HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 74

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  HB 3

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 290

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Brown, Hixson, Hammen, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Bozman, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cadden, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, D. Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, McMillan, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Rosenberg, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stern, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Boschert, Cryor, C. Davis, Gilleland, Marriott, Myers, Ramirez, Ross, Goldwater, Costa, Kach, Kohl, McDonough, Oaks, Rudolph, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Veterans Advocacy and Education Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 25

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conroy

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - University and College Textbooks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 121

  Status as of January 18, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen (Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 122

  Status as of April 11, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 78

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Higher Education - State Plan for Higher Education - Mission Statements - Quadrennial Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 137

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Bartlett, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, McComas, McMillan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Stull

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Teacher Education Reading Programs - Alignment with Federal Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 243

  Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Cluster, Costa, Elmore, Haddaway, Jennings, Krebs, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Task Force on Indoor Air Quality in Educational Institutions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 322

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 222

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Malone, McHale, McKee, Moe, Morhaim, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, Zirkin, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund - Hospital Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 412

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Rosenberg, Carter, Goodwin, Hammen, Madaleno, Mandel, McHale, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 508

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ross

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - University Community Partnership Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 568

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 581

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 254

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Education - Tuition Assistance Program for Firemen and Rescue Squad Members - Renaming

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 600

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Aumann, Barkley, Bohanan, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conway, Cryor, DeBoy, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Gilleland, Goldwater, Goodwin, Haynes, James, Jones, Kelley, King, Levy, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rudolph, Stern, V. Turner, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 605

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 612

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, Elmore, Gilleland, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Transfer of Unspent Funds to the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 626

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Burns, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kohl, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Trueschler, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Prescription Safety Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 652

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King, Boschert, Bozman, Gutierrez, Heller, Lawton, Lee, McKee, Montgomery, Patterson, Stern, Bartlett, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, Myers, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Teacher Quality Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 710

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 347

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Benson, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, C. Davis, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Franchot, Glassman, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, King, Kohl, Krysiak, Kullen, Mandel, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pugh, Quinter, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Zirkin, Bartlett, Cardin, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 714

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 469

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Costa, Benson, Edwards, Frank, and Kaiser

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Various Licensing and Regulatory Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 746

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McMillan, Boschert, and Gilleland

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Restoring the Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 857

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Rosenberg, and Patterson

  Entitled

  Election Law - Polling Places on College Campuses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 923

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Long-Term Substitute Teachers - Educational Requirements PG 403-06

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 987

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Bronrott, Cadden, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Gilleland, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Montgomery, Parker, Pendergrass, Ross, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 988

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 367

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Bartlett, Bozman, Gilleland, Goldwater, Heller, Jones, King, Madaleno, McKee, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ross, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Boschert, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Marriott, Myers, Patterson, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1000

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Kach

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Discussion of Postsecondary Education Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1106

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

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Delegation and Southern Maryland Delegation and Delegates Eckardt, Haddaway, and Elmore

  Entitled

  Maryland Building Performance Standards - Exemption in Certain Counties for Agricultural Buildings Used for Agritourism

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1127

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 379

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Bronrott, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hammen, Howard, Jameson, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, McDonough, Morhaim, Parker, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Statewide Commission on the Shortage in the Health Care Workforce

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1139

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bartlett, Barve, Bozman, Cardin, Cluster, Feldman, Gilleland, Goodwin, Haynes, Heller, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Ramirez, Rosenberg, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1145

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 382

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  State Board of Dietetic Practice - Licensing Provisions - Changes

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1222

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Madaleno

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - Higher Education - System and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1247

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 488

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Griffith, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Alcohol and Drug Workforce - Tuition Assistance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1270

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Barve, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Community Baseball Stadium

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1295

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Costa, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Pugh, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1303

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Kach, and Boteler

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Scholarship Program - Eagle Scouts and Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1310

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Anderson, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carter, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Petzold, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Higher Education - State Student Financial Assistance - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1329

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 1381

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 58

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bozman, Healey, Heller, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1405

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 395

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Part-Time Students With Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1480

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Aumann, Burns, Cane, Cardin, DeBoy, Jones, Malone, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Election Law - Baltimore County - Polling Places on College Campuses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1531

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Education - Academic Freedom Acts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1568

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 407

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale and Conroy

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1579

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Franchot, and Murray

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2004 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Columbia Union College

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1634

  Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Anderson, Bozman, Branch, Goodwin, Gordon, Jones, Montgomery, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Taylor, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1739

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Moe

  Entitled

  Statewide Blue Ribbon Commission on Base Realignment and Closures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HJ 5

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, V. Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Franchot, Frank, Gilleland, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Levy, Malone, Marriott, Mayer, McKee, McMillan, Minnick, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, Weir, Weldon, Wood, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Higher Education - International Educational Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 5

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Hollinger, Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Brochin, and Munson

  Entitled

  Agricultural Stewardship Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 33

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 20

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Nursing Scholarships - Part-Time Nurses - Waiver or Forgiveness of a Grant

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 230

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 221

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Kramer, Lawlah, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund - Hospital Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 270

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 125

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Institutions of Higher Education - Transfer of Credits - Letter of Acknowledgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 305

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Veterans Advocacy and Education Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 313

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 244

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Community Colleges - Baltimore City Community College - Governance

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 341

  Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs and Hooper

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 348

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

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 350

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 520

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental Community

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 368

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Senatorial Scholarships - Out-of-State Institutions Approved to Operate in the State

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 392

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, and Brochin

  Entitled

  Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Instructional Materials

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 398

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee)

  Entitled

  State Board of Physicians - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 408

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - University Community Partnership Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 440

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 253

  Sponsored By

  Harford County Senators

  Entitled

  Education - Tuition Assistance Program for Firemen and Rescue Squad Members - Renaming

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 458

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 434

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Teacher Quality Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 483

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Schrader, Colburn, Hooper, Kittleman, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Robert Kittleman Scholarship Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 485

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, Lawlah, Middleton , Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Maryland Building Performance Standards - Exemption in Certain Counties for Agricultural Buildings Used for Agritourism

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 499

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Astle, DeGrange, Frosh, Green, Lawlah, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Community Colleges - Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 552

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 565

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Hollinger

  Entitled

  State Board of Dental Examiners - Various Licensing and Regulatory Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 712

  Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 739

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax - Tax Credit for Location in a Higher Education-Affiliated Research Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 740

  Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden, Brinkley, Britt, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Middleton, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Graduate Level Education - Nonpublic School Teachers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 773

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 934

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 284

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2004 - Maryland Independent College and University Association - Columbia Union College

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 937

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 946

  Status as of March 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Currie, Astle, Brinkley, Della, Dyson, Green, Hogan, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers (BOAST) in Maryland Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 959

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 57

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Currie, Miller, Frosh, Hollinger, Middleton, McFadden, DeGrange, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Dyson, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 998

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Higher Education Commission - Review of Duplicative Academic Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations