Federal Government

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 53

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  HB 61

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stifler

  Entitled

  Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 121

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Boteler, Bromwell, and DeBoy

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 130

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway and Vallario

  Entitled

  Marriage Ceremonies - Performance by Tax Court Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 193

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kipke, Kullen, McComas, McConkey, Murphy, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Family Property Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 281

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bohanan, G. Clagett, and Levy

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Computer Services - Government Contracts Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 366

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

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Rudolph, Love, James, Barnes, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haynes, Kullen, Lafferty, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker

  Entitled

  BRAC Community Enhancement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 367

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

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of Workforce Development Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services and Education Programs for Correctional Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  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

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  HB 416

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 74

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - State Collection of the Federal Unemployment Insurance Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 417

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 499

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Financial Institutions - Cooperative Agreements and Information Sharing with Government Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 451

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Benson, Burns, Conway, Elmore, Holmes, Howard, Mathias, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, and Walker

  Entitled

  Minority Environmental and Land Trust

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 469

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Love

  Entitled

  County Property Tax - Interest in Federal Government Property - Payment in Lieu of Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  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

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  HB 536

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 405

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 704

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 341

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Higher Education Commission)

  Entitled

  Higher Education Investment Fund - Expenditures - Base Realignment and Closure Process

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 735

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Miller, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, McKee, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 885

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, McComas, Norman, and Shank

  Entitled

  Counties and Municipal Corporations - Illegal Alien "Sanctuary Laws" - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 920

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Vallario

  Entitled

  Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 994

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Kach, Aumann, Bromwell, Frank, Impallaria, Minnick, Niemann, Norman, Schuler, Shewell, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1101

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Impallaria

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Early Release of Inmate Subject to Deportation Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  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
  

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  HB 1228

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

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1232

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Elmore, George, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, McConkey, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Citizens Rights Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1306

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Vallario, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Carter, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Federally Compliant Identification Cards - Issuance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1314

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Bobo, Conaway, Elliott, Hecht, Impallaria, Krebs, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, Morhaim, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1389

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Maryland Smart Grid Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1471

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dwyer, Gutierrez, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Lafferty, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Transportation - Intercounty Connector - Elimination of Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1492

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 558

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hammen, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Busch, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kullen, Manno, McDonough, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rudolph, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1504

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 325

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Cane, Elmore, Haddaway, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HJ 1

  Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes and Robinson

  Entitled

  Federal Legislation to Protect Homeowners and Banks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 2

  Status as of January 29, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, George, Griffith, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Levi, Mizeur, Niemann, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 24

  Status as of March 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Stone, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 50

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 80

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Radio Communications - Regulation of Amateur Radio Equipment - Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 189

  Status as of January 23, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Surface Water Discharge Permits - Contested Case Hearings - Standing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 198

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 162

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Collection Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 203

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Consolidation of Workforce Development Functions - Transfer of Adult Education and Literacy Services and Education Programs for Correctional Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means

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  SB 206

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 338

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Dyson, DeGrange, Astle, Conway, Currie, Della, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Simonaire, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  BRAC Community Enhancement Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 210

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 555

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Edwards, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Rosapepe, Stone, Middleton, Exum, and Glassman

  Entitled

  Maryland Veterans Behavioral Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 309

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 386

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Edwards, Glassman, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 421

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Mooney, Pipkin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Counties and Municipal Corporations - "Sanctuary Laws" for Illegal Aliens - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 473

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 404

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Passive Parental Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 519

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone and Miller

  Entitled

  Education - Student Who Is a Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Require Offender to Change Schools

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 576

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Madaleno, and Raskin

  Entitled

  REAL ID Act of 2005 - Implementation of Regulations or Policies - Expenditure of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 583

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 628

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, and Munson

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Legal Residency Status - Sentencing and Parole Considerations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 681

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Colburn, Greenip, Jacobs, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Police Reporting - Detained Undocumented Aliens

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 728

  Status as of February 27, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madaleno

  Entitled

  Maryland Voluntary Employee Accounts Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 906

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 557

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Frosh, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Exum, Glassman, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Subsidy for Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 930

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Department of Natural Resources - Shell Dredging - Permit Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SJ 2

  Status as of March 15, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Peters, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Agricultural Library

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SJ 4

  Status as of March 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Freedom for Cuba (Viva Cuba Libre)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs