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Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 116

  Status as of January 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glassman

  Entitled

  Election Law - Reporting of Slate Expenditures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 276

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

  Sponsored By

  Anne Arundel County Delegation

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Roadside Advertising or Solicitation of Money or Donations - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 309

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 350

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barkley

  Entitled

  Election Law - Responsible Officers of Political Committees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 362

  Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Elections - Campaign Finance - Candidates

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 378

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Election Law - Loans to Candidates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 437

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Elections - Certificate of Candidacy - Legal Name of Candidate

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 589

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

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Election Law - Prerecorded Phone Messages - Sponsor Identification

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 638

  Status as of February 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Board of Education - Election of Members PG 403-07

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 652

  Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Barve, Aumann, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Frank, Glassman, Goldwater, Howard, Hubbard, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, Krebs, Minnick, Montgomery, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Telephone Solicitation - Prohibitions on Automated Calls

  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 826

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Cardin, and Kach

  Entitled

  Elections - Presidential Primaries - Unaffiliated Voters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 886

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Every Vote Counts Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 918

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Dumais, Feldman, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, N. King, Lawton, Montgomery, Rice, Simmons, Taylor, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Election Law - Regulation of Local Campaign Finance Activity - County Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1042

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 449

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Ivey, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bartlett, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jameson, Jennings, Kelly, J. King, N. King, Kipke, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Levy, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Election Law - Campaign Finance - Period Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1434

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

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Election Law - Presidential Primary Election Date

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 46

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Kittleman, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 77

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Brochin, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Munson, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Rotation of Candidates Names on the Ballot

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 89

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Haines, Klausmeier, Middleton, Miller, Munson, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Address Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 90

  Status as of January 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Exum, Haines, Harris, Klausmeier, Miller, and Stone

  Entitled

  Election Law - Certificate of Candidacy - Given Name Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 252

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 537

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Anne Arundel County Senators

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County - Roadside Advertising or Solicitation of Money or Donations - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 364

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Election Law - Miscellaneous Technical and Clarifying Corrections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 386

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Conway, Dyson, and Exum

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 417

  Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller and Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Candidate and Other Outdoor Signs - Removal and Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 520

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Britt, Brochin, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Every Vote Counts Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 523

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Telephone Solicitation - Prohibitions on Automated Calls

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 545

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Harris

  Entitled

  Election Law - Open Ballot Voting - Nomination by Multiple Political Parties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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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 598

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Dyson, Haines, Kasemeyer, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Political Telephone Calls - Prohibition

  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 657

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Britt, and Peters

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Board of Education

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 1025

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 219

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Election Law - Presidential Primary Election Date

  Committee
  Assignments

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