Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 68

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  HB 38

  Status as of January 16, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Manno

  Entitled

  Heroes' Housing Fund of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 42

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Weir, Boteler, Hucker, Holmes, Bobo, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Home Financial Accountability Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 74

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 485

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Gaines, and Ross

  Entitled

  Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Loans to Members of Cooperative Housing Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 84

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Frush, Hubbard, Ivey, Morhaim, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Homeowners Associations and Municipalities - Solar Collection Panels - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 152

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 340

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure - Additional Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 184

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, DeBoy, McDonough, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Housing Code Enforcement - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 195

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Beidle, Cane, and Shewell

  Entitled

  Real Property - Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 231

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 60

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Housing and Community Development)

  Entitled

  Department of Housing and Community Development - Community Development Administration - Rental Assistance Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 309

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 66

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Housing and Community Development)

  Entitled

  Department of Housing and Community Development - Disaster Relief Housing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  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
  

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  HB 461

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  State Real Estate Commission - Sales Agents for Home Builders - Waiver of Licensing Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 512

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Ali, Bobo, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Niemann, Norman, and Stein

  Entitled

  Maryland Affordable Housing Investment Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 583

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Aumann, Boteler, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Glenn, Haddaway, Jennings, Kach, Niemann, Norman, Shewell, Stocksdale, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Visual Fire Alarm Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 589

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 421

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Costa, Frush, Glenn, Hubbard, and Malone

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 618

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Oaks, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Human Relations Commission - Discrimination in Housing - Reasonable Accommodations for Religious Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 742

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 387

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Malone, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Shewell, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Affordable Housing Programs - Waiver or Modification of Fees and Charges - Enabling Authority for Counties and Municipalities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 825

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

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Rental Housing Emergencies - Just Cause Eviction MC 816-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 833

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

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Condominium Conversions - Tenant Vote MC 815-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 944

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Glenn, Haynes, Jameson, Levy, McHale, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Schuh, Schuler, and Stein

  Entitled

  Credit Regulation - Advisory Loans - Requirements for Housing Advice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 946

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 102

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Housing Opportunities Commission - Service Contracts MC 814-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 975

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 528

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Housing and Community Development)

  Entitled

  Department of Housing and Community Development - Authorization for Sales of State-Funded Mortgages or Other Obligations - Servicing Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 981

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Aumann, Burns, Cardin, Frank, Lafferty, Morhaim, and Schuler

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Weinberg Village V Senior Apartment Building

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 988

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey, Beidle, Hucker, and Stein

  Entitled

  Common Ownership Communities - Obligation, Allocation, or Expenditure - Required Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 992

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Common Ownership Communities - Management Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1053

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Bond Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1059

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 573

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Gaines, Guzzone, Hucker, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Mizeur, Morhaim, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1084

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Collection of Debts Owed to Housing Authorities - Central Collection Unit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1115

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 533

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Building Excise Tax

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1164

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Workforce Development Pilot Program for Lead Abatement and Removal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1173

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Risk Reduction Standard

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1196

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Holmes, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Maryland Healthy Places Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1241

  Status as of March 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Conaway, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hucker, Kullen, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Robinson, Schuler, Stukes, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland State and Children's Lead Poisoning Recovery Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1253

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 119

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Stein, Hucker, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1261

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Ali, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Guzzone, Healey, Holmes, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1375

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Ramirez, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Gwendolyn T. Britt Memorial Safe Passage Emergency Shelter Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1417

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Boteler, Cardin, Glenn, Morhaim, Shewell, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Housing and Community Development - Program for Military Health Care Workers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1418

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Boteler, and Lafferty

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Occupancy Limits on Rental Housing Near University Campuses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1508

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Oaks, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Wayland Senior Village

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1513

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 547

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Maryland Affordable Housing Trust - Board of Trustees - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1530

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Haynes, and Kirk

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Sellers Mansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1557

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 481

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Feldman, Holmes, Kach, Krysiak, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Home Builders - Sales Representative Registration and Home Builder Guaranty Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1594

  Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jones

  Entitled

  Maryland Housing Fund - Unallocated Reserves - Transfers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1598

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 39

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 339

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Conway, Rosapepe, Colburn, Greenip, Lenett, and Peters

  Entitled

  Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure - Additional Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 84

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  State Government - Public Benefits and Services - Illegal Aliens

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 125

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Courts - Service of Process - Increase in Sheriff's Fees - Distribution to Rental Allowance Program Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary and Environmental Matters

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  SB 223

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Partnership Rental Housing Program - Ownership of Rental Housing - Certified Housing Development Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 281

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 386

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson and Harrington

  Entitled

  Affordable Housing Programs - Waiver or Modification of Fees and Charges - Enabling Authority for Counties and Municipalities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 302

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Affordable Housing Investment Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 305

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 572

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission - Termination Date Extension and Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 381

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Special Taxing Districts - Residential Property - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 557

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 420

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 588

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Bond Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 589

  Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Common Ownership Communities - Management Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 758

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 770

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - The Sellers Mansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 792

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 795

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 219

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 856

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Gwendolyn T. Britt Memorial Safe Passage Emergency Shelter Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 890

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Baltimore City - Gay Street One/Madison Square

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 898

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Weinberg Village V Senior Apartment Building

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 919

  Status as of February 29, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Wayland Senior Village

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 962

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Public Education - Bridge to Excellence - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 970

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Haines

  Entitled

  Agricultural Land Preservation Easements - Construction of Houses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 976

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Gladden, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 983

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 477

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Maryland Housing Fund - Unallocated Reserves - Transfers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 996

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Department of Housing and Community Development - Rent Stabilization Program for Seniors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1008

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 480

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Home Builders - Sales Representative Registration and Home Builder Guaranty Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters