Delegate Sheila E. Hixson
District 20

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 69

• HB 103

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Mizeur, and Hucker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - YMCA Youth and Family Services Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 104

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2007 - Montgomery County - Woodstock Equestrian Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 105

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - CASA Multi-Cultural Service Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• 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 125

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson and McIntosh

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Charter Counties - Limits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 145

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Mizeur, and Hucker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Maryland Youth Ballet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 146

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Condominiums - Conversion of Rental Facilities - Extended Leases - Property Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 150

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - CentroNia Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• 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 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 668

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Ross, Hucker, Kaiser, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Inheritance Tax - Exemptions - Domestic Partners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 673

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Gutierrez, Hucker, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Easter Seals Inter-Generational Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 696

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 372

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, O'Donnell, Norman, Shewell, Sossi, and Stein

  Entitled

  Farm-to-School Program - Activities and Promotional Events

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters 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 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 1236

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Ramirez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Tuition Charges - Maryland High School Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• 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 1502

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Elections - Instant Runoff Method of Voting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1613

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Hucker, and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Metropolitan Washington Ear Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

Co-sponsored Bills

• 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 181

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barve, Bobo, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Stein, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Violation of Condition of "No Contact" - Penalty

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 182

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 398

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barve, Bobo, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Jones, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Shank, Stein, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Order After Conviction and Imprisonment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 183

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 396

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Barve, Bobo, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pendergrass, Shank, Stein, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Enforcement of Protective Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 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 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 338

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Hixson, Morhaim, Rice, and Stein

  Entitled

  Energy Efficiency Tax Credit and Surcharge Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• 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 374

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 131

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Tarrant, Vaughn, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 375

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 126

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Stein, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, F. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 376

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

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Morhaim, Bronrott, Barve, Conway, Hammen, Ali, Aumann, Barkley, Beitzel, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weldon, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kipke, McDonough, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  High Performance Buildings Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 377

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 132

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Doory, Rudolph, Hixson, Barve, Hecht, Howard, Cardin, Ali, Aumann, Bartlett, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Frick, George, Haddaway, Haynes, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McKee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Solar and Geothermal Tax Incentive and Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

• HB 380

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Barve, Bates, Bobo, Glenn, Hixson, Howard, Jones, Kramer, Miller, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Simmons, Taylor, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging Device While Driving - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• 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 613

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carr, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, James, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kirk, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Shewell, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Education - Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

• 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 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 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 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 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 971

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• 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 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 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

• HB 1125

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1134

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 597

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Carter, DeBoy, Dumais, Elmore, Frick, Healey, Hixson, Kaiser, Krebs, Lafferty, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Ramirez, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Immunity from Liability - Use of Automated External Defibrillator

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 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 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 1242

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 187

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Healey, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, Schuler, Weir, Hixson, Bartlett, Doory, Elmore, Frick, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• 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 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 1326

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 538

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Busch, Conway, Doory, Harrison, Hixson, James, Levy, McIntosh, Oaks, Proctor, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Annotated Code of Maryland - Estates and Trusts Article - Dedicated to Roger D. Redden

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• 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 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 1404

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Donoghue, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Stein, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1406

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Murphy, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Stein, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Foster Kids Coverage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1409

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 446

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Hecht, Ali, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Gutierrez, Hixson, Ivey, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Manno, McComas, Morhaim, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research (CENTR) in Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 1428

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

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Barkley, Bohanan, Braveboy, Bronrott, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gaines, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Levi, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Capital Area Food Bank

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• 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 1568

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Benson, Braveboy, Carter, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Robinson, Shewell, Stifler, Stocksdale, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup

  Entitled

  International Marriage Brokers - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• 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 1595

  Status as of March 22, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Kaiser, Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lafferty, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Intercounty Connector - Public Health Impacts from Air Pollution - Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• 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