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Legislation


2001 Regular Session

PRIVACY

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62

  • Passed Legislation

    HB 14

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 440

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Brown, Rosenberg, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Donoghue, Dypski, Finifter, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Hammen, Heller, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Love, Mandel, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Riley, Rosso, Shriver, Swain, Turner, Weir, and Zirkin
    Entitled
    Electronic Transactions Protection Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 18

    Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 12

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Finifter, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Clagett, Dypski, Mandel, McIntosh, Morhaim, Paige, Riley, Rosenberg, and Zirkin
    Entitled
    Genetic Information - Nondiscrimination in Employment
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 40

    Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Brown
    Entitled
    Commercial Law - Consumer Consent to Use of Electronic Records
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 93

    Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Boschert and Sophocleus
    Entitled
    Courts - Sharing Information Relating to Juveniles
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 164

    Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Delegates McClenahan, Donoghue, DeCarlo, and Snodgrass
    Entitled
    Motor Vehicle Administration - Digital Photographic Images - Private Detective Agencies
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 236

    Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate C. Davis
    Entitled
    Nursing Homes - Retention of Direct Care Nursing Staff
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 247

    Status as of February 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
    Entitled
    Crimes - Controlled Dangerous Substances, Controlled Paraphernalia, and Drug Paraphernalia - Regulation
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 306

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 339

    Sponsored By
    The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dobson, Doory, Gladden, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hill, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Sher, Shriver, Swain, Turner, and Valderrama
    Entitled
    Procurement - Minority Business Participation
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 330

    Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 213

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Turner and Montague
    Entitled
    Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Access to Records by Confidential Intermediary
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 362

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 469

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
    Entitled
    Maryland Insurance Administration - Adoption of Regulations
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 363

    Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Rosenberg, Healey, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cadden, Carlson, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dobson, Elliott, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Marriott, McHale McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Parrott, Petzold, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shriver, Valderrama, and Weir
    Entitled
    Safe Haven for Newborns Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 380

    Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Mandel, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Clagett, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dypski, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, V. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Malone, Marriott, McIntosh, Paige, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, and Swain
    Entitled
    Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 395

    Status as of April 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Turner, Grosfeld, Pendergrass, V. Jones, Hubers, D'Amato, Dembrow, Cole, Gladden, Montague, Giannetti, James, Proctor, Valderrama, Barkley, Klausmeier, Benson, R. Baker, Frush, Mandel, Healey, Gordon, Hecht, Branch, Dewberry, Bronrott, Shriver, Heller, Howard, Moe, Swain, Pitkin, Patterson, Paige, Krysiak, Marriott, Cane, and Petzold
    Entitled
    Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 418

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 476

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
    Entitled
    Drugs and Prescription Records - Impounding and Disposing
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 448

    Status as of February 27, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates O'Donnell and Owings
    Entitled
    Parental Rights Act of 2001
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 451

    Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Montague
    Entitled
    Juvenile Causes
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 453

    Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 227

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Montague, Menes, Cole, Doory, Grosfeld, Rawlings, Dembrow, Gladden, and Dobson
    Entitled
    Juvenile Justice - Criminal Justice Information System - Dissemination of Information
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 454

    Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 662

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Edwards
    Entitled
    Electric Industry Restructuring - Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Exemptions
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 463

    Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 79

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
    Entitled
    HIV and AIDS Cases - Confidentiality and Reporting Provisions
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 491

    Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Krysiak
    Entitled
    Unemployment Insurance - Quarterly Wage Reports - Electronic Access for Credit Reporting
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Economic Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 508

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 485

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Stocksdale, Taylor, and Turner
    Entitled
    Victims' Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 509

    Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Bronrott
    Entitled
    Motor Vehicle Administration - Records - Violations Committed by Persons Under the Age of 21 Years
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 578

    Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 85

    Sponsored By
    Washington County Delegation
    Entitled
    Washington County - Exemption from Advertising Requirement for Contracts for Covert Operations
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 636

    Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 251

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Cryor, Sher, Morhaim, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Glassman, Goldwater, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, Kopp, La Vay, Love, Mandel, Phillips, Pitkin, Riley, Sophocleus, and Walkup
    Entitled
    Maryland Cancer Registry - Reporting of Central Nervous System Tumors
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 754

    Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference - Foster Care Court Improvement Implementation Committee)
    Entitled
    Juvenile Causes
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 819

    Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Bobo, Bronrott, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Grosfeld, Healey, Mandel, Paige, Pitkin, and Swain
    Entitled
    Public Institutions of Higher Education - Prohibition Against Disclosure of Student Information for Commercial Purposes
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Appropriations
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 823

    Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 684

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Bobo, Bronrott, Dobson, Doory, Healey, Paige, Pitkin, and Swain
    Entitled
    Public School Students - Inspection of Records - Prohibitions on Use and Disclosure of Information
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 868

    Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Kagan
    Entitled
    Election Laws - Absentee Voters - Publication
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 893

    Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Kagan
    Entitled
    Consumer Protection - Privacy of Social Security Numbers
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 912

    Status as of March 19, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Montague
    Entitled
    Fugitive Apprehension Agents - Licensure
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 928

    Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 284

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Klausmeier
    Entitled
    Mental Health - Minors - Providers and Consent Provisions
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 940

