Delegate Jim Gilchrist
District 17

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 78

• HB 601

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Barve, Simmons, and Feldman

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Rockville Old Post Office Renovation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1118

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Barve, Simmons, and Ali

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Mansfield Kaseman Health Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1120

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elmore, Frick, George, Hammen, Hixson, Hubbard, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Kipke, Krysiak, Kullen, Levy, Love, Malone, McHale, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Riley, Rudolph, Schuler, Sossi, Stein, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Hometown Heroes Act of 2008 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

Co-sponsored Bills

• HB 102

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Dumais, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, F. Turner, Frick, Gilchrist, Cardin, Doory, Olszewski, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 117

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 138

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Bartlett, Bronrott, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, George, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Howard, Hucker, James, King, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Riley, Rudolph, Schuh, Stocksdale, Stukes, F. Turner, Weldon, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Niemann, Shewell, Stein, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Real Property - Solar Collector Systems - Restriction on Use and Solar Easement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 124

  Status as of January 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit for Services Donated to Community Health Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 140

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 139

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Barnes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Elmore, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Ivey, Jennings, Krebs, Serafini, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Research and Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 153

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Campaign Finance - Slate - Disbursements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 178

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Riley, Gilchrist, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Municipal Corporations - Hotel Rental Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 199

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 489

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Stein, Kaiser, Riley, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Ivey, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Frick, George, Howard, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Ross, Serafini, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policy and Disciplinary Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 252

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, G. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Gilchrist, Haddaway, James, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Myers, Norman, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Child Protection from Predators Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 285

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 368

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Anderson, Barkley, Branch, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Elmore, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Levi, McComas, Montgomery, Murphy, Robinson, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sossi, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walker, Walkup, and Cardin

  Entitled

  Education - Truancy Rates - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Programs and Behavior Modification Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 302

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Kaiser, Montgomery, Taylor, Ali, Barkley, Bronrott, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Heller, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Reznik, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery General Hospital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 315

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 165

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elmore, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Haddaway, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McIntosh, McKee, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, Oaks, Olszewski, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Rudolph, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Designations - Smith Island Cake - State Dessert

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 332

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, Ali, Barkley, Reznik, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 351

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, McIntosh, Kaiser, Mizeur, Schuler, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 368

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 128

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McHale, Hecht, Mathias, Ali, Aumann, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Gilchrist, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 370

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegate Kramer and Delegates Jameson, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Bronrott, Busch, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Murphy, Myers, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Shank, Simmons, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Valderrama, Vaughn, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Crimes of Violence and Burglary - Sample Collections on Charge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 372

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 556

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Aumann, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Riley, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 448

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Gilchrist, Lafferty, Benson, Frush, Hubbard, Manno, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Residential Real Property - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Minimum Standards for Visitability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 454

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann, Beidle, V. Clagett, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Lafferty, McConkey, and Ross

  Entitled

  State Real Estate Commission - Investigative Staff - Employment and Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 468

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Gilchrist, Jennings, Olszewski, Rice, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Video Lottery Terminals - Center on the Prevention of Compulsive Gambling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 500

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, V. Clagett, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 525

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 276

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Beitzel, Donoghue, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Stull, V. Turner, Weldon, Benson, Elliott, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Oaks, and Riley

  Entitled

  Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Monitoring - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 617

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Ali, Barnes, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Frush, Gilchrist, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Cigarette - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 653

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 427

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Schools - Early Intervention - Hearing and Vision Screenings

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 654

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Shift Breaks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 660

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Bronrott, Frick, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bohanan, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Kramer, Levy, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Simmons, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Group Home Renovations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 663

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Municipal Corporations - Building Excise Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 665

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Gilchrist, and Simmons

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Adventist Health Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 669

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 667

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boteler, Cardin, Conway, DeBoy, Elliott, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Howard, Ivey, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Mathias, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stukes, Walker, Weir, Weldon, Wood, Hixson, Doory, Barve, Frick, Kaiser, and Serafini

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Exemption for Returning Military Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 676

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Barkley, Bobo, Feldman, Gilchrist, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  County Property Taxes - Classes of Property and Special Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 711

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Ali, Bates, Beidle, Bobo, V. Clagett, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Montgomery, Niemann, Stein, and Stull

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - School Bus Drivers - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 712

  Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters

• HB 719

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 351

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hucker, King, Kipke, Manno, McComas, Riley, V. Clagett, Holmes, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Dogfight and Cockfight Attendance - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 724

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Jameson, King, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 746

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Hixson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 784

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 403

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, George, Gutierrez, Hecht, Howard, James, Kelly, Kipke, Levy, Love, Mathias, McKee, Minnick, Montgomery, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stukes, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, Wood, Barve, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, Jennings, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 854

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Providing Adult Literacy Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 904

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Ali, Anderson, Feldman, Gilchrist, Hucker, Ivey, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages Tax - Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 923

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 301

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elmore, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Cane, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Dumais, Eckardt, Frank, Frick, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, Rice, Schuh, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stifler, Stukes, Stull, Walker, and Walkup

  Entitled

  State Board of Nursing - Temporary Licenses and Temporary Practice Letters - Extensions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 953

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 379

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  High School Dropouts - Alternative Education Programs and GED Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 967

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuler, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bromwell, Cardin, DeBoy, Dumais, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, Ramirez, and Walker

  Entitled

  Environment - Carryout Bags - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 968

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Doory, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Haynes, Howard, Mizeur, Pendergrass, Reznik, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Abandoned Property - Notice to Apparent Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 978

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Education - Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 980

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Carr, Conway, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Heller, Jennings, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Morhaim, Rudolph, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes - Assault by Burning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 984

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Benson, Boteler, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Costa, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hecht, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Manno, Mathias, McDonough, McHale, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Mental Health Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 985

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 180

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Barve, Beidle, Cardin, Love, McConkey, Morhaim, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Serafini, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Energy Star Product Exemptions - Boilers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1058

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Aumann, Beidle, Cane, Feldman, Gaines, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Healey, Holmes, Kaiser, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Rice, Schuh, Shewell, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Homestead Tax Credit - Adjacent Lots

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1067

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Kramer, Krebs, Manno, Mizeur, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

• HB 1094

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Bartlett, Bohanan, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jameson, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, McKee, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, Walker, and Wood

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Nonprofit Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1095

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Hubbard, Hucker, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Prevention - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

• HB 1145

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Bates, Eckardt, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Haddaway, McConkey, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Infrastructure Loan Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 1146

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Bobo, Bronrott, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, McHale, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Limited Service Pregnancy Centers - Disclaimers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1158

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 683

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Bronrott, George, Kach, Lafferty, Olszewski, Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Safe Schools Reporting Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1159

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 534

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Barve, Cardin, Eckardt, Elmore, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hecht, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kaiser, King, Miller, Montgomery, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Homeowners' Tax Fairness in Eminent Domain Proceedings Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1160

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 385

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Ali, Aumann, Barve, Beidle, Boteler, Bromwell, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Doory, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Healey, Heller, Impallaria, Ivey, Jennings, Kach, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Norman, Riley, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1227

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Gilchrist, Rice, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Horse Racing Heritage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1235

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Braveboy, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 1238

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Elmore, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Transportation - Public-Private Partnerships - Notice to the General Assembly

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1260

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Ali, Aumann, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Frick, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Kullen, McComas, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Ross, Sossi, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverages - Direct Wine Shipper's License

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 1287

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 317

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants - Public Servants - Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1292

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Pena-Melnyk, Frush, Barkley, Bohanan, Bronrott, DeBoy, Feldman, Gaines, Gilchrist, Holmes, Lee, Ramirez, Ross, and Schuler

  Entitled

  State Aid for Police Protection - Grants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1301

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 467

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, McIntosh, Gutierrez, Waldstreicher, Carr, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, Malone, Manno, McComas, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, Rice, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, and Taylor

  Entitled

  The Jane E. Lawton Loan Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 1310

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Burns, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Alcoholic Beverage Tax - Special Fund for Adult and Adolescent Addiction Treatment and Prevention Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1319

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Barve, Carr, Donoghue, Doory, Gilchrist, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jennings, Kullen, McHale, McIntosh, Myers, Ross, Sossi, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Weir, Bartlett, Elmore, Ivey, Kaiser, Rice, Serafini, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Expanded Early Childhood Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 1324

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Frick, Gilchrist, Hubbard, Manno, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ross, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Family Support Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1328

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Burns, Cane, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 1351

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 690

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Beidle, Bobo, V. Clagett, Costa, Gilchrist, Kipke, and Stein

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Subscriber Grievances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 1379

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Branch, V. Clagett, Doory, Gilchrist, Harrison, Lee, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Valderrama, and Walker

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Waiver for Older Adults Expansion Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1391

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 692

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Hammen, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Schuh, Bromwell, Costa, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Oaks, V. Turner, Weldon, Hucker, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Elmore, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Kids First Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1424

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Barnes, Carr, Gaines, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Pena-Melnyk, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Counties and Municipal Corporations - Transfer Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1521

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Bohanan, Boteler, Cardin, Frick, Gilchrist, Kullen, Levy, O'Donnell, Wood, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Elmore, George, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1569

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Ali, Barkley, Carr, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, Simmons, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Arc of Montgomery County Group Homes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1570

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 634

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Barve, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Cardin, Elmore, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Serafini, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicle Excise Tax - Leased Vehicles - Application of Trade-In Value

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1576

  Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Doory, Gilchrist, Rice, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Statewide Phase-Out of Electronic Gaming Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1602

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 553

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Malone, Hammen, Aumann, Bates, Barkley, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Guzzone, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Myers, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Wood, O'Donnell, Ali, Barve, Beidle, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Hecht, Howard, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Love, McHale, McIntosh, Manno, Mathias, Minnick, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rudolph, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, Weir, Haddaway, Kipke, Miller, and Stull

  Entitled

  Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1609

  Status as of April 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Guzzone, Pendergrass, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Abatement of Tax on Exempt Manufacturing Personal Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation