Comptroller

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 57

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  HB 17

  Status as of February 14, 2007: 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 47

  Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Doory, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, F. Turner, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Manno, McKee, Murphy, Ross, and Walker

  Entitled

  Motor Fuel Tax - Exemption for Biodiesel Fuel - Government Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 282

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  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
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 298

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glassman

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Thoroughbred Race Horses - Maryland-Bred Race Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 354

  Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Military Family Relief Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 371

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Benson, Braveboy, Holmes, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  State Lottery - Unanticipated Revenues

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 389

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Benson, Braveboy, Holmes, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Public School Supplemental Fund - Lotteries

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 436

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 565

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Aumann, Barnes, Beidle, V. Clagett, Conway, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Healey, Hubbard, Lawton, Love, Mathias, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Ross, Simmons, Sophocleus, Waldstreicher, Walker, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, George, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, N. King, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Homestead Tax Credit - Eligibility Verification - Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 488

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 239

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Environment - Statewide Electronics Recycling Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 522

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Beidle, and George

  Entitled

  Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 531

  Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, George, Haddaway, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Morhaim, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Tax Credit - Donations for Scholarships at Institutions of Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 534

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Earned Income Tax Credit - Noncustodial Parent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 544

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Research and Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 553

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Gilchrist, Ivey, Kaiser, Rice, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 572

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 613

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Benson, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Krebs, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Shewell, Stull, Tarrant, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Personal Responsibility - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 580

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 290

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McIntosh and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Registry of Properties Subject to Ground Leases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 660

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Glassman, Morhaim, and Stein

  Entitled

  Biodiesel Renewable Fuel Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 731

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, V. Clagett, Feldman, Gaines, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, N. King, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 732

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Hixson

  Entitled

  Elections - Runoff Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 735

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Boteler, Bromwell, DeBoy, Elliott, Haddaway, Holmes, Hucker, Kullen, Malone, Mathias, McDonough, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rudolph, and Tarrant

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 741

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Employer-Assisted Housing Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 754

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, Lee, Valderrama, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 785

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 497

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gilchrist, Glassman, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, James, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Love, Manno, Mathias, McConkey, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, Rudolph, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, Vaughn, Weir, Weldon, Davis, Feldman, Jameson, and McHale

  Entitled

  Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard and Firefighter Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 821

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Transportation - Tax Revenues

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 839

  Status as of February 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Ali, Barnes, Barve, Bromwell, Conaway, Guzzone, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, and Walker

  Entitled

  Environment - Recycling - Bottle Deposits, Returns, and Refunds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 853

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Bates, George, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, McKee, Miller, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Family Education Tax Credit Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 970

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 445

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, Taylor, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Rosewood Center - Plan for Services to Residents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 973

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Proctor, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Beidle, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cane, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Glassman, Glenn, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, Krebs, Krysiak, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Minnick, Oaks, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Robinson, Schuler, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1001

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 126

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vallario

  Entitled

  Unclaimed Restitution - Disbursements and Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1024

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ross

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Low Impact Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1059

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Donoghue, Dumais, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Family Health Care Affordability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1080

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Beidle, Braveboy, DeBoy, Frush, Gaines, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Jones, Kach, N. King, Kipke, Kullen, Lawton, Love, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Valderrama, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Education - Creation of the Maryland Education Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1143

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 640

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Income Tax Withholding - Nonresident Contractors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1168

  Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Doory

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Returns

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1220

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Malone, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Rosenberg, Waldstreicher, Ali, Glenn, Hucker, Manno, and Stein

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1345

  Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1350

  Status as of March 1, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kullen

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Pollution Control - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 93

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 125

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Miller

  Entitled

  Unclaimed Restitution - Disbursements and Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 255

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  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 261

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 540

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Renewable Alternative Fuels

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 265

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Della, Dyson, Hogan, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Peters, Robey, 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 361

  Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Forehand, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Frosh, Haines, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Cigarette Fire Safety Performance Standard and Firefighter Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 393

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Corporate Income Tax Reform - Combined Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 425

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton and Munson

  Entitled

  Wineries - Special Event Permits - Farmers' Markets

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 428

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable 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 522

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 564

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Homestead Tax Credit - Eligibility Verification - Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 546

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Currie, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Peters, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  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 622

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Stone

  Entitled

  Ground Rents - Registry of Properties Subject to Ground Leases

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 636

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Primary and Secondary Education - School Construction - Green School Buildings Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 795

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Care Expansion Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 867

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 869

  Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  State Income Tax - Credit for Release of Ground Rent

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 901

  Status as of March 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Frosh, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Chesapeake Bay Green Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 949

  Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Transportation Funding Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 976

  Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development)

  Entitled

  Business and Economic Development - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 993

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Hooper

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1033

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 370

  Sponsored By

  Senator Currie

  Entitled

  Tax Credits for Individuals Facing Employment Barriers - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means