Delegate Melony G. Griffith
District 25

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 33

• HB 1039

  Status as of March 1, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, R. Baker, Brown, D. Davis, Menes, Valderrama, and Kelly

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement - Use of Force - Training, Policies, and Equipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 1040

  Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Mt. Calvary Senior Housing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1268

  Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, R. Baker, D. Davis, and Brown

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Business Development Assistance Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 45

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 491

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, Griffith, Shank, Healey, Carlson, Doory, Frush, Stocksdale, Taylor, Heller, Hixson, Franchot, Hurson, Rosenberg, Howard, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Conroy, Cryor, Finifter, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, Phillips, Rosso, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - Extension of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

• HB 206

  Status as of January 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Wood, Giannetti, Rawlings, R. Baker, Valderrama, Montague, Cole, Doory, Dembrow, Turner, Gladden, Griffith, Pitkin, Zirkin, Arnick, Benson, Dypski, Sophocleus, Kelly, Boschert, Barkley, A. Jones, Conroy, Howard, Proctor, and Owings

  Entitled

  Office of Administrative Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters and Judiciary
  

• HB 216

  Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 353

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, W. Baker, Edwards, Griffith, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 324

  Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, R. Baker, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Busch, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Cryor, Eckardt, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hurson, Hutchins, Kagan, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Shriver, Stern, Swain, Turner, Walkup, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 329

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 504

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Goldwater, R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Conroy, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, A. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, La Vay, Menes, Moe, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Riley, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Vallario, Brown, Fulton, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Health Care Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

• HB 371

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Shriver, Bartlett, Bohanan, Bozman, Conroy, C. Davis, Healey, Heller, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Carlson, Cryor, Finifter, Howard, Marriott, Patterson, Phillips, Zirkin, Love, McKee, Dembrow, Conway, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Branch, Cadden, D'Amato, Dewberry, Edwards, Franchot, Griffith, Hecht, Hubers, James, A. Jones, Kagan, Klima, Leopold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Stocksdale, and Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Infants and Toddlers Act of 2002

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 425

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kach, Kelly, Klima, La Vay, Love, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Taylor, Valderrama, and Wood

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Right to Restitution - Leave to Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 426

  Status as of March 27, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Kagan, Healey, Finifter, Heller, Franchot, Hurson, Shriver, Bronrott, Kopp, Barve, Gordon, Grosfeld, Carlson, Menes, R. Baker, Swain, Howard, Griffith, Valderrama, Marriott, Gladden, Phillips, Oaks, Dobson, C. Davis, Paige, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Resident Tuition Charges - Immigrant Students

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 427

  Status as of February 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gladden, Vallario, and Griffith

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Motions for New Trial, Testing, and Storage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 445

  Status as of March 28, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Montague, Cole, Zirkin, Grosfeld, Gladden, Vallario, and Griffith

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - DNA Evidence - Preservation of Scientific Identification Evidence

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 455

  Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, Kelly, Klima, La Vay, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Taylor, Valderrama, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Office for Victims and Witnesses of Crime

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 456

  Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws) and Delegates Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Greenip, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, V. Jones, Kach, Kelly, Klausmeier, Klima, La Vay, Love, Malone, Mandel, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Proctor, Rawlings, Redmer, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Taylor, Valderrama, and Wood

  Entitled

  Victims' Rights - Correctional Programs - Victim Notification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 496

  Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Owings, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosso, Giannetti, Moe, Healey, Love, Menes, D. Davis, Griffith, Pitkin, and Schisler

  Entitled

  Health - Hepatitis B Disease - Vaccination of First Time Enrollees at Institutions of Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 522

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Giannetti, Conroy, Valderrama, Pitkin, Griffith, Moe, Frush, Vallario, Healey, Brown, Howard, Patterson, D. Davis, Proctor, Bobo, Hill, Benson, Pendergrass, Turner, Hubbard, R. Baker, Swain, Flanagan, and Menes

  Entitled

  Howard County and Prince George's County - Laurel College Center - Tuition

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 535

  Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 305

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hill, R. Baker, Benson, Branch, Brown, Burns, Cane, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Griffith, Harrison, Howard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Swain, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Registration - Felons

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 538

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Clagett, Hurson, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Boutin, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Busch, Cadden, Carlson, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dobson, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Fulton, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Hubers, Hutchins, James, A. Jones, Kach, Kagan, Kirk, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, Leopold, Linton, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Montague, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Ports, Rawlings, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Shank, Shriver, Snodgrass, Stern, Stull, Turner, Valderrama, Hixson, Lee, and Bates

  Entitled

  Election Laws - Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 652

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 533

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, R. Baker, Benson, Branch, Burns, Carlson, Cole, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Fulton, Gladden, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Heller, Hill, Howard, V. Jones, Kirk, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Phillips, Ports, Proctor, Rawlings, Shriver, Swain, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Pilot Program for Long-Term Employment of Qualified Ex-Felons

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 930

  Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kagan, Rosenberg, Crouse, Pendergrass, Mandel, Stern, Grosfeld, Frush, Bronrott, Montague, Hubbard, Carlson, Goldwater, Barkley, Griffith, A. Jones, Zirkin, Morhaim, Dobson, Sher, Hecht, Gladden, Menes, Moe, Phillips, and R. Baker

  Entitled

  Emergency Care for Survivors of Rape

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 1117

  Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker, D. Davis, Pitkin, Howard, Swain, Hubbard, Griffith, Moe, and Benson

  Entitled

  Department of Human Resources - Foster Care and Group Home Care - Reimbursement and Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1174

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates R. Baker, Swain, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Carlson, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Cryor, D'Amato, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dobson, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Giannetti, Gladden, Glassman, Goldwater, Griffith, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hill, Hixson, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kirk, Klima, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Leopold, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosenberg, Rzepkowski, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Zirkin, Hurson, and Parrott

  Entitled

  State Government - Equal Access to Public Services - Individuals with Limited English Proficiency

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1222

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  

  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, Bates, Hubers, Redmer, Ports, Barve, Bobo, Boutin, Cole, Dobson, Dypski, Fulton, Griffith, Hammen, Hurson, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, Rosenberg, and Hutchins

  Entitled

  Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1235

  Status as of March 7, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hill, R. Baker, C. Davis, D. Davis, Fulton, Griffith, A. Jones, Oaks, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, and Swain

  Entitled

  State Treasurer - Selection of Financial Institutions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

• HB 1270

  Status as of February 27, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Burns, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Frush, Fulton, Gladden, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Swain, and Turner

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Community Mental Health Services - Minority Populations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 1273

  Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Patterson, Frush, Moe, Griffith, and Owings

  Entitled

  Health - Assistance Programs - Prescription Drugs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

• HB 1292

  Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Pitkin, Conroy, D. Davis, Griffith, and Brown

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Kettering Old Mill

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1351

  Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, Griffith, R. Baker, and Brown

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Mission of Love

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1352

  Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, Brown, and Griffith

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - St. Paul Community Centre Gymnasium (YMCA)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 1401

  Status as of April 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Taylor, R. Baker, W. Baker, Bobo, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, Brown, Cole, Conroy, Conway, D. Davis, Dobson, Dypski, Frush, Fulton, Glassman, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hill, Hubbard, Hurson, Hutchins, James, La Vay, Linton, Malone, McHale, McKee, Menes, Morhaim, Parrott, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rudolph, Shriver, Stull, Swain, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Study of the Organizational Structure of Operational Fire and Rescue Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1418

  Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Brown, Healey, Pitkin, Griffith, and Marriott

  Entitled

  Education - Liability for Education Costs - Exemptions for Certain Out-of-State Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

• HB 1450

  Status as of April 2, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, Brown, and Griffith

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - TrendsMicro

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations