Attorney General

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 62

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  HB 30

  Status as of March 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo and Manno

  Entitled

  Health Care Decisions Counseling - Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 200

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carter

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 208

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hubbard, King, Kipke, Krysiak, Lafferty, Love, Manno, McComas, Minnick, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, Smigiel, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 284

  Status as of January 29, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh and Minnick

  Entitled

  Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 289

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 588

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Proctor

  Entitled

  Attorney General - State Legal Business - Hiring Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 304

  Status as of February 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barve, Braveboy, Bronrott, Frush, Griffith, Holmes, Hubbard, Ivey, James, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Appropriations
  

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  HB 312

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 174

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Barnes, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Lafferty, Lee, Malone, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Stein, Stukes, Valderrama, Cane, O'Donnell, Sossi, and Weir

  Entitled

  Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 391

  Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, Gutierrez, Ivey, Rice, Ross, F. Turner, Frick, Gilchrist, Shank, Murphy, Cardin, Howard, Hixson, Bartlett, Kaiser, Myers, Walker, Olszewski, Stukes, and George

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  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
  

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  HB 491

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Aumann, Bates, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Conway, Eckardt, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Howard, Jones, Levy, Robinson, Sophocleus, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 502

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Miller, Malone, Bromwell, Costa, Kipke, McDonough, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens and the Federal E-Verify Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 528

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Ivey, Kaiser, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Taylor, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Tax Stamps

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 559

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 611

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Attorney General - Special Appointments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 653

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 688

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)

  Entitled

  Fire Safety Performance Standard for Cigarettes - Sale or Distribution for Consumer Testing Under Controlled Settings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 661

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali and Bobo

  Entitled

  Special Session Campaign Finance Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 665

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bobo, Boteler, Cardin, Frick, George, Ivey, Myers, Olszewski, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Election Law - Audit of Election Results - Transparency in Election Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 687

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 78

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 735

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 690

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, Bronrott, Aumann, Bates, DeBoy, Stocksdale, Bohanan, Gaines, Sophocleus, and Guzzone

  Entitled

  State Personnel - At-Will Employment - Reforms and Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 794

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Impallaria, Boteler, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Courts - Death Penalty Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 850

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Real Property - Common Interest Community Association Annual Registration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 887

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Dumais, Frank, Levi, McConkey, Shank, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Lawyers - Simultaneous Service As Counsel to Counties and Municipalities - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 915

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Maryland False Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Appropriations
  

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  HB 929

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Carr, V. Clagett, Frush, Holmes, Lafferty, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 936

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Serafini, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, George, Haddaway, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Stukes, Stull, Walker, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Student Speech on Religious Issues

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 982

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Hammen

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  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

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  HB 1070

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1146

  Status as of March 28, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Department of Emergency Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 1156

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Lead Poisoning Recovery Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1237

  Status as of March 19, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barnes, Barve, Bromwell, Frush, Gaines, Hecht, Ivey, Proctor, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Moist Snuff - Taxation and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1261

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mathias, Cane, Conway, Rudolph, Haddaway, and Eckardt

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Salvinorin A and Salvia Divinorum - Distribution to and Possession by Individual Under 21 Years of Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1267

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 543

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Valderrama, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Cane, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Guzzone, Howard, Ivey, Kramer, Lee, Manno, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Simmons, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1275

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Occupations Boards - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1294

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ali

  Entitled

  Credit and Debit Card Fraud Prevention Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1477

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Health - Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Advertising and Gifts to Health Care Providers - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1504

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports PG 329-09

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 12

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 12

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Settlement of State Claims - Nonparticipating Manufacturers - Deposit of Funds in Escrow - Codification of Model Statute

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 230

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer and Frosh

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 271

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Colburn, Conway, Forehand, Harrington, Lenett, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Aquaculture - Shellfish - Leasing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 272

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 320

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 342

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Della, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 447

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 542

  Sponsored By

  Senators Muse, Frosh, Haines, Mooney, Peters, Raskin, Stone, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Public Safety - SWAT Team Activation and Deployment - Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 491

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Tobacco Tax - Tax Stamps

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 541

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 77

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Common Ownership Communities - Fidelity Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 582

  Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Middleton

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Attorney General - Special Appointments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 587

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Lawyers - Simultaneous Service As Counsel to Counties and Municipalities - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 595

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Election Law - Audit of Election Results - Transparency in Election Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 656

  Status as of April 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Munson, Rosapepe, Harrington, Harris, Pinsky, Lenett, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Procurement - Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 667

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 587

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Attorney General - State Legal Business - Hiring Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 674

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Greenip

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Easements - Inspection Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 696

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens and the Federal E-Verify Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 707

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Astle, Della, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 760

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  State Personnel - At-Will Employment - Reforms and Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 764

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Astle

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Department of Emergency Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 825

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, King, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Moist Snuff - Taxation and Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 830

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Maryland False Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 847

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 912

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Pugh, Astle, Currie, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 917

  Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Exum, McFadden, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Fertilizers and Pesticides - Release Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 956

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Health Occupations Boards - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs