Constitutional Amendments

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 42

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  HB 4

  Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Stein, DeBoy, Minnick, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 23

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McMillan, Aumann, Bromwell, Carter, Fisher, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Kach, K. Kelly, W. Miller, Minnick, O'Donnell, Schuh, Simmons, Sophocleus, Vitale, Weir, Wood, Kramer, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Dedicated State Funds Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 37

  Status as of February 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Declaration of Rights - Victims' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 39

  Status as of February 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  State and Local Government - Officials and General Assembly Members - Legislative Privilege Exception

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 43

  Status as of February 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, McComas, Dwyer, Hough, Krebs, Parrott, Kipke, Cluster, and W. Miller

  Entitled

  Maryland Constitution - Laws Making an Appropriation Made Subject to Petition Referendum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 121

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Bay Restoration Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 146

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Afzali, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cluster, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Norman, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Transportation Trust Fund Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 211

  Status as of April 20, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 147

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Vaughn, Griffith, Afzali, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Cullison, Davis, DeBoy, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway-Riccio, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hershey, Hixson, Holmes, Hucker, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, Malone, McConkey, McIntosh, A. Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Schuh, Schulz, Simmons, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Summers, Tarrant, V. Turner, Walker, Washington, Wilson, Wood, Zucker, and Norman

  Entitled

  Elected Officials - Removal from Office - Crimes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 295

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vitale, Afzali, Dwyer, Eckardt, George, Kipke, McDermott, Norman, Schuh, Schulz, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Legislative and Congressional Districting Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 451

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh, Costa, Dwyer, George, Kipke, McConkey, McMillan, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission (Better Maryland - Nonpartisan Redistricting)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 458

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh, Costa, George, Kipke, McConkey, McMillan, and Vitale

  Entitled

  State Officials - Limitation of Terms (Better Maryland - Term Limits)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 474

  Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stukes, Szeliga, Vitale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 643

  Status as of February 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminals - Expansion to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 695

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McDonough

  Entitled

  Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 728

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dwyer

  Entitled

  Maryland Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 748

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Parrott, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Maryland Constitution - Congressional Districts - Requirements as to Territory, Form, and Boundaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 752

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Parrott, Afzali, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Glass, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, Ready, Serafini, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Capital Projects - Eliminating Individual Bond Bills

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 819

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates W. Miller, Afzali, Aumann, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, Davis, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Fisher, Frank, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Hucker, Impallaria, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Love, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Ready, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Valentino-Smith, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Office of the Inspector General - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 871

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Alston, Aumann, Bates, Dwyer, Frank, Glass, Impallaria, Krebs, McConkey, McMillan, W. Miller, Parrott, Ready, B. Robinson, Schuh, Schulz, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  The Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 925

  Status as of February 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir and Minnick

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminals - Expansion to Alcoholic Beverages Licensed Establishments and Fraternal Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1061

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hough, Afzali, McDermott, Parrott, and Ready

  Entitled

  Judiciary Department - Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Powers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1249

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Arora, Mitchell, Ross, and Stukes

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Members - Age of Eligibility for Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1413

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt and Frank

  Entitled

  Operating Budget - Budget Reconciliation - Requirement for Separate Bills

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1470

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Reznik, Barve, Hixson, Ivey, Luedtke, Ross, and Summers

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Early Voting Polling Places

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HJ 3

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Joint Resolution 4

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Cardin, Cluster, Costa, Feldman, Griffith, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, McIntosh, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Stein, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 48

  Status as of April 20, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 146

  Sponsored By

  Baltimore County Senators

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 65

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund and Bay Restoration Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 81

  Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Orphans' Court Judges - Qualifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 158

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Gaming - Table Games

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 161

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Colburn, and Kittleman

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Legislative Districting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 284

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brinkley, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Madaleno, Middleton, Miller, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Legislative Immunity - Prosecutions for Bribery

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 339

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Currie, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Early Voting Polling Places

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 403

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Transportation Trust Fund - Dedicated Highway Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 441

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Ramirez, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Transportation Trust Fund - Financing - Use of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 544

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Raskin, Benson, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Reilly, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Simonaire, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Elected Officials - Removal from Office - Crimes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 616

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  Commission to Study the Retirement of Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 619

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  Dedicated Funds - Prohibition of Transfer

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 700

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Colburn

  Entitled

  Office of the Inspector General - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 805

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Getty, Glassman, Jennings, Kittleman, Muse, Reilly, and Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland Constitution - Congressional Districts - Requirements as to Territory, Form, and Boundaries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 837

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Brinkley

  Entitled

  State Budget

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 892

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Colburn, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Robey, Klausmeier, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals and Table Games

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SJ 2

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Joint Resolution 3

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin and Forehand

  Entitled

  Maryland Ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution

  Committee
  Assignments

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