Federal Government

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 69

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  HB 35

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 587

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Expensing of Section 179 Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 44

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 73

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Beitzel, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Kach, Shewell, Stocksdale, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Family Property Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 130

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Feldman, Haynes, Hubbard, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 131

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 112

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bobo and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Lawton, Lee, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, Taylor, F. Turner, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 136

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

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bohanan, Busch, James, Rudolph, Glassman, Dwyer, Frank, Frush, Griffith, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Malone, McComas, McConkey, Smigiel, Stifler, F. Turner, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, V. Clagett, Davis, Feldman, Glenn, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Impallaria, Jameson, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Niemann, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stull, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, Weir, Barkley, Bartlett, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conaway, Elliott, Elmore, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Kelly, Kipke, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Sophocleus, Vallario, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 148

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 44

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barve, Howard, N. King, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 202

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Montgomery, Oaks, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 231

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 384

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Recordation Tax - Exemption for Transfers from a Government or Public Agency

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 283

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Bronrott, Carter, Feldman, Frush, Heller, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Higher Education - State Student Financial Assistance - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 325

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 543

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Costa, Gaines, Kullen, Taylor, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Kipke, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 400

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  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 762

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 624

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Glenn, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Housing Authority - Continued Occupancy by Family Member on Death of Tenant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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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 823

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, James, Aumann, Bates, Eckardt, Heller, Levy, Robinson, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study a Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 890

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Rice, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 909

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 941

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Boteler, Bromwell, Frush, George, Hucker, Impallaria, Schuler, Shewell, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1060

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Aumann, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Stocksdale, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Medicaid Transparency Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1068

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Frank, George, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, Shank, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1160

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 29

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1247

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Aumann, Barkley, Barve, Bates, Bohanan, Busch, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Murphy, Proctor, Robinson, Schuh, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Postretirement Health Benefits Trust Fund - Clarification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1312

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Impallaria, Olszewski, and Weir

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Dredging, Construction, and Permitting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1336

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 40

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Davis, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1347

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 475

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)

  Entitled

  Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Returns and Collection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1369

  Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Ali, Barkley, Beidle, Bronrott, Davis, Dumais, Feldman, Guzzone, Hubbard, Hucker, Lawton, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1381

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Heller

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Administration - Federal REAL ID Act of 2005 - Cost Estimate Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1389

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 479

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Beitzel, Bohanan, Cane, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Jameson, Jennings, Kelly, Kullen, Mathias, McKee, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Crop Insurance Premium Program - Cost Share

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HJ 1

  Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Benson, Hubbard, Kullen, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rudolph, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Negotiated Prices for Medicare Part D Drugs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 2

  Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Holocaust Survivors' Insurance Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 3

  Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Vallario, Gutierrez, Kaiser, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Carter, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  REAL ID Act of 2007 - Protest and Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 5

  Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kaiser (Chair, Joint Committee on Federal Relations)

  Entitled

  Protection for Maryland Consumers from Abusive Credit Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 6

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Davis, Dumais, Dwyer, Feldman, Frank, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kelly, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McIntosh, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stifler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Filipino World War II Veterans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 35

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 124

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Transportation - Highways - Federal Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 51

  Status as of January 17, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 68

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Mooney

  Entitled

  Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 101

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 503

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Hogan, Middleton, and Miller

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Quality Assessment - Medicaid Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

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  SB 103

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 111

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 110

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 6

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, Dyson, Miller, Hogan, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

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  SB 116

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Education - Special Education Services - Children in a Home School Setting

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 128

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 12

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Britt, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Zirkin, and Harris

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Civic Responsibility for Students

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 182

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Peters, Pipkin, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 196

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Gladden, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Dredging, Construction, and Permitting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 278

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Housing Authority - Continued Occupancy by Family Member on Death of Tenant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 302

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 542

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Hogan, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Money Follows the Person Grant - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 335

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 28

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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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 409

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 412

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 329

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Compliance with the Federal Pension Protection Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 474

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Gladden, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 543

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 39

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, Rosapepe, Garagiola, Brochin, Frosh, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 617

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Munson

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 618

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Astle

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - General Utility Commission and Public Energy Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 634

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 43

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Brochin, Middleton, Hogan, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 674

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 568

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Pugh, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 716

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Greenip

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Expensing of Section 179 Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 780

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 355

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Postretirement Health Benefits Trust Fund - Clarification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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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 799

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  REAL ID Act of 2005 - Implementation by Regulation or Policy - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 824

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 508

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Modifications and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 992

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 60

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Maryland Aviation Administration - Airport Improvement Program Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SJ 1

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Conway, Dyson, Hogan, Pugh, Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D and Pharmacy Assistance Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SJ 2

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Currie, Dyson, Hogan, McFadden, Pugh, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Federal Reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SJ 4

  Status as of March 18, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Veterans Health Care Budget Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SJ 5

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Raskin

  Entitled

  REAL ID Act of 2005 - Protest and Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SJ 8

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, Dyson, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Federal Legislation Regarding Medicare Part D

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SJ 9

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand (Chair, Joint Committee on Federal Relations)

  Entitled

  Protection for Maryland Consumers from Abusive Credit Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance