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Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 51

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  HB 58

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 450

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Racial and Ethnic Variations - Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 300

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 309

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vaughn (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Delegates Branch, Haddaway, and Taylor

  Entitled

  State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 318

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

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Boteler, Cluster, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence and Public School Construction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 331

  Status as of February 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Conroy, C. Davis, Frush, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Kirk, Kullen, Moe, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 441

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 442

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bromwell, Malone, and DeBoy

  Entitled

  Maryland Education Trust Fund - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 575

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Public School Construction - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 582

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Carter, Goodwin, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Paige, Pugh, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 681

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Branch, Carter, Franchot, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Madaleno, Marriott, Oaks, Stern, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission for Men's Health

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 687

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Gaines, Griffith, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Lee, Love, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Ramirez, Sophocleus, Trueschler, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Dearth of Minority-Owned Automobile Dealerships in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 688

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 342

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Branch, Franchot, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Kullen, Mandel, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 805

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

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and Transportation)

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 851

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 358

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bohanan, Brown, Cane, Donoghue, Griffith, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Marriott, Patterson, Hammen, Barve, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Adult Sickle Cell Anemia - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 869

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 359

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim, Delegate Hammen, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and Transportation) and Delegates Cane, Love, Busch, Brown, Anderson, Harrison, McIntosh, D. Davis, Vallario, Hixson, Conway, Zirkin, Cardin, Barve, Burns, Jones, Oaks, Benson, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Bromwell, Murray, Donoghue, V. Turner, Hubbard, Kach, Frank, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Weldon, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Kohl, Bobo, Aumann, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Bronrott, Cadden, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, James, Jameson, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McHale, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Paige, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, Wood, Heller, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 970

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1049

  Status as of February 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Apology for Slavery

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1087

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority and Local Small Business Enterprise Programs PG/MC 119-06

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1240

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority Business Enterprise Programs - Sunset Extension PG/MC 104-06

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1283

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Branch, Burns, Cardin, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Baltimore County - Tow Truck Operating Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 1317

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Murray, Benson, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Oaks, Ramirez, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Representation of Business Affiliations with Small Businesses and Certified Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 1428

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Months - Black History Months

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1431

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 396

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, C. Davis, Goodwin, Haynes, Howard, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Moe, Parrott, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Linked Deposit Program - State Depository Financial Institutions - Loans to Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1455

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 497

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Kullen, Mandel, Murray, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Cultural Competency and Health Outcomes - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1494

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott

  Entitled

  State Government - State Advisory Council on the Maryland State Department of Education and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1551

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Great Blacks in Wax Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1635

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Benson, Elmore, Hubbard, Rudolph, Sossi, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Minorities Outreach and Involvement in the Environmental Community Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1653

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Benson, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Ridgely Rosenwald School

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1691

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Costa, Goldwater, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1747

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Barve, and Brown

  Entitled

  Funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HJ 9

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conroy, Cryor, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Simmons, Stern, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Support by the State of Maryland for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 109

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 234

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  State Government - Forms Management - Extension of Implementation Date for School Data

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 171

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Senators DeGrange, Gladden, and Hooper

  Entitled

  State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 225

  Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Giannetti, Jacobs, Kittleman, Schrader, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence and Public School Construction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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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 288

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 25

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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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 824

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 442

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Maryland Commission for Men's Health

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 884

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (By Request - Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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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 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 970

  Status as of March 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Great Blacks in Wax Museum

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 971

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 549

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Greenip

  Entitled

  State Ethics Law - Architectural and Engineering Services - Applicability of Restrictions on Participation in Procurement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 1043

  Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 1082

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Ridgely Rosenwald School

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1105

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators McFadden and Kramer

  Entitled

  Funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SJ 6

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Gladden, and Kelley

  Entitled

  PJM Interconnection - Diversified Employment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance