CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 123

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  HB 28

  Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Common Sense Food Consumption Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 31

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Arnick

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Motor Scooters and Mopeds - Helmets and Eye-Protective Equipment for Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 82

  Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Courts - Pleading Monetary Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 106

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conroy, Cluster, Holmes, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Eminent Domain - Condemnation Costs - Fees Incurred

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 107

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, D. Davis, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 149

  Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate D. Davis

  Entitled

  Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Elevator Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 262

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barve, Burns, Cane, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Quinter, Ross, Smigiel, Sossi, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Employment Discrimination - Country Clubs - Ability of Employees to Sue

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 306

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 362

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Doory, Marriott, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Baltimore Public Markets Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 389

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Anderson, Bronrott, Dumais, Dwyer, Kelly, King, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McMillan, Menes, Quinter, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Liability - AMBER Alert Dissemination - Immunity for Media and Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 396

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elmore, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Cane, Conway, Cryor, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agricultural Operations - Nuisance Actions - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 413

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 422

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, McComas, Petzold, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 427

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 575

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Anderson, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Petzold, Rosenberg, Simmons, Smigiel, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Courts - Jury Trials in Civil Actions - Amount in Controversy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 492

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Bozman, Elliott, Kullen, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Sophocleus, Weldon, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 589

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cluster, Boteler, Aumann, Bates, Boschert, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Protection of Persons and Property - Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 594

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Cardin, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Glassman, Griffith, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Kelley, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Menes, Ramirez, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Maryland Computer User Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 630

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Anderson, Bobo, Carter, Conroy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gutierrez, Heller, Jameson, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Mandel, McHale, Menes, Niemann, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 668

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 186

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Delegation

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 672

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Cadden, Cane, Donoghue, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kelley, King, Kohl, Madaleno, Marriott, Moe, Niemann, Parker, Ross, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Criminal Gang Offenses - Abatement of Criminal Gang Activity as a Nuisance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 677

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Lawton, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Stern, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Hospital Patient Safety and Awareness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 700

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 467

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Family Law - Court-Appointed Lawyer for Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 716

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Bartlett, Boteler, Cluster, Elliott, Hogan, Kelly, Mayer, McDonough, McKee, Shank, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Insurance - Recovery of Costs for Rental Vehicle

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 740

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Cardin, Carter, DeBoy, Gilleland, James, Lee, McDonough, Morhaim, Pendergrass, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Condemnation Proceedings - Compensation - Defendant's Legal Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 766

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Bobo, Cardin, Conroy, Kullen, Mandel, McKee, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Stern, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Unsolicited Transmissions to a Facsimile Device - Private Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 767

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Cadden, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Jennings, Kach, Kohl, Krebs, Mayer, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 789

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Donoghue, Jones, McConkey, Morhaim, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Certificates of Qualified Experts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 790

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Jones, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 816

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Barve, and Jones

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 828

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Cryor, D. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 873

  Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Howard

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Protection of Personal Information from Security Breaches

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 916

  Status as of March 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Towing PG 410-06

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 936

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Zirkin, Hammen, Barve, Jones, McComas, Shank, Sophocleus, Rudolph, McMillan, Kelly, and Paige

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Damages - Periodic Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 959

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Feldman, Love, and Moe

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Certificates of Deposit - Claims for Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 961

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Condemnation - Speedy Trial - Relocation of Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 964

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Condemnation - Time Period for Filing Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 972

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, McConkey, and Minnick

  Entitled

  Real Property - Landlord Liability for Tortious Injury - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 996

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold and Lawton

  Entitled

  Trafficking of Persons and Involuntary Servitude

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1034

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Civil Rights Preservation Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1054

  Status as of April 2, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1056

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 374

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bartlett, and McComas

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1058

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, Kelly, McComas, McKee, McMillan, Myers, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Civil Action Reform Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1059

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Haddaway, Hogan, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Oaks, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Standard of Proof for Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1062

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Licensure, Registration, and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Bobo, Lee, Moe, and Petzold

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Consumer Reports - Security Freezes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1143

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Condemnation - Damages - Compensation for Assets of Business

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1147

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Anderson, Bromwell, DeBoy, Gutierrez, King, Malone, Mayer, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Extension of Time to File Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1148

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Menes, Anderson, Malone, Bromwell, DeBoy, Gutierrez, King, Mayer, Petzold, Quinter, Rosenberg, Simmons, Hubbard, McIntosh, Frush, Brown, Barve, Howard, Jones, Hixson, Hammen, Franchot, Jameson, Kullen, Zirkin, Morhaim, Cardin, G. Clagett, Bobo, Patterson, Healey, Bozman, Pugh, Marriott, Niemann, V. Clagett, Haynes, Murray, Taylor, Parker, V. Turner, F. Turner, Barkley, Oaks, Mandel, Proctor, Bronrott, Pendergrass, Nathan-Pulliam, Kaiser, McHale, Griffith, James, Cadden, Vaughn, Vallario, Moe, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Statute of Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1170

  Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1176

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Gilleland, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Healey, Hogan, James, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Petzold, Shewell, and Weir

  Entitled

  Crimes - Disclosure of Social Security Numbers - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1202

  Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Quinter, Bobo, Lee, Moe, Petzold, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Harrison, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, Minnick, Parrott, Taylor, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Consumer Reports - Security Freezes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1208

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Condemnation - Damages - Loss of Visibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1214

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Bromwell, Costa, Jones, McComas, Moe, Morhaim, Oaks, Rudolph, Shewell, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1279

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Anderson

  Entitled

  Courts - Service of Process - Motor Vehicle Administration as Agent for Nonresident Driver

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1285

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Barve, Boschert, Conroy, Costa, Goldwater, Jameson, Madaleno, McDonough, Murray, O'Donnell, Sossi, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Suspicious or Unusual Deaths - Notice or Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1287

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1300

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Moe, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Donoghue, Doory, Frush, Glassman, Harrison, Jennings, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lawton, Love, Malone, McHale, Menes, Minnick, Morhaim, Murray, Parrott, Rudolph, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1333

  Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Anderson, Bohanan, Cluster, DeBoy, Gaines, Kelly, Levy, McComas, Miller, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, and Wood

  Entitled

  Supersedeas Bonds - Limitation on Amount and Expedited Appeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1346

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condemnation - Computation of Damages for the Taking of Residential Real Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1349

  Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Howard

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Sale or Distribution of Personal Information - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1368

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Became Law - Overridden Veto

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Patterson, Hixson , Cardin, King, McKee, Ross, Bozman, C. Davis, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Conroy

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1377

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Trueschler

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condemnation for Public Purpose - Requirements and Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1394

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Oaks, C. Davis, Gutierrez, McIntosh, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Lead-Based Paint Damages - Reimbursement by Manufacturer - Market Share Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1406

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Marriott

  Entitled

  Voter Rights Protection Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1419

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Medical Malpractice - Analysis of Information and Reports - University of Maryland and University of Maryland Baltimore County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1425

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Kach, Rudolph, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Actions - Payment of Future Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1447

  Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, C. Davis, Gutierrez, and Quinter

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Nuisance Actions - Monetary Damages and Lead Paint

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1448

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 619

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Bartlett, Bozman, Cryor, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, King, McKee, Patterson, and Ross

  Entitled

  Education - Scoliosis Screening in Public Schools - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1453

  Status as of April 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter and Lee

  Entitled

  Crimes - Fraudulent Use of Internet to Obtain Identifying Information - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1459

  Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Carter, Gutierrez, and Menes

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Return of Unfilled Prescriptions to Retail Customers - Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1462

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Bartlett, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1468

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Barkley, Cardin, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Lee, Madaleno, McHale, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Ramirez, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Worker Freedom Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1473

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott and Jones

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Capital Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1483

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Carter, Frush, Gutierrez, Howard, Kirk, Madaleno, Murray, Patterson, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Weir

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Actions by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1510

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1523

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect Records and Reports - Access by Counsel for the Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1544

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Vehicle Protection Products Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1572

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Quinter, Simmons, Shank, Kelly, McComas, McMillan, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Sexual Offenders - Evaluation Before Sentencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1689

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Repository Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1694

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Commercial Equipment - Warranty Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1706

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter and Oaks

  Entitled

  Accurate Crime Reporting Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1709

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Carter, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Community Associations - Abatement of Nuisances - Lead

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 16

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predators - Registration and Commitment to a State Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 49

  Status as of January 11, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Sexually Violent Predators - Registration and Commitment to a State Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 104

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 39

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Elevator Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 115

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 69

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 117

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 70

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 134

  Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Teitelbaum, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 148

  Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Forehand, Hooper, Lawlah, and Stone

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Vessel Warranty Enforcement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 160

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Jimeno, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 180

  Status as of January 23, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Della, Hafer, Harris, and Munson

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Maryland Unauthorized Computer Software Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 203

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 229

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 256

  Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Della, and Jones

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Baltimore Public Markets Corporation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 297

  Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Licensed Pharmacists - Contraception Dispensing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 333

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Currie, Frosh, Hollinger, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 371

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 523

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  State Board of Pharmacy - Registration of Pharmacy Technicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 433

  Status as of March 30, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Astle, Currie, Della, Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Greenip, Hafer, Hogan, and Munson

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Maryland Computer User Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 451

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Greenip, and Mooney

  Entitled

  Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 486

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Personal Information Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 487

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Consumer Reports - Security Freezes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 492

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, and Stone

  Entitled

  Condemnation Proceedings - Compensation - Defendant's Legal Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 502

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Real Property - Ground Rents - Limitation on Total Expenses Recoverable in Ejectment Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 520

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Carroll County Senators

  Entitled

  Carroll County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Inclusion of Specified Nonprofit Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 543

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Courts - Service of Process - Motor Vehicle Administration as Agent for Nonresident Driver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 569

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Election Law - Public Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 599

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hughes

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Actions by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 630

  Status as of April 2, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Trafficking of Persons and Involuntary Servitude

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 631

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Freezes on Credit Reports and Protection of Personal Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 664

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Family Law - Court-Appointed Lawyer for Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 688

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Astle, DeGrange, Jimeno, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in a Residence - Defense

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 747

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 535

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Certificates of Deposit - Claims for Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 776

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Voter Rights Protection Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 777

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Home Mortgage Loans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 811

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 441

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Brinkley, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Capital Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 817

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Worker Freedom Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 845

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Suspicious or Unusual Deaths - Notice or Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 865

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Education - Scoliosis Screening in Public Schools - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 870

  Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Protection of Persons and Property - Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 907

  Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle , Pipkin, DeGrange, Dyson, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Nuisance Actions - Noise - Sport Shooting Ranges

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 930

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Giannetti and Green

  Entitled

  Family Law - Court-Appointed Counsel for Child - Immunity from Civil Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 1030

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Forehand

  Entitled

  Accurate Crime Reporting Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1059

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 287

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Prescription Drug Repository Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SJ 1

  Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Air Pollution - Mercury Emissions Limits

  Committee
  Assignments

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