Industry and Technology

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 33

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  HB 7

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 8

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Norman, Riley, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Hecht, Holmes, Hucker, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Murphy, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Ramirez, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Government - Flags - Made in USA

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 119

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 129

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Children's Products Containing Lead - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  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

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  HB 438

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 140

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Burns, Hecht, Jameson, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, Minnick, Taylor, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee - Membership and Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 493

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 606

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Barve, Cardin, and Feldman

  Entitled

  Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 574

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, V. Clagett, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hecht, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 771

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Haynes, Holmes, Malone, Mathias, McConkey, Rice, Rudolph, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 832

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Income Tax - Biotechnology Investment Credit MC 921-09

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 951

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Ali, Anderson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hucker, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Ross, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Care Affordability Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1059

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Life Safety System Upgrades at the Baltimore Museum of Industry

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1086

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Hecht, Hucker, Montgomery, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Business and Economic Development - Grants for Nanotechnology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1124

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 160

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Hecht, Hucker, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Coordinating Emerging Nanobiotechnology Research in Maryland Program - Public-Private Partnerships

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1125

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Bronrott, Dumais, Glenn, Hecht, Hucker, Montgomery, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Nanobiotechnology Investment Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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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 1159

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Bronrott, Eckardt, Hecht, Lee, Montgomery, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1188

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

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1328

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Bromwell, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, Schuler, and Stein

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Income Tax - Biotechnology Investment Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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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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  SB 7

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 7

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, Greenip, Harrington, Harris, Jacobs, Jones, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Government - Flags - Made in USA

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 20

  Status as of February 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jacobs

  Entitled

  Trade Regulation - Flags Sold in State - Place of Manufacture

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 88

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 363

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)

  Entitled

  Tax - Property - Exempt Manufacturing Personal Property Application Deadline

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 196

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Disclosure of Payments to Physicians

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 220

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Harrington, and Raskin

  Entitled

  State Government - Prohibition on Use of State Funds - Ethanol Derived from Corn

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 278

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Conway, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, and Jones

  Entitled

  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 549

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 175

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 708

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Frosh, Jones, and Lenett

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Evidence-Based Prescriber Education and Outreach Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 800

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 605

  Sponsored By

  Senators King and Jones

  Entitled

  Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 813

  Status as of February 26, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  Health Care Affordability Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 888

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Life Safety System Upgrades at the Baltimore Museum of Industry

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 948

  Status as of March 5, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Garagiola, Kelley, King, Madaleno, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1018

  Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Investments - Qualified Technology or Bioscience Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1059

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 347

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)

  Entitled

  Cigarette Business Licenses - Cigarette Manufacturers - Definitions and Scope of License

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SJ 12

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland - GreenTech Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations