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Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 33

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  HB 30

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arnick, Bronrott, Mandel, Conroy, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Distracted Driving and Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 355

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Patterson, Conroy, Holmes, Kelley, and Parker

  Entitled

  State Lottery - Unclaimed Prizes - Distribution to School Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 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 817

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelley, Parker, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Commercial Vehicles - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 950

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Telecommunications Tax - Distribution of Revenue PG 420-06

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 956

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 594

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Insurance - Waiver of Customer Liability - Utility Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1013

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cryor

  Entitled

  Income Tax Subtraction Modification for Cost of Employee Teleworking Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1025

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cryor

  Entitled

  State Employee Teleworking Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1030

  Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Telecommunications Tax - Distribution of Revenue PG 407-06

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1156

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jameson, Walkup, Donoghue, Bohanan, Bozman, Conroy, Edwards, Elmore, Glassman, Haddaway, Kirk, Kullen, Levy, Love, Mayer, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Proctor, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Weldon, Wood, and Krebs

  Entitled

  Rural Broadband Communication Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1213

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Aumann, V. Clagett, Cryor, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Gilleland, Heller, Hogan, Kaiser, Kohl, Lee, McDonough, Shank, Smigiel, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Crimes - Commercial Depiction of Dogfight or Cockfight - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1249

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 386

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor and Dumais

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Prohibition on Prerecorded Emergency Messages - Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1253

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Quinter, Bobo, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Telephone Directories - Inclusion of Cellular Subscribers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1293

  Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McIntosh (Chairman, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, Edwards, Frush, Glassman, McHale, and Parrott

  Entitled

  Procurement - Maryland Port Administration - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1301

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 491

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario and Simmons

  Entitled

  Telephone Privacy Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Judiciary
  Senate: Finance

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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 1439

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Bartlett, Boschert, Branch, Cane, C. Davis, Doory, Edwards, Goodwin, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Kelly, Kirk, Love, Marriott, Minnick, Moe, Myers, Paige, Patterson, Ross, Bozman, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, Elmore, Gilleland, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Lee, Kaiser, King, McKee, Parker, and Wood

  Entitled

  Education - Educational Technology Pilot Program - Elementary Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1511

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jameson

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Statewide Fiber Optic Network

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1740

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McMillan, Boschert, and Gilleland

  Entitled

  Public Safety Employees - Duty to Help, Protect, or Rescue

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 4

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Bobo, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Goldwater, Heller, Howard, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, McComas, Montgomery, Murray, Parker, Pendergrass, and Stern

  Entitled

  ICE Designation on Cell Phones

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 30

  Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Green, Kelley, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Employee Teleworking Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 38

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn, Garagiola, Jacobs, Pipkin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Crimes - Unauthorized Possession of Contraband - Place of Confinement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 116

  Status as of February 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Telecommunication Device in Place of Confinement - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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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 728

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 266

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Telemedicine - Use and Reimbursement - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 753

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 269

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Rural Broadband Communication Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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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 789

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Statewide Fiber Optic Network

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 834

  Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton (Chairman, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration)

  Entitled

  Procurement - Maryland Port Administration - Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  

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  SB 848

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 276

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Education - Educational Technology Pilot Program - Elementary Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 862

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Insurance - Waiver of Customer Liability - Utility Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 999

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Telephone Directories - Inclusion of Cellular Subscribers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters