Delegate Talmadge Branch
District 45

Status of Legislation
Total Number of Bills: 36

• HB 1370

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 641

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Gaines, Bohanan, Bronrott, Conway, Haynes, Hixson, James, Cardin, Howard, Rice, Stukes, and Walker

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnerships - Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1449

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Branch

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2008 - Baltimore City - Roberta's House

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

Co-sponsored Bills

• HB 34

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 293

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Ramirez, Gutierrez, Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Davis, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  State Government - Commemorative Month - Hispanic Heritage Month

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 92

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Hixson, Doory, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Carr, Davis, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Malone, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 125

  Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Branch, Conaway, Hammen, Kirk, Krysiak, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Public School System - Exclusion from Amount of Bonds Outstanding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 285

  Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Bates, Branch, DeBoy, Frank, Glenn, Jameson, Jones, McHale, Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offenders - Notice to Residents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 473

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 177

  

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Vallario, Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Cardin, Carr, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jennings, Jones, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Kramer, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McHale, McIntosh, Miller, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Niemann, O'Donnell, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Stein, Stifler, Tarrant, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Walker, and Conaway

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Sexual Offenders - Lifetime Supervision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 496

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 67

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Busch, Cane, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Davis, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Levy, Manno, McConkey, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  No Representation Without Population Act

  Committee
  Assignments

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

• HB 500

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 263

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher, Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Branch, Dumais, Ivey, Lee, Levi, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Child Support Guidelines - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 514

  Status as of January 29, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shewell, Dumais, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Bronrott, Burns, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Frick, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jameson, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, King, Kipke, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Weir

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture - Property Used in Human Trafficking

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 587

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Aumann, Bohanan, Branch, Burns, Cane, Carr, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Lafferty, Levy, Love, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Affordable Housing Trust

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 712

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Glenn, Ali, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Hucker, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stein, Stukes, Stull, F. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Public Health - Medical Marijuana

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

• HB 713

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Hecht, Heller, Hucker, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Drug Schedules - Marijuana

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary

• HB 768

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 435

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy

  Entitled

  Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Maryland School for the Deaf Retirees - Overpayment of Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 770

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy

  Entitled

  State Police Retirement System - Deferred Vested Members - Survivor Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 771

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 561

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Branch, Conway, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health Care Funding Options - Extension of Reporting and Termination Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 772

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 696

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Noncontributory Former Vested Members - Vested Retirement Allowance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 773

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 697

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Deferred Retirement Option Program - Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 774

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 698

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Aumann, Bates, Branch, Haynes, Heller, James, and Levy

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitation - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 775

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 57

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Branch, Bronrott, Conway, Gaines, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, and Proctor

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Retirees and Beneficiaries of Retirees - Annual Retirement Allowance Adjustments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 817

  Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Barve, Branch, Cardin, Hixson, Miller, Minnick, Myers, Rice, Ross, Shank, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Heavy Equipment Tax Reform Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 850

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 329

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Branch, Cane, Donoghue, Dumais, Elmore, Frick, Hammen, Hixson, James, Jones, Kach, Love, Mathias, McHale, Morhaim, Murphy, O'Donnell, Shank, Sophocleus, Stifler, Bartlett, Boteler, Cardin, Doory, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Myers, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Property Tax Credit - Habitat for Humanity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1022

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations

• HB 1025

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 115

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Anderson, Branch, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Sale of Motor Fuel for Dirt Bikes - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 1043

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 453

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Dumais, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Mathias, Mizeur, Robinson, Rudolph, Schuh, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1046

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 184

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Bates, Beitzel, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Heller, James, Jennings, Jones, Kramer, Krebs, Levy, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Mizeur, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuh, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Valderrama, Vallario, and Wood

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Restrictions on Pretrial Release and Inclusion on RAP Sheet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1134

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Delegates Bates, Branch, Eckardt, Gutierrez, Haynes, James, Jones, and Schuh

  Entitled

  State Retirement and Pension System - Eligible Governmental Units

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

• HB 1153

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Ali, Anderson, Bobo, Branch, Carr, Carter, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kirk, Krysiak, Malone, McHale, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stukes, Stull, Tarrant, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Lead Paint Dust Testing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters

• HB 1187

  Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Branch, Harrison, Krysiak, Love, McIntosh, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Baltimore City - Marriage License Fee - Increase - The Carole Alexander Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary Senate: Senate Rules

• HB 1255

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Branch, Davis, McHale, Tarrant, and Walker

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Gas and Electric Service - Alternative Payment Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters

• HB 1384

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Glenn, Benson, Bohanan, Branch, Burns, DeBoy, Kirk, Montgomery, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Restore Respect at School Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1389

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 735

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, Conway, Anderson, Aumann, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Haynes, Heller, James, Jones, Levy, Mathias, Mizeur, Proctor, Robinson, Rosenberg, Wood, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Traffic Cases - State Police Helicopters and Ambulance, Fire, and Rescue Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations Senate: Judicial Proceedings

• HB 1404

  Status as of April 10, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gaines, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beitzel, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kramer, Lee, Levy, Manno, Mizeur, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, and Ross

  Entitled

  Maryland Department of Transportation - Transit Review and Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

• HB 1405

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harrison, Branch, Glenn, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Dayspring Square

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations

• HB 1430

  Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Ali, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Beitzel, Branch, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Elmore, Feldman, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Minnick, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Riley, Schuh, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Student Health and Fitness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means

• HB 1435

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harrison, Branch, Glenn, Haynes, Kirk, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Charter - Community Benefits District - East Baltimore

  Committee
  Assignments

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