    Status as of February 13, 2001: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, Kagan, Valderrama, Turner, Rosso, Marriott, Rzepkowski, La Vay, Pitkin, Riley, C. Davis, Menes, Greenip, Gladden, Grosfeld, Dewberry, Klausmeier, DeCarlo, Carlson, Kittleman, Hubers, and Redmer
    Entitled
    The Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 959

    Status as of March 12, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Pitkin, Boutin, Conroy, Dypski, Frush, Hubers, A. Jones, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, and Rosso
    Entitled
    Consumer Protection - Credit Cards - Student Applicants
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Delegates Klausmeier and Guns
    Entitled
    Coordination of Immunization Services Act of 2001
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1078

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 521

    Sponsored By
    Delegates McIntosh and Wood
    Entitled
    Task Force on Enhanced Wireless 911 Service
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Finance
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1105

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 529

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Rosenberg
    Entitled
    Inspection of Public Records - Maryland Transportation Authority and Mass Transit Administration
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1113

    Status as of March 20, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Kagan
    Entitled
    Election Law - Privacy of Contributor Data
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1240

    Status as of April 20, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 312

    Sponsored By
    Delegate Love
    Entitled
    Child Abuse - Reports - Public School Contractors and Employees of Contractors
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Judiciary
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1369

    Status as of March 23, 2001: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegate McHale
    Entitled
    Regulation of Alarm Systems - Registration of Alarm System Contractors, Monitors, and Users
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    HB 1376

    Status as of March 24, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Shriver and Donoghue
    Entitled
    Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2001
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    HB 1390

    Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 727

    Sponsored By
    Delegates Hixson, Kopp, and Hurson
    Entitled
    Simplified Sales and Use Tax Administration Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    House: Ways and Means
    Senate: Budget and Taxation
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 2

    Status as of April 10, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 11

    Sponsored By
    Senator Forehand
    Entitled
    Genetic Information - Nondiscrimination in Employment
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 160

    Status as of April 6, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Senator Harris
    Entitled
    Juvenile Law - Juvenile Court Records - Disclosure of Information to Victim
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Sponsored By
    The President (Administration) and Senators Blount, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Mitchell, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    Procurement - Minority Business Participation
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 219

    Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senators Ferguson, Colburn, Collins, Harris, Jimeno, Kelley, Mitchell, Sfikas, and Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Maryland Internet Privacy Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Sponsored By
    Senator Stone (Task Force To Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Senators Colburn, Collins, Ferguson, Hollinger, Jimeno, Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, and Van Hollen
    Entitled
    Victims' Rights - Incompetency and Not Criminally Responsible Procedures
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 267

    Status as of April 2, 2001: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

    Sponsored By
    Senator Jimeno
    Entitled
    Courts - Sharing Information Relating to Juveniles
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 325

    Status as of March 5, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

    Sponsored By
    Senator Astle
    Entitled
    Unemployment Insurance - Quarterly Wage Reports - Electronic Access for Credit Reporting
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
  • Sponsored By
    Senators Currie, Teitelbaum, Astle, Bromwell, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Exum, Frosh, Hogan, and Kelley
    Entitled
    Electronic Transactions Protection Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Economic Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 435

    Status as of March 15, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

    Sponsored By
    Senators Pinsky, Blount, Conway, Dyson, Frosh, Harris, Hollinger, Kelley, Sfikas, and Van Hollen
    Entitled
    Captive Audience/Stop Commercialism in Schools Act of 2001
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  • Sponsored By
    Senator Stoltzfus
    Entitled
    Electric Industry Restructuring - Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Exemptions
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Sponsored By
    Senators Astle and Miller
    Entitled
    Task Force on Enhanced Wireless 911 Service
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Finance
    House: Commerce and Government Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 510

    Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Forehand, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Radar Cameras
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 569

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 402

    Sponsored By
    Senator Hollinger
    Entitled
    Medical Records - Maintenance and Destruction - Confidentiality
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 626

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 412

    Sponsored By
    Senator Hollinger
    Entitled
    Coordination of Immunization Services Act of 2001
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Environmental Matters
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 643

    Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Hooper, Colburn, DeGrange, Ferguson, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Jimeno, McCabe, Mooney, Stoltzfus, and Stone
    Entitled
    Abortion - Minors - Parental Notification
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 660

    Status as of May 15, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 415

    Sponsored By
    Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference - Foster Care Court Improvement Implementation Committee)
    Entitled
    Juvenile Causes
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 704

    Status as of March 22, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Forehand, Hoffman, Bromwell, Dorman, Dyson, Hollinger, Hughes, McCabe, McFadden, Mitchell, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
    Entitled
    Safe Haven for Newborns Act
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 705

    Status as of March 6, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senators Currie, Exum, and Pinsky
    Entitled
    Marijuana - Exceptions for Medical Use
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Passed Legislation

    SB 713

    Status as of May 18, 2001: Became Law - Chapter 618

    Sponsored By
    Senator Roesser
    Entitled
    Arrest of a Student - Transfer to Another School System - Notification
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
    House: Judiciary
  • Failed to Pass

    SB 756

    Status as of February 7, 2001: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

    Sponsored By
    Senator Haines
    Entitled
    Abortions - Statistical Reporting Requirement
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  • Sponsored By
    Senator Jimeno
    Entitled
    Child Abuse - Reports - Public School Contractors and Employees of Contractors
    Committee
    Assignments
    Senate: Judicial Proceedings
    House: Judiciary
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