by Young Drivers - Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 515

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Broadband Internet Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1006

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Rural Broadband Communication Services - Railroads and Tributaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs