Delegate John R. Leopold
District 31

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 37

• HB 11

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Rawlings, Flanagan, Cryor, and Boschert

  Entitled

  Public Charter School Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 14

  Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold and V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Polling Places - Access by Children Accompanying Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 22

  Status as of March 13, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, McKee, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Specialists - Stipends

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 30

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 382

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Leopold

  Entitled

  College Savings Plans of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 39

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 116

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Cadden, Dwyer, Love, V. Clagett, Costa, Sophocleus, Rzepkowski, McMillan, McConkey, and Boschert

  Entitled

  Housing and Community Development - Radium Pilot Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 180

  Status as of January 27, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Owings, Glassman, Simmons, McComas, Ross, Myers, O'Donnell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Dwyer, McMillan, and McKee

  Entitled

  Elections - Study Commission on the Redistricting Process in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

• HB 256

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 415

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Smart Growth - Priority Funding Areas - Designation by Two or More Counties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1157

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Leopold, Franchot, James, Edwards, Boschert, Costa, McConkey, Weldon, Myers, Krebs, Elmore, Bartlett, Barve, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hogan, Hubbard, Jameson, King, Madaleno, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Murray, Patterson, Petzold, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stull, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - Transportation Trust Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 46

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Dwyer, Leopold, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Marley Neck School Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 81

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boschert, Love, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Boteler, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, McConkey, McMillan, Moe, Owings, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Financial Impact of Retired Military Service Personnel on the Economy of the State

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 93

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Glassman, Leopold, McComas, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, and Stern

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Indoor Air Quality Inspections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 127

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Owings, Amedori, Aumann, Barkley, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hammen, Hutchins, James, Jameson, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, McHale, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Firearms Offenses - Project Exile

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 128

  Status as of January 29, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Bates, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Glassman, Hammen, Howard, Leopold, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  State Parks - Veterans - Free Admission and Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 143

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Busch, Hurson, Mandel, Owings, Amedori, Anderson, Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, E. Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Echardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Flanagan, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Glassman, Goldwater, Gordon; Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hogan, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hutchins, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Parrott, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Quinter, Ramirez, Rawlings, Redmer, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Zirkin, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Weldon & Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Medbank Program - Administration, Extension, and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

• HB 249

  Status as of February 24, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Petzold, Shank, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Drunk and Drugged Driving and Homicide and Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle Offenses - Probation Before Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 251

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Benson, Boschert, Bozman, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elmore, Frush, Gordon, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Menes, Moe, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Income Tax Credit for Low Income Senior Citizens

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

• HB 355

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, Cryor, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Hutchins, Leopold, Love, Moe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Sossi, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Dogs - Licensing, Procedures, and Penalties - Debarking or Silencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 406

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Elmore, Leopold, Love, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Acreage Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 416

  Status as of March 11, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conway, Dwyer, Elmore, Leopold, Love, Malone, McConkey, Moe, Murray, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 436

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Costa, Dwyer, Frush, Leopold, McConkey, Menes, Moe, Rzepkowski, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Odenton Heritage Complex

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 467

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 160

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Bobo, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Fulton, Kach, Leopold, Love, McHale, O'Donnell, Paige, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Community Associations - Civil Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 477

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McMillan, Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, McDonough, Myers, O'Donnell, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sossi, Trueschler, and Wood

  Entitled

  Procurement - Prevailing Wage - School Construction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 478

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 303

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Boutin, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, V. Turner, Hurson, Bromwell, Costa, Haynes, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Rudolph, Smigiel, Weldon, Eckardt, Niemann, DeBoy, Mitchell, Frank, and Leopold

  Entitled

  Money Follows the Individual Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

• HB 503

  Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Bobo, Cadden, Donoghue, Frush, Lee, Leopold, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Pesticides - Maryland Pesticide Advisory Council

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 547

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Amedori, Bartlett, Bobo, Bohanan, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Lee, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McHale, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morhaim, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Weldon, Wood, Schisler, Weir, Boteler, Trueschler, Elmore, Boutin, Costa, Dwyer, Frank, Rzepkowski, McMillan, Krebs, Kach, Myers, Leopold, Aumann, Bates, Miller, Smigiel, and Redmer

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Marketing of Grain and Other Agricultural Products

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 624

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Simmons, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Feldman, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hurson, Kach, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McDonough, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Stern, and Stull

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 659

  Status as of May 21, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Bobo, Bronrott, Conway, Dwyer, Franchot, Frush, Holmes, Leopold, Love, Mandel, McConkey, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Rudolph, Sophocleus, Walkup, Hogan, Owings, Stern, and G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Environment - Task Force on Water Resource Management - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 689

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Eckardt, Hubbard, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McMillan, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Dredge Deposits - Creation of Artificial Islands in the Chesapeake Bay - Prohibited Use as Part of Management Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 742

  Status as of March 18, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Donoghue, Frank, Gordon, Kirk, Krysiak, Leopold, Love, Mitchell, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 748

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Boschert, Cadden, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Dwyer, Edwards, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelly, Leopold, McConkey, McHale, Menes, Paige, Parker, Rzepkowski, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease or Hypertension Presumption - Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriffs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

• HB 768

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gutierrez, Kach, Kaiser, King, Leopold, Madaleno, Montgomery, Murray, Sossi, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Teleworking - Pilot Program and Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

• HB 772

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Amedori, O'Donnell, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Burns, Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Myers, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Health - Abortion - Parental Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

• HB 845

  Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Impallaria, Jones, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Leopold, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, McConkey, McIntosh, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Parker, Rosenberg, Schisler, Sossi, Taylor, and Weir

  Entitled

  Study Commission on Housing Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

• HB 858

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates O'Donnell, Cadden, Redmer, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Cryor, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Mitchell, Myers, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Crimes - Firearms - Project Exile

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

• HB 859

  Status as of March 31, 2003: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rawlings, Redmer, Bohanan, Amedori, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Branch, Cryor, Dwyer, Elliott, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Myers, Oaks, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Education - Public Charter School Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 860

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 53

  

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Amedori, Zirkin, Redmer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cardin, Carter, Conroy, Costa, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Flanagan, Frank, Fulton, Glassman, Griffith, Hogan, Hutchins, Impallaria, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Leopold, Love, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Vallario, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Government - Department of Juvenile Services - Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Finance

• HB 1045

  Status as of March 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elmore, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cane, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Dwyer, Frank, Impallaria, Kach, Kaiser, Leopold, McKee, Myers, Ramirez, Redmer, Ross, Rudolph, Schisler, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Sales of Property by Nonresidents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation