Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass
District 13

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 36

• HB 390

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Carr, DeBoy, Eckardt, Guzzone, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Manno, McDonough, Montgomery, Riley, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligibility of Employees of the Federal Government Stationed Out of State

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1534

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 349

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Nonprofit Health Service Plans - Hearing and Order - Impact of Law by Another State

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

Co-sponsored Bills

• HB 4

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 20

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 119

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sophocleus, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bromwell, Carr, G. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, George, Hammen, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Love, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Intellectual Disability (Rosa's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 70

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 656

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Commissions, Programs, and Reports - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 72

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 195

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner and Waldstreicher and Delegates Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Branch, Cardin, V. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Lee, Levy, Mathias, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Weir, Cane, Carr, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, Niemann, Norman, and Stein

  Entitled

  The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 84

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 47

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Ali, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krebs, Krysiak, Levi, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Norman, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stifler, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Walker, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Reznik, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Days - Negro Baseball League

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 106

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Conway, Guzzone, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, King, Love, Manno, Miller, Mizeur, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Rice, Shewell, Stifler, Stukes, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Abandoned Property - Notice to Apparent Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 126

  Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levy, Love, Malone, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Commercial Law - Gift Certificates - Balances - Presumption of Abandonment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 189

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, Hubbard, Tarrant, Reznik, Pendergrass, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Montgomery, Kipke, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Respiratory Illness Prevention Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 255

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 664

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 288

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 57

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Tarrant, Reznik, Kullen, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Nathan-Pulliam, Donoghue, Montgomery, Benson, and Riley

  Entitled

  Lilly Ledbetter Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 315

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 171

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Glenn, Harrison, Jameson, Kirk, Love, Mathias, McHale, and Rudolph

  Entitled

  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 389

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 293

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Haynes, Hixson, Holmes, Hucker, Manno, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Benson, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 415

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 621

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Rights of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 416

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Barkley, Feldman, Hecht, Minnick, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 507

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 142

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Inmates - Hepatitis C - Counseling and Referral to Medical Home

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 518

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Harrison, Hecht, Levy, Love, Minnick, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 526

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 91

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Credentialing of Health Care Providers by Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Carriers, and Hospitals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 576

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 566

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Dental Hygienists - Expanded Functions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 580

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 681

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Carr, Carter, Donoghue, Frick, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Manno, Minnick, Murphy, Oaks, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Shewell, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Foster Kids Coverage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 610

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 682

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Bona Fide Wellness Programs - Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 641

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 223

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Oaks, Benson, Donoghue, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Participation by Race or Gender

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 674

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 706

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 689

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Elliott, Hubbard, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Electronic Health Records - Regulation and Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 739

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 332

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Abuse Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 751

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, V. Clagett, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Kipke, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Montgomery, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Military Retirement Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 752

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Aumann, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jones, Kach, Kipke, Kramer, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Riley, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, F. Turner, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Income Tax - U.S. Government Employees' Foreign Earned Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 782

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 417

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James, Bromwell, Haynes, Oaks, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 819

  Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, Kirk, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Love, Malone, Manno, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Workplace Fraud Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 937

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 429

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner, Beitzel, Cane, DeBoy, Doory, Guzzone, Holmes, Jennings, Kirk, McDonough, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rice, Serafini, Stukes, Gilchrist, Howard, and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Retention of Unused Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 952

  Status as of May 31, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 750

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Continuing Care Agreements and Related Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 1055

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 1069

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 311

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Benson, Costa, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Services Cost Review Commission - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection Policies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

• HB 1150

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 163

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Pendergrass, Benson, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Anatomic Pathology Services - Billing

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 1538

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - High Deductible Plans and Limited Benefit Plans for Uninsured Individuals - Chesapeake Region Pilot Project

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance