General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Legislative Policy Committee.

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 40

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  HB 85

  Status as of January 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, G. Clagett, Jones, McIntosh, and Vallario

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 166

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Goldwater, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, James, and Weir

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminals - Constitutional Amendment Subject to Voter Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 201

  Status as of February 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Ivey, N. King, Ross, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Sophocleus, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Authority to Establish Early Voting

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 204

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 295

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, N. King, Kipke, Kramer, Lawton, Manno, Mizeur, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, McKee, Murphy, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Study of the Cost of Textbooks for Higher Education

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 209

  Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Ethics - Complaints - Copy to Legislator

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 227

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 383

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barve, Doory, Elmore, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland Transportation Authority - Public-Private Partnerships

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 260

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Impallaria and McDonough

  Entitled

  Maryland Gaming Commission Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 288

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 469

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Judicial Involvement with the Legislative Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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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 753

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 254

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County Board of County Commissioners - Violations of Civil Offenses - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 842

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Frank, George, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Riley, Schuler, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Real Property - Eminent Domain - Limitations on Condemnation Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 864

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Anderson, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Conaway, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Rosenberg, Stukes, Vaughn, and Weir

  Entitled

  Equal Employment Opportunity Office - Independent Unit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 885

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Aumann, Bartlett, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, J. King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McKee, Minnick, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  English Language - Formal Recognition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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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 1016

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Elliott, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rudolph, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Walker, Weldon, Burns, Haddaway, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1031

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 51

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor (Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee)

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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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 1199

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 641

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1320

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 469

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Davis, Rudolph, Braveboy, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, J. King, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 1

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 513

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Conway, Dyson, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Currie, Frosh, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Astle, Klausmeier, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Early Voting and Polling Places

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 79

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Brochin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Board of Education - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 179

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman and Brochin

  Entitled

  Robert Kittleman Scholarship Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 207

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 222

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  State Government - Notary Public - Appointment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 384

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 546

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Legislative Inquiries and Examinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 418

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 551

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Department of Legislative Services)

  Entitled

  State Government - Submission of Publications to the General Assembly - Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 487

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris and Kittleman

  Entitled

  The Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 515

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 334

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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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 604

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 339

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Senatorial Scholarships

  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 720

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 50

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Exum, and Kelley (Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee)

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 739

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kittleman, Kramer, Lenett, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Legislative Scholarships Integrity Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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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 907

  Status as of May 27, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 652

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Hogan, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Budget Accountability - Master Plans and Evaluations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 943

  Status as of March 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, Harris, and Mooney

  Entitled

  English Language - Formal Recognition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 999

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 368

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kramer (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SS 1

  Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Allegations of Discrimination and Harassment - Legislative Investigating Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